Biratnagar at a glance — Biratnagar Metropolitan City, Morang district, Koshi Province.
- Pvt. Ltd. company: registered at the Office of Company Registrar via CAMIS, online. Same process, fees and timeline as anywhere in Nepal.
- Firm (sole proprietorship / partnership): registered locally — through Biratnagar Metropolitan City or the district Cottage and Small Industries office, depending on the activity.
- Business licence and ward registration: Biratnagar Metropolitan City, across its 19 wards.
- PAN / VAT: Inland Revenue Department, through the tax office serving Morang.
What Is Actually Local, and What Is Not
Most pages about registering a company in a particular Nepali city imply the whole process is local. It is not, and knowing which half is which saves real time.
| Step | Handled where | Does Biratnagar change it? |
|---|---|---|
| Name reservation & Pvt. Ltd. incorporation | OCR, via CAMIS (online) | No |
| MOA / AOA | Prepared by you, filed on CAMIS | No |
| Firm registration | Local — Biratnagar Metropolitan City / district office | Yes |
| PAN, and VAT if applicable | IRD office serving Morang | Yes (which office) |
| Business licence & ward registration | Biratnagar Metropolitan City | Yes (fees differ) |
| Sector licence (food, tourism, health…) | Varies by sector and tier | Sometimes |
Why Biratnagar Businesses Ask Different Questions
Biratnagar is one of Nepal’s oldest industrial centres and sits close to the Indian border, which pushes its business registration in two directions at once. On one side are manufacturing and processing units, which need industry registration under the Industrial Enterprises Act 2076 in addition to registering the firm or company, and frequently environmental clearance on top. On the other are trading and import businesses, for which the binding requirement is not the company at all — it is the EXIM code, and the VAT registration the EXIM code depends on.
The guides that usually apply here
- Import and export businesses
- Manufacturing and processing units
- Trading and wholesale firms
- Agro and livestock businesses
If your line of business is not above, the directory of 104 business types shows which licence chain applies to each one.
Your Ward and the Local Business Licence
Biratnagar Metropolitan City publishes its own business registration and renewal guidance, and industrial premises attract conditions that a retail shop does not — effluent, siting and emissions among them. If you are setting up anything that processes or manufactures, talk to the ward before you commit to the land.
Two practical points that apply in every municipality. The ward that matters is the one your registered office sits in, not where you live. And local business licence fees are set by the municipality, so a figure quoted for another city — or for Biratnagar two years ago — is a guide and not a quote.
Cost and Timeline
| Item | Indicative cost (NPR) | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Pvt. Ltd. registration (OCR, all-in) | 15,000 – 35,000 | 7 – 12 working days |
| Firm registration (all-in) | 5,000 – 20,000 | 2 – 5 working days |
| PAN | No government fee | With incorporation (CAMIS) |
| Biratnagar Metropolitan City business licence | Set locally | A few days |
| Sector licence, if any | Varies widely | Varies widely |
The full breakdown of entity types, fees and documents is in our company registration guide.
Registering in Biratnagar? Tell us what you are starting and which ward you will be based in. We will tell you which steps are actually local for you, what Biratnagar Metropolitan City will ask for, and what the whole thing costs — then handle the filing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
I want to import goods through Biratnagar. What do I actually need?
Three things in order. Register the business as a firm or a company; register for VAT, because an EXIM code application expects it; then obtain the EXIM code from the Department of Customs. Founders often try to do this in the opposite order and stall at the customs step. Note that VAT is compulsory from day one regardless of turnover for several trading categories, including hardware and electronics, so treat it as part of setting up rather than a threshold to stay under.
Does a factory in Morang need more than company registration?
Yes. Anything that manufactures needs industry registration under the Industrial Enterprises Act 2076 in addition to registering the company — micro and cottage industries through the Department of Cottage and Small Industries or the local level, larger ones through the Department of Industry. Expect environmental clearance (IEE or EIA) for anything with emissions, effluent or a kiln, and an NBSM standard mark for products on the mandatory certification list.
Do I have to travel to Kathmandu to register a company from Biratnagar?
No. Pvt. Ltd. incorporation is filed on the CAMIS portal and the PAN now issues through CAMIS too, so the company side is done online. What still needs someone locally is the ward registration and the Biratnagar Metropolitan City business licence — and, for a firm, the local registration itself. We handle all of it remotely for clients across Nepal.
About this page. Biratnagar Metropolitan City is a metropolitan city in Morang district, Koshi Province. Local business licence fees, ward requirements and office locations are set locally and change; the figures here are indicative and the national steps come from our main registration guide. We confirm the current local requirement before filing.
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