Port Overview 

Kathmandu Inland Clearance Depot (ICD) also known as Chobhar Dry Port, located at Chobhar, Kirtipur came into operation in April 2022 intending to ease export and import in Kathmandu. The ICD was established to facilitate the loading and distribution of goods in Kathmandu Valley, reducing congestion in central Kathmandu, reducing the turn-around (clearance/unloading) time for trucks, and improving vehicle utilization. Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board (NITDB) is the managing authority of the ICD.  

Port Website: Chobhar ICD  

Port Picture 

Description and Contacts of Key Companies 

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List. 

Port Performance 

The dry port spreads over an area of about 260 ropani (32.69 acres) of land comprises customs, quarantine, bank, and other services. The port has four warehouses, three administrative buildings, three weight measurement sheds, a container yard, a power substation, and other vehicle parking facilities. The port's container yard has a 65,000 square meters parking area that can accommodate 500 containers and 500 trucks. 

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges  

For information on port rates and charges, please see the following link: Tariff – Trans Nepal Freight Services (transnepaldryport.com) 

Port Handling Equipment 

The port equipment is managed by the privately owned company TransNepal TRS Logi Park Pvt. Ltd.  

Container Facilities 

This port can accommodate 116 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) at a time. The port has not yet operated at full capacity. As a common practice, most containers arrive by truck, and the goods inside are offloaded manually. This allows for transfer without unloading the entire container itself. 

Customs Guidance 

This port allows importers to make customs clearance of their goods in Kathmandu itself, saving them trips to the various border checkpoints from where shipments enter Nepal. Containers coming from the southern and northern border points will get an extra seal at the border point if the importers want to clear them at Kathmandu Dry Port Customs. The customs clearance process at this Port is automated using the web-based ASYCUDA system, which allows for the pre-clearing of goods. Customs pre-clearance of goods takes approximately 1-2 working days. 

For more information on customs in Nepal, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information.   

Terminal Information 

MULTIPURPOSE TERMINAL 

Chobhar dry port is divided into two sections—export-import (EXIM Terminal) and domestic (Domestic Terminal). The export-import section can accommodate 116 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs).  

GRAIN AND BULK HANDLING 

N/A 

MAIN STORAGE TERMINAL 

• Truck parking capacity: 500 trucks 

• Warehousing space: 4 warehouses with Volume 12960 m3  

• Shade storage: 3 

• Litigation house: 1                

• There are 2 forklifts available with the lifting capacity of 3 mt and 5 mt 

• Weighbridge available- 3 

Additional parking area with 8538 m2 

Stevedoring 

N/A 

Hinterland Information 

This port is connected only by road. Importers and exporters use this facility as the offices required for Import and Export activities like customs, quarantine, and banks are available on the premises. There are fewer activities in this port, the common mode of transport is by road, and goods are transported to and from this port on trucks. Given the limited operations, there are no in-house trucking companies. However, businesses have the flexibility to use their own trucks or engage services from external trucking firms. 

Port Security 

The port premises are secured by a compound wall. A private security firm along with the Armed Police Force (APF) provides security 24/7. 

Port Picture 

Warehouse

Shed Storage