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About Nepal Trade Solutions

ABOUT US

Nepal's Specialist Quality Control Partner Since 2020

We exist to protect international buyers who import handmade goods from Nepal by providing independent, professional inspection services with complete local knowledge.

OUR STORY

Local Depth. International Standards.

Nepal Trade Solutions started from a pretty straightforward observation: buyers importing from Nepal deserved a QC partner who actually gets Nepal. Not a global outfit that parachutes in once a quarter.

Look, Nepal's handmade sector isn't like manufacturing in China or Vietnam. Production here happens in small family workshops. Seasonal rhythms shift output. Hand-knotted carpets, felt products, pashmina — each category has its own quirks that you only pick up from years of working on the ground here.

So we built this company to bridge that gap. A Kathmandu-based team with real factory relationships, real category knowledge, and a buyer-first mindset. Since 2020, we've been protecting orders for buyers across Europe, North America, and beyond.

What does our team look like? Decades of combined experience in QC, supply chain, and Nepal's export scene. Every inspector is trained in-house — no outsourcing. They know hand-knotted carpets inside out, but also felt, pashmina, metal crafts, singing bowls, the works. So when we walk into a factory, we can assess any product line with the same thoroughness.

Beyond just inspection, we act as a bridge between international buyers and Nepali suppliers. Need help navigating local business culture? Figuring out shipping logistics? Making sure your factory partner understands your quality specs clearly? That's what we do day in, day out. Being based in Kathmandu means we respond in hours, not days. The kind of hands-on support that remote agencies just can't offer.

Nepal Trade Solutions

HOW WE WORK

What Makes Us Different

Nepal-Only Focus

We do not operate in China, India, or anywhere else. Our sole focus is Nepal, which gives us unmatched factory access, local knowledge, and inspector availability.

No Subcontractors

Every inspection is conducted by our own team. We never outsource to third-party inspectors, so your report reflects consistent standards every time.

Buyer-Side Only

We work exclusively for international buyers, never for factories or suppliers. Our interests are aligned with yours: finding problems, not hiding them.

International Standards

All inspections follow ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 AQL standards. Our reports meet the documentation requirements of international buyers and their compliance teams.

NEPAL TRADE SOLUTIONS

Based in Kathmandu, Nepal

Kaustuv Guragain Nepal Trade Solutions

Kaustuv Guragain

CEO & Founder

With over a decade of experience in Nepal's trade sector, Kaustuv has cultivated strong relationships across the country's manufacturing ecosystem, from traditional handicraft workshops in Patan and Bhaktapur to textile and garment factories in the Kathmandu Valley. He has personally visited hundreds of facilities across Nepal's varied production landscape, enabling rapid response times and deep, category-independent local knowledge for international buyers.

10+

Years in Nepal trade

500+

Inspections completed

15+

Client countries

24hr

Average report time

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