🧣 Exporting pashmina shawls & scarves from Nepal

Nepali pashmina — fine Himalayan cashmere, a high-value fashion export. Markets and how to ship.

$24MNepal exports (2024)
$1.2BWorld market
$261.37/kgWorld price

About the product

Pashmina is woven from the fine undercoat of the Himalayan mountain goat (Chyangra). Nepal protects authentic product under the Chyangra Pashmina trademark/GI. It is a high-value, low-volume export (one of the highest $/kg in Nepal's basket).

Nepal’s position

France, Germany, the US, China and Switzerland lead — fashion and luxury buyers. Authenticity matters: the Chyangra Pashmina mark separates genuine Nepali pashmina from cheaper blends and is a selling point in Western markets.

How to export from Nepal

  1. Register for an EXIM code — One-time exporter registration with the Department of Customs.
  2. Chyangra Pashmina certification — Through the Nepal Pashmina Industries Association — authenticity / GI trademark valued by premium buyers.
  3. Certificate of origin — Chamber/TEPC; GSP/preference where the destination grants it.
  4. File the export declaration — Usually air freight for this high-value, low-weight product.

Where Nepal sells it (2024)

Open the live Export ExplorerHS 6214.20 — duty & classification

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Trade figures are indicative (BACI / UN Comtrade, 2024). For official 8-digit, fiscal-year figures see the Department of Customs and TEPC.