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Key takeaways
- Serving Kathmandu via Kolkata (for Kathmandu, by road)
- Day-surgery and clinic kits available
- Local-language labelling on request
- Catalogue in 24 hours
The healthcare market in Kathmandu
Kathmandu is one of Nepal's main healthcare centres, with demand from Department of Health Services and private teaching hospitals. New clinics, diagnostic centres and day-surgery units open every year, all needing reliable surgical consumables.
What a typical clinic should stock
- Minor surgery instrument sets and scalpel blades
- Sutures, dressings and skin-closure strips
- Gloves, masks, gowns and disinfectants
- Catheters, syringes and IV sets
What hospitals order
Full OT instrument sets, sterilisation trays, anaesthesia and airway consumables, ICU disposables and ward furniture.
Delivery to Kathmandu
Goods clear at Kolkata (for Kathmandu, by road) and move inland by road or domestic air. Our partners can quote door delivery to Kathmandu.
Other cities we serve in Nepal
Pokhara, Lalitpur, Biratnagar, Bharatpur, Birgunj, Butwal, Dharan, Hetauda, Janakpur, Nepalgunj, Dhangadhi.
Ordering frequency for Kathmandu buyers
Single clinics typically reorder quarterly by air or small LCL; hospital groups and chains consolidate into FCL containers every 6–8 weeks to keep per-unit freight low.
A single clinic order compared with a chain order
- Single clinic: smaller SKU count, air-freight backup, faster reorder cycle
- Hospital group: full category range, FCL consolidation, dedicated account pricing
Sea freight
10–16 days
To Kolkata (for Kathmandu, by road) from Mundra or Nhava Sheva. Best for FCL/LCL container orders and mixed-category shipments.
Air freight
1–3 days
From Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi or Chennai. Best for urgent, tender or high-value orders.
Documents we provide for Department of Drug Administration (DDA)
- ISO 13485:2016 certificate of the manufacturing site
- CE certificate or declaration of conformity per product family
- Certificate of Free Sale issued in India
- Technical file / product dossier formatted for the Department of Drug Administration (DDA)
- Certificate of origin, commercial invoice and packing list
- Batch-wise certificate of analysis and sterilisation validation (for sterile items)
Get the Nepal surgical supply catalogue
Full catalogue and a CIF price list for Nepal, sent within one business day.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get a surgical supply catalogue for Nepal?+
Request it on the GlobalSurgicals catalogue form or WhatsApp our export desk. We send the full catalogue and a Nepal price list (CIF Kolkata (for Kathmandu, by road)) within one business day.
How long does shipping from India to Nepal take?+
Sea freight to Kolkata (for Kathmandu, by road) takes about 10–16 days; air freight about 1–3 days.
Do you have a distributor in Kathmandu?+
We supply Kathmandu buyers directly and through partner distributors. Contact our export desk and we will connect you with the right option.