Transport and Logistics

The transport and logistics sector forms the backbone of Nepal’s economic development, facilitating trade, mobility, and connectivity across the country and beyond its borders. As Nepal expands its road networks, enhances air connectivity, and invests in integrated transit corridors, the legal landscape governing this sector is becoming increasingly sophisticated. Bhandari Law offers comprehensive legal support to transport operators, logistics companies, freight forwarders, infrastructure developers, and international investors seeking to navigate the regulatory and commercial complexities of this vital industry. Our goal is to ensure smooth operations, regulatory compliance, and sustainable growth for all stakeholders involved in Nepal’s transport and logistics ecosystem.

 

Bhandari Law advises clients on a wide range of regulatory and licensing matters that apply to the transport and logistics sector. We assist in securing operating permits, vehicle registrations, route authorizations, customs clearances, and compliance with transport safety standards. Our team has extensive experience dealing with government authorities including customs offices nationwide. Whether supporting road transport operators, courier companies, airline service providers, or cross-border logistics firms, we ensure clients meet all statutory and operational requirements.

 

The sector’s increasing reliance on commercial partnerships, supply-chain arrangements, and international collaborations requires strong legal frameworks. Bhandari Law drafts and negotiates transport agreements, logistics contracts, freight forwarding arrangements, warehousing agreements, leasing contracts, fleet management agreements, and cross-border trade documentation. We help clients structure deals that protect their operational interests while ensuring full compliance with Nepalese and international transport laws. Our commercial expertise ensures that contractual risks are minimized, and long-term collaborations are legally sound and commercially viable.

 

With the rapid modernization of logistics networks, the sector faces rising demands for infrastructure development, technology integration, and investment partnerships. Bhandari Law supports clients in infrastructure development projects such as dry ports, parking terminals, transport hubs, cargo centers, and aviation-related facilities. We advise on public–private partnerships (PPP), foreign direct investment (FDI), project financing, land acquisition, environmental compliance, and concession agreements. Our team ensures that complex infrastructure ventures meet regulatory expectations while securing the commercial interests of investors, developers, and government stakeholders.

 

Dispute resolution is a critical component of our transport and logistics practice. Bhandari Law represents clients in disputes involving cargo loss, freight claims, damaged goods, delay-related liabilities, contract violations, regulatory penalties, and cross-border transport conflicts. We appear before regulatory bodies, arbitration tribunals, and courts to resolve matters efficiently and strategically. Our approach focuses on minimizing disruptions to clients’ operations while safeguarding their legal rights and commercial interests. We also help companies establish internal dispute-resolution mechanisms to handle operational issues more effectively.

 

In addition to advisory services, Bhandari Law plays an active role in promoting good governance, policy development, and regulatory reforms in Nepal’s transport and logistics sector. We collaborate with government bodies, industry associations, and development partners to analyze existing legal frameworks, propose reforms, and advocate for efficient, transparent, and modern transport regulations. Our team also provides compliance audits, risk-management assessments, and legal training programs to strengthen the operational capacity of logistics companies and transport operators. Through holistic legal support and policy-oriented engagement, Bhandari Law is committed to shaping a safer, more efficient, and globally competitive transport and logistics industry in Nepal.