Legal instruments for Cross- Border trade and Transit Transport
by Road
1. BilateralTrade Agreement with:
- Nepal – India TransitTreaty, 2006
- Trade andTransitTreaty between Nepal and China.
- Nepal Bangladesh TransitTreaty, 1976
- Transit right of LDC related UN conventions 1980, 1991 and 2001
- Trade andTransit right as managed in Law of Sea 1958, 1982
- WTO, BIMSTEC,SAFTA (Nepal’s bilateral Trade Agreement
between 17 countries and Nepal’s accession to the WTO, April,
2004). - BIPPA agreement concluded with 10 countries including India
- DoubleTaxation Avoidance Agreement (TAA) with India
2. SAARC Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance inCustoms Matters
3.Trade Corridors and Transport linkages
- Roads along South to North sides-
◦ Raxaul(India)- Birgunj (Nepal)- Hetaunda- Narayanghat- Kathmandu-Tatopani
(China Border) AH42 - Kathmandu- Galchhi- Rasuwagadhi- Kerung
Mahendra highway - 1027 km from Kakarbhitta border to Mahendranagar border (AH2)
- Missing link at the west Mahendranagar (Nepal)- Banabasa (India).
- Poor conditioned road in East side Phoolbari