2.3.13 Minor Border Crossing - Sarlahi

Sarlahi Customs Office Overview Daily Capacity Customs Clearance

Sarlahi Customs Office Overview

Sarlahi Customs Office is at Malangwa and oversees 7 entry points in the district.

Sarlahi is a minor border crossing, rated no.15 of 23 border crossings in terms import share, 0.09% of total country import share value of July 2018 - May 2019.

The top three land border crossings in Nepal in terms of import and export value, are (1) (prov.2); 34.64% of import share, (2) Bhairahawa (Prov.5); 16.92 % of import share, (3) (Prov.1); 12.25% of import share value during July 2018-May 2019 (ref: https://www.customs.gov.np).

Aerial view of Sarlahi Customs Office

Border Crossing Location and Contact

Name of Border Crossing Nepal: Malangwa : Sonbarsa

Province or District Province 2, Sarlahi

Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing Malangwa 3 km N

Latitude 26.845051

Longitude 85.563244

Managing Authority / Agency Department of Customs

Page 1 Contact Person Sarlahi Customs Office

Malangawa Municipality Ward no. 5, Sarlahi

Tel : 046-520141

E-mail:[email protected]

Travel Times

Nearest International Airport Tribhuvan International Airport

204 km

Truck Travel Time: 11 hrs

Car Travel time: 6.5

Nearest Port Sirsiya Dry Port

115 km

Truck Travel Time: 5-6 hrs

Car Travel time: 3 hrs

Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity Malangwa

3 km

Truck Travel Time: 15 mins

Car Travel time: 10 mins

Hours of Operation

Weekdays 6:00 am to 11:00pm

National Holidays

Seasonal Constraints Rainy seasons due to flood inundation.

Daily Capacity

Private cars are not provided the separate lane. The road is double lane; lane for incoming vehicle and an adjacent lane for outgoing vehicles.

Customs Clearance

Compulsory Document for custom clearance.

D & T Exemption Certificate Invoice AWB/BL/Other Transport Documents Donation/Non-Commercial Certificates Packing list Letter of credit Certificate of origin Certificate of insurance Bill of Lading / Airway Bill Industry Registration Certificates Permanent Account Number (with VAT Registration and Income Tax Registration if not exempt)

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