Kathmandu Trade and Industry is based on agriculture and allied industries. Services like, tourism, are the greatest contributors towards the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Nepal with 42% contribution, followed by agriculture with 38%, and industry with 20% contribution. The major industries activities in Kathmandu are tourism, garments and textile industries, handicraft and cottage industries, sugar and oilseed mills, and brick and cement manufacturing.
Kathmandu Industry
Kathmandu is famous for its handicraft and cottage industries in addition to its tourist industry. Kathmandu trades based on agricultural products are also equally renowned in this capital city of Nepal. A selected list of industries operating from Kathmandu include:
- Amity Carpet Industries (Private) Limited, located in Darbar Marg, P.O. Box 2291, Kathmandu, is a renowned hand-woven carpet manufacturer and exporter.
- Nepalese Crafts (Private) Limited is a leading manufacturer and exporter of hand-crafted items like shawls, jewelery, ornaments, wooden sculptures, and paper pulp items. They have their office in Patan Industrial Estate, Lagankhel, Patan, Post Box 490, Kathmandu
- Nepali Products Collection a famed
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manufacturer and exporter of carpets, shawls, and other handicraft items operate from Thamel, Hauptstrasse, Kathmandu.
- Pragati Textiles Industries (Private) Limited is a premier manufacturer of textile fabrics located in PO Box 4482, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Male Fashions (Private) Limited in Sinchahity 17, Lalitpur, Kathmandu manufactures ready made garments.
- J.K. White Cement Works is a reputed cement manufacturer having its works in Kuleshwor, Kathmandu.
- Grasim Industries Limited, a renowned cement producer is located in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu Tourist Industry
Tourism is the highest revenue earner for the Nepalese economy. Some of the notable tour organizers in Kathmandu are:
- Impala Travel and Trekking Service in Thamel, Kathmandu, is a leading tour operator organizing trekking, adventure, and general Nepal tours.
- Adarsha Nepal Adventure Tours and Travels Private Limited famous for its different conducted Nepal tours, operate from Chaksibari Marga, 619, Thamel, Kathmandu.
- Varuna's High Fly Private Limited at P. Box 1728, Thamel, is a noted Kathmandu tourism concern.
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