Section 2: Importing into Nepal
To import timothy seed into Nepal from Canada, the seeds must first travel to India, since Nepal has fewer airports and a much more complex terrain making for large transportation difficult, whereas India is a more developed country and have many sea ports since the country is surrounded by water on three sides. Brett Young currently ships to China using ocean fleets, but the method of transportation depends on the buyer and their priorities on time and coast (R. Mabon, personal communication, November 4th, 2016). India is a third party county that is necessary to do trade with Nepal because most Nepalese imports must first arrive in India and then travel to Nepal (International Monetary Fund, 2001).
Importing Procedures
To import crops to Nepal, the product must first be approved by Nepal’s Plant Protection Act (Nepal Gazette, 2004). Since it would be best to import seeds so that the farmers can grow the crop themselves, there are few risks of pests. There is no local competing marking of timothy in Nepal already so it would not damage the pre-existing economy. For these reasons, it appears that timothy seed would easily be approved for importation into Nepal in the proper applications have been filled and the seeds pass sanitary inspections (Nepal Gazette, 2004).
Trade Relations
Nepal and Canada have already engaged in trade with a wide diversity of products and in 2013, the Indo-Canadian Business Chamber (ICBC) and the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to establish the Canada-Nepal Business Executive Committee which has the objective to promote and encourage trade and business ties between the two countries by increasing interaction with Nepalese companies and Canadian companies based in India, a close neighbouring country to Nepal (Trade and development Canada, 2013).
Importing Procedures
To import crops to Nepal, the product must first be approved by Nepal’s Plant Protection Act (Nepal Gazette, 2004). Since it would be best to import seeds so that the farmers can grow the crop themselves, there are few risks of pests. There is no local competing marking of timothy in Nepal already so it would not damage the pre-existing economy. For these reasons, it appears that timothy seed would easily be approved for importation into Nepal in the proper applications have been filled and the seeds pass sanitary inspections (Nepal Gazette, 2004).
Trade Relations
Nepal and Canada have already engaged in trade with a wide diversity of products and in 2013, the Indo-Canadian Business Chamber (ICBC) and the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to establish the Canada-Nepal Business Executive Committee which has the objective to promote and encourage trade and business ties between the two countries by increasing interaction with Nepalese companies and Canadian companies based in India, a close neighbouring country to Nepal (Trade and development Canada, 2013).