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Tobacco — Nepal
What travelers need to know about tobacco in Nepal. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
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Declare tobacco on arrival in Nepal and use the Red Channel. Nepal customs authority is unreachable and publishes no allowance you can check right now; the tourism board figure of 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars is the only official number available and it may be out of date.
§ Nepal Tourism Board (official trade portal, ntb.gov.np) - "Travel Essentials > Custom Formalities", Import section. NOT the Department of Customs; the Nepal Tourism Board page itself defers to customs.gov.np as authoritative, and customs.gov.np was unreachable on 2026-09-02.Verified Sep 2, 2026
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