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 Location and Contact
Country	Nepal
Province or District	Bagmati
Nearest Town or City  with Distance from Port	Kathmandu  10 KM
Port's Complete Name	Kathmandu Dry Port
Latitude	27.65606
Longitude	85.29098
Managing Company or Port Authority	Trans Nepal TRS Logi Park Pvt. Ltd.  NITDB
Management Contact Person	Jiban Dhakal
Nearest Airport and Airlines with Frequent International Arrivals/Departures	Tribhuvan International Airport  Nepal Airlines, Qatar Airways, Thai Airways

Port Picture 

Description and Contacts of Key Companies 

SN	Agencies related to the Operation of ICD	Name
1	Multimodal Transport Operators	Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board (NITDB)
2	Transport Management Company	Trans Nepal TRS Logi Park Pvt. Ltd.
3	Customs	Chobhar Dry Port Customs, Department of Customs
4	Freight Forwarders	N/A
5	Banks	Nepal Bank
6	Quarantine	Animal, Food Quarantine
7	Shipping lines	No
8	Customs Agent	GoN licensed agents

 

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. 

Seasonal Constraints
	Occurs	Time Frame
Rainy Season	No
Major Import Campaigns	No
Other Comments	N/A

 

Handling Figures for 2022/23
Vessel Calls	N/A
Container Traffic (TEUs)	265

 

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.  

Equipment	Available	Total Quantity and Capacity Available	Comments on Current Condition and Actual Usage
Dockside Crane	No
Container Gantries	Yes	2	Needs repair
Mobile Cranes	Yes		Hired from external service provider
Reachstacker	No
RoRo Tugmaster (with Trailer)	No
Grain Elevator with Bagging Machines	No
Transtainer	No
Forklifts	Yes	2 (3 tons and 5 tons)

 

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. 

Facilities	20 ft	40 ft
Container Facilities Available	Yes	Yes
Container Freight Station (CFS)	Yes	Yes
Refrigerated Container Stations	No	No
Other Capacity Details	N/A	N/A
Daily Take Off Capacity   (Containers per Day)	N/A	N/A
Number of Reefer Stations   (Connection Points)	1	1
Emergency Take-off Capacity	N/A	N/A
Off take Capacity of Gang Shift   (Containers per Shift)	N/A	N/A

 

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 

Storage Type	Number of Storage Facilities	Area (m2)
Bagged Cargo	No
Refrigerated Cargo	No, but plug-in facility is available
General Cargo	Yes; 3	1296 m2 each

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. 

Security
ISPS Compliant	No
Current ISPS Level   (Level 1 = Normal, Level 2 = Heightened, Level 3 = Exceptional)	N/A
Police Boats	No
Fire Engines	No

Port Picture 

Warehouse

Shed Storage