Pricing

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before you book.

Every charge on this page is published, and every line appears on your quote. No fuel adjustment discovered at month end, no handling fee nobody mentioned.

Six zones
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VAT applied last

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Price a shipment right now

It runs in your browser against the same engine the invoice uses. Change anything and the number moves — no form to submit, no callback to wait for.

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Weight (kg)

Declared value (Rs)

Dimensions (cm)

Volumetric weight 2.25 kg (L × W × H ÷ 5000). You are charged on the greater of actual and volumetric.

Cash on delivery

Amount to collect (Rs)

Insure the declared value

Estimated charge

Rs 310.64

Zone 2 · Valley rim & central highway · 1–2 working days

Base freightFirst kilogram: Rs 130
Additional weight2 kg × Rs 45: Rs 90
Fuel surcharge4.5% of freight: Rs 9.90
COD handling1.5% of collection: Rs 45
Subtotal: Rs 274.90
VAT (13%): Rs 35.74
Total: Rs 310.64

Rider collectsRs 3,000

Credited to youRs 2,689.36

Chargeable weight 2.25 kg (volumetric). Indicative rates from the published card — contract customers see their negotiated discount applied before VAT.

The shape of a rate

Four numbers that decide the price

Everything else is a surcharge on top of these.

Pricing zones: 6Pricing zonesCovering 77 districts
Volumetric divisor: 5,000Volumetric divisorL × W × H ÷ divisor
Per cent VAT: 13Per cent VATApplied last
Fuel surcharge: 4.5%Fuel surchargeReviewed monthly

Zone matrix

Six zones, priced honestly

A Karnali route genuinely costs more to serve than a Valley one. We price it that way rather than averaging it into everyone else's rate and pretending distance is free.

Base and per-kilogram rates by delivery zone
Zone	Covers	First kg	Each extra kg	Promise	2 kg, incl. VAT
Zone 1	Kathmandu Valley	Rs 90	Rs 35	1–1 days	Rs 147.61
Zone 2	Valley rim & central highway	Rs 130	Rs 45	1–2 days	Rs 206.65
Zone 3	Terai & regional cities	Rs 170	Rs 55	2–3 days	Rs 265.70
Zone 4	Hill districts	Rs 220	Rs 70	3–4 days	Rs 342.45
Zone 5	Far west & high hills	Rs 290	Rs 95	4–6 days	Rs 454.63
Zone 6	Karnali & remote	Rs 390	Rs 130	6–9 days	Rs 614.04

Chargeable weight

The scale is only half the answer

Chargeable weight is the greater of what it weighs and what it displaces. Volumetric weight is length × width × height in centimetres, divided by 5000.

Dense goods bill on actual weight: A box of books weighs more than it displaces. You pay the scale figure.
Bulky goods bill on volume: A box of cushions displaces far more than it weighs. You pay the volumetric figure.
The calculator shows both: And tells you which one you are being charged on, so repacking decisions are informed.

Service multipliers

What each service level costs

The multiplier applies to base and weight only. Surcharges, insurance, COD handling and VAT are calculated the same way on every service.

Service level multipliers and worked example prices
	Multiplier	2 kg to Pokhara	Best for
Standard	1×	Rs 206.65	The right default for almost everything
Express	1.6×	Rs 330.64	Priority on the line-haul and the delivery run
Same day	2.4×	Rs 495.96	Kathmandu Valley only, booked before 11 am
Cargo	0.85×	Rs 175.65	Bulk and heavy, slower promise
Fragile	1.35×	Rs 311.01	Segregated handling and loading
Document	0.7×	Rs 144.65	Envelopes under 500 g

Surcharges

Every extra charge, published

These are the only things that can be added to a quote. If it is not on this list, it is not on your invoice.

Fuel — 4.5%
Of the freight subtotal, reviewed monthly against the NOC diesel price and published before it applies.
Remote — Rs 150
Flat, per parcel, on districts flagged remote. Shown as its own line so you know exactly what the last leg costs.
Fragile — 12%
Of the freight subtotal, buying a segregated lane through the hub and last-on-first-off loading.
Insurance — 1.2%
Of declared value, minimum Rs 25. Optional, and strongly advised above Rs 5,000.
COD handling — 1.5%
Of the amount collected, minimum Rs 25. Never charged on money that was not collected.
VAT — 13%
Applied last, to the discounted subtotal. Applying it before the discount would overcharge you.

Order of operations

How the number is actually built

The sequence matters as much as the rates. This is the exact order the billing engine runs in.

1
Freight
Zone base rate for the first kilogram, plus each further whole kilogram at the zone per-kg rate.
2
Service
The multiplier is applied to freight only — never to surcharges, which would compound twice.
3
Surcharges
Fuel, remote, fragile, insurance and COD handling, each calculated off its own correct base.
4
Discount, then VAT
Contract discount comes off the subtotal, and 13% VAT is applied to what remains.

Worked example

One parcel, every line

A 2 kg COD parcel from Kathmandu to Kaski, Rs 3,000 to collect, no insurance. This is the whole calculation — nothing is held back for the invoice.

Freight: Rs 130 + Rs 45: Zone 2 base for the first kilogram, plus one additional kilogram at the zone rate.
Fuel: Rs 7.88: 4.5% of the Rs 175 freight subtotal.
COD handling: Rs 45: 1.5% of the Rs 3,000 being collected at the door.
VAT: Rs 29.60 → total Rs 257.48: 13% applied last. The merchant is credited Rs 2,742.52 on the ledger.

Coverage and price

Distance is not the whole story. Road is.

Jumla is not expensive because it is far. It is expensive because the last hundred kilometres take a day, and the vehicle comes back empty.

Zone follows road, not kilometres: A highway district three hundred kilometres away can be cheaper than a hill district eighty away.
Remote is flagged, not hidden: The surcharge is a published flat rate on a published list of districts.
Backhaul is priced in: A truck that returns empty costs twice as much per parcel. That is in the zone rate rather than a surprise.

See the coverage map

Delivery promise

You are also buying a date

Every zone carries a promise window, set at booking and shown to your customer. Price and promise are two halves of the same quote.

Working days, not calendar days: Saturday is Nepal’s weekend, and the promise already accounts for it.
Quoted before you commit: The customer-facing date is generated from the zone, so nobody in your team has to guess.
Express refunds the premium if late: On express, missing the window refunds the difference to standard.

Contract rates

Volume should buy a real number

Around two hundred parcels a month is where a contract rate makes sense for both sides. What you get is a percentage off the subtotal, applied before VAT, on every parcel automatically.

Discount before VAT: Which is worth 13% more to you than a discount applied after it.
A rate, not a rebate: Applied on every quote in real time rather than credited back at quarter end.
Reviewed against actual volume: If your mix changes, the rate is revisited. It is not a number set once and forgotten.

Talk about volume pricing

Save money

Four things that genuinely lower your bill

We will tell you these even though they reduce our invoice, because a merchant who trusts the quote is still shipping with us next year.

Pack tighter: On bulky goods, volumetric weight is the whole bill. Removing void fill is the single biggest saving available.
Round down, not up: Weight is billed in whole kilograms. A parcel at 2.05 kg is billed as 3 — trimming 50 g saves a full band.
Use standard by default: Express costs 60% more and is one day faster in most zones. Reserve it for genuine deadlines.
Convert repeat buyers to prepaid: It removes the COD handling charge entirely and improves first-attempt success.

Insurance

What Rs 5,000 of free cover actually covers

Basic liability is included on every parcel. It is genuinely adequate for a Rs 2,000 order of clothing and genuinely inadequate for a laptop, and we would rather say that plainly.

Declared value is the cap: Under-declaring to save the 1.2% surcharge caps what you can claim. It is a false economy on a single loss.
Fifteen working days to a decision: In writing. An open-ended claims process is a way of saying no slowly.
Exclusions published: Cash, precious metals and undeclared electronics are not covered, and you are told before you book.

Before you book

Some things cannot be priced at all

The network will not carry certain categories at any price, and others need paperwork. Checking the list first is faster than having a consignment refused at your loading bay.

Prohibited means prohibited: No surcharge unlocks it. The list is short and it is enforced at collection.
Restricted needs documents: Some categories move with the right paperwork. We will tell you which and what is needed.
Undeclared voids the whole consignment: An undeclared item that causes a seizure voids cover for the legitimate parts too.

What we cannot carry

Billing

Charges settle against the same ledger as your COD

You do not pay us and then wait for us to pay you. Delivery charges are netted off collections in the weekly settlement, so most merchants never write us a cheque at all.

Netted, not invoiced twice: Collections minus charges. One transfer, one statement.
Prepaid accounts get monthly invoicing: For merchants without enough COD volume to net against.
Every line traceable to a parcel: Reconciling the invoice against your orders takes minutes, not an afternoon.

Bulk

Cargo is priced on a different curve

Above roughly eight kilograms the per-parcel base rate stops being fair, and cargo at 0.85× per kilogram takes over. The calculator will price both so you can see your own crossover point.

Under 8 kg — parcel wins: And it is a day faster. We will say so rather than upsell you.
Over 8 kg — cargo wins: And the gap widens quickly as the consignment gets heavier.
Up to 1,000 kg: Beyond that we quote a dedicated vehicle per job.

Cargo rates and limits

Questions

Pricing questions

What merchants ask before they trust a rate card.

Are the rates on this page the price I actually pay?

Yes, for a walk-in or standard account. Contract customers have a negotiated discount that is applied to the subtotal before VAT, so their total is lower. Nothing is added after the quote — the figure the calculator shows is the figure on the invoice.

Why is my parcel charged more than it weighs?

Because it takes more space than it weighs. Chargeable weight is the greater of actual weight and volumetric weight (length × width × height ÷ 5,000). A box of cushions weighs two kilograms on the scale and forty in the van, and the van is the thing that costs money.

What is the fuel surcharge and does it change?

A 4.5% adjustment on the freight subtotal, reviewed monthly against the Nepal Oil Corporation diesel price. When it changes we publish the new figure here before it applies, rather than absorbing it into the base rate quietly.

Is VAT included in the displayed rates?

The zone table shows rates before VAT. The calculator shows VAT as its own line and includes it in the total. VAT is applied last, after any contract discount — applying it before the discount would overcharge you by 13% of the discount.

Do you charge for a failed delivery?

Not for the failed attempt itself. If a parcel is ultimately returned to you after three attempts, the return leg is charged as a separate movement — but you are never charged the COD handling fee on money that was never collected.

How do I get a contract rate?

Consistent volume of roughly 200 parcels a month is the point where a contract rate makes sense for both sides. Talk to sales with your actual monthly volume and destination mix and you will get a real number, not a percentage off an inflated list price.

Got your number?

Open a business account and start booking at these rates today — or send us your monthly volume and destination mix and we will quote you a contract rate.

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