Floriculture Association Nepal (FAN)

Floriculture Scenario in Nepal

Estimated Flower Production, Demand,Yearly Export & Import Transaction Scenario in Nepal
Description/ Years 1992/93 1995/96 1998/99 2000/01 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 005/06 006/07 007/08 008/09 009/010 2010/11
Number of nurseries 80 120 200 250 450 550 550 550 560 600 600 625 635
Total Land Use in hector 82 87 105 110 120
Number of Districts 2 11 15 16 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 35 35

Gladiolus demand in KTM (sticks/day) 100-150 2500-30003000-4500 4500 4000-4500 4500-6000 3000-4500 3500-4500 3500-4500 3500-4000 4000-5000 4000-5000 4000-6000

Gladiolus production (in Ropanies) 10-15 50-70 120 145 312 350 341 340 342 345 350 365 365

Rose Demand (sticks/day) 100-150 1000 2000 3000 3000-4000 3000-4000 3000-4000 2500-4000 2500-4000 2500-4000 4000-5000 4000-5000 4000-6000

Rose production ( in Ropanies) 5 40 50 60 135 135 55 55 255 255 275 282 282

Tuberose demand (sticks/day) 50-100 1000-1500 2000 3000 2500-3000 3000-4500 1500-2000 1500-2000 1500-2000 1500-2500 1500-2500 2000-3500 2000-3500
(sticks/day)

Tuberose production (in Ropanies) 5 30 40 50 50 20 20 10 10 10 12 45

Camation demand (sticks/day) 50-100 50-100 200-250 250-300 300-400 300-500 1000-1500 1000-1500 1500-2500 2000-3000 3000-4000 3000-4000 3000-5000
Camation production (in Ropani) 25 30 40 40 83
Gerabera production (in Ropanies) 15 15 20 30 35 41

Gerabera demand 500-1000 800-1500 1500-2500 1500-2500 1500-2500 3000-4000 3000-4000 3000-4500

Orchid production (in Ropanies) 30 40 44 55 60 60 63

Orchid demand 150-200 150-300 150-300 150-300 200-300 150-300 150-300

Demand of cut flowers

Import Cut flowers (%) 95 60 50 20 18 18 20 20 25 25 25 25 20
Number of flower Show Room in Nepal 0 14 22 33 50 56 56 58 57 54 60 86* 86
Plants/seasonal flowers and cut flower
(yearly sales in '000 Rs.) 10000 30000 40000 70200 170000 206200 216200 230000 250000 260000 560000 664000 909900

Yearly export (in Rs.) (According to TEPC Record 730560 4007569 18259383 11204703 16228315 32,634,275 20,844,930 24216171 29205311 20874000 191453039
Yearly Import (in Rs) (According to TEPC Record 1,882,973 393,377 1,338,282 239,707 1,598,385 531,817 55,491,463 6,255,843 9230000 11182468
* Surkhet District added
Source: Floriculture Association Nepal (FAN)
 070/71 071/72 072/73
2011/12 2012/013 2013/14 2014/015 015/16
636* 650 650* 675
120 137 141 147
36 38 38 38

6000-8000 6000-8000 6000-8000 6000-8000

287 287 287 280

7000-9000 7000-9000 7000-9000 7000-9000

172 172 109 109

4000-6000 4000-6000 4000-6000 4000-6000

45 50 65 80

5500-7500 5500-7500 7000-9000 7000-9000

99 107 107 125
45 87 87 120

5000-7000 5000-7000 5000-7000 5000-7000

63 65 65 65

250-500 1000-3000 1000-3000 1000-3000

22 25 30 30
86 92 85 87

1053200 1155700 1277500 1341375 8% Growth rate

29,573,193 11,509,798 8453292 2540143

33,166,355 95,198,468 82,140,624 100,449,610
 Export Mid July 2012 to Mid july 2013

S.N. Chapter Product name Value (NRS)

1 01 Live Animal 577,981,054
2 02 Meat and edible meat offal 715,113,452
3 03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other acquatic invertebrates 3,246,421
4 04 181,886,544
Dairy produce: birds' eggs: natural honey: edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
5 05 Products of animal origin, not elsewher specified or included 45,736,356
6 06 Live trees and other plants: bulbs, roots and the like: cutflowers and ornamental foliage 11,431,803
7 07 2,992,487,949
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
8 08 49,979,851
Edible fruits and nuts: peel of citrus fruit or melons
9 09 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 7,399,450,127

Import Mid July 2012 to Mid july 2013

S.N. Chapter Product name Value (NRS)

1 01 Live Animal 1,852,794,497
2 02 Meat and edible meat offal 105,741,013
3 03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other acquatic invertebrates 665,608,740
4 04 Dairy produce: birds' eggs: natural honey: edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,051,065,820
5 05 Products of animal origin, not elsewher specified or included 132,640,516
6 06 Live trees and other plants: bulbs, roots and the like: cutflowers and ornamental foliage 36,925,786
7 07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 9,533,310,432
8 08 Edible fruits and nuts: peel of citrus fruit or melons 6,237,509,167
9 09 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 4,209,263,941
 Export in FY 2012/13
Chapter 06 HSCODE Description Unit Quantity Value in Rs.
Chapter 06 Live trees and other plants: bulbs, roots and 11,406,548
the like: cutflowers and ornamental foliage

60 06011000 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, Pcs. 38,800 3,418,682

crowns and rhizomes, dormant
Japan 6,000 201,025
U.S.A. 29,100 2,242,559
Germany 3,700 975,098
61 06012000 Bulb, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns Pcs. 38,751 3,960,933
and rhimzomes, in growth or in flower,
chicory plants and roots.
India 1 10,400
U.S.A. 29,000 1,384,125
Germany 9,750 2,566,408
62 06021000 Unrooted cuttings and slips Kg. 7,630 170,000
India 7,630 170,000
63 06022000 Edible fruits or nuts trees, shrubs and Kg. 38,745 504,923
bushes, grafted or not
India 38,745 504,923
64 06029000 Live plants Pcs. 94,200 3,055,300
India 94,200 3,055,300
65 06031100 Roses Kg. 10 131,567
France 10 131,567
66 06031900 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind Pcs. 800 6,912
suitable for bouquets or for ornamental
purposes
India 800 6,912
67 06039000 Cut flowers, dried, dyed, bleached, Pcs. 22,776 98,231
impregnated
India 15,034 41,050
U.K. 7,742 57,181
68 06049900 Foliages, branches and others parts of plant Pcs. 165,000 60,000

India 165,000 60,000

Export in 2013/14
Chapter 06 HSCODE Description Unit Quantity Value in Rs.
Chapter 06 Live trees and other plants: bulbs, roots and the 8,453,292
like: cutflowers and ornamental foliage

44 06011000 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns Pcs. 63,477 6,709,486
and rhizomes, dormant
U.S.A. 34,050 1,926,397
Germany 18,427 4,489,862
Netherlands 11,000 293,227
45 06012000 Bulb, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and Pcs. 5,000 261,935
rhimzomes, in growth or in flower, chicory plants
and roots.
U.S.A. 5,000 261,935
46 06021000 Unrooted cuttings and slips Pcs. 265 84,000
India 265 84,000
47 06029000 Live plants Pcs. 201,250 980,000
 India 201,250 980,000
48 06031100 Roses Pcs. 10 192,240
France 10 192,240
49 06031300 Orchid Pcs. 400 8,000
India 400 8,000
50 06031400 Chrysanthemums Pcs. 5,900 68,750
India 5,900 68,750
51 06042000 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, Pcs. 2,104 148,881
without flowers or flower buds, and grasses,
mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind
suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes,
fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or
otherwise prepared, fresh

India 1,900 28,218

U.K. 204 120,663

Export in 2014/15
Chapter 06 HSCODE Description Unit Quantity Value in Rs.
Chapter 06 Live trees and other plants: bulbs, roots and the 2,540,143
like: cutflowers and ornamental foliage

46 06011000 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns Pcs. 16,200 1,720,687
and rhizomes, dormant
U.S.A. 11,750 634,084
Germany 4,450 1,086,603
47 06029000 Live plants Pcs. 46,330 302,350
India 46,330 302,350
48 06031900 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable Pcs. 2,920 75,198
for bouquets or for ornamental purposes
Korea R 1,000 9,948
India 1,920 65,250
49 06039000 Cut flowers, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated Pcs. 2,592 431,400

U.S.A. 10 97,870
U.K. 2,582 333,530
50 06042000 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, Pcs. 600 10,508
without flowers or flower buds, and grasses,
mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind
suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes,
fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or
otherwise prepared, fresh

India 600 10,508

 Import in 2012/13
Chapter 06HSCODE Description Unit Quantity Value in Rs.
Chapter 06 Live trees and other plants: bulbs, roots and 91,447,744
the like: cutflowers and ornamental foliage

103 06011000 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, Pcs. 28,450 684,566
crowns and rhizomes, dormant
India 350 9,417
Netherlands 28,100 675,149
104 06012000 Bulb, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns Pcs. 861,330 11,438,547
and rhimzomes, in growth or in flower,
chicory plants and roots.
India 861,330 11,438,547
105 06021000 Unrooted cuttings and slips Pcs. 153,942 3,208,258
China P. R. 262 24,933
Israel 25,000 307,122
India 128,680 2,876,203
106 06022000 Edible fruits or nuts trees, shrubs and Pcs. 61,467 2,735,132
bushes, grafted or not
India 55,535 767,301
U.S.A. 5,932 1,967,831
107 06024000 Roses, grafted or not Pcs. 16,200 561,169
China P. R. 6,800 443,951
India 9,400 117,218
108 06029000 Live plants Pcs. 1,347,680 13,611,990
India 1,242,979 9,760,896
U.S.A. 10,000 305,302
Netherlands 20,201 1,189,080
Spain 74,500 2,356,712
109 06031000 Cut flowers, fresh Kg. 775 5,675
India 775 5,675
110 06031100 Roses Pcs. 77,570 861,795
India 77,570 861,795
111 06031300 Orchid Pcs. 10,465 105,568
Thailand 10,400 77,719
India 65 27,849
112 06031900 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind Pcs. 644,928 57,154,339
suitable for bouquets or for ornamental
purposes
Israel 1,214 140,379
India 640,714 56,787,035
Netherlands 3,000 226,925
113 06039000 Cut flowers, dried, dyed, bleached, Kg. 1,669 103,904
impregnated
India 1,669 103,904
114 06049100 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, Pcs. 15,632 702,253
fresh
India 15,632 702,253
115 06049900 Foliages, branches and others parts of plant Pcs. 21,995 274,548

India 21,995 274,548

Import in 2013/14
Chapter 06HSCODE Description Unit Quantity Value in Rs.
Chapter 06 Live trees and other plants: bulbs, roots and the 82,140,624
like: cutflowers and ornamental foliage

105 06011000 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns Pcs. 300 2,155
and rhizomes, dormant
India 300 2,155
106 06012000 Bulb, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and Pcs. 13,345 755,613
rhimzomes, in growth or in flower, chicory plants
and roots.
India 13,345 755,613
107 06021000 Unrooted cuttings and slips Pcs. 73,707 3,109,969
India 73,707 3,109,969
108 06022000 Edible fruits or nuts trees, shrubs and bushes, Pcs. 441,586 8,818,148
grafted or not
India 436,611 7,085,700
U.S.A. 4,965 1,727,947
Ukraine 10 4,501
109 06024000 Roses, grafted or not Pcs. 18,851 316,520
India 18,280 293,683
Kenya 571 22,837
110 06029000 Live plants Pcs. 1,598,397 64,204,191
India 1,376,963 58,234,896
U.S.A. 28,800 2,974,198
Finland 1,234 2,072,757
Italy 2,400 152,006
Netherlands 189,000 770,334
111 06031100 Roses Pcs. 6,000 77,452
India 6,000 77,452
112 06031200 Carnations Pcs. 150 1,352
India 150 1,352
113 06031300 Orchid Pcs. 25,067 260,869
Thailand 25,067 260,869
114 06031400 Chrysanthemums Pcs. 500 4,504
India 500 4,504
115 06031500 Lilies (Lilium spp.) Pcs. 640 11,583
India 640 11,583
116 06031900 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable Pcs. 403,481 3,899,229
for bouquets or for ornamental purposes
Thailand 1,560 131,749
India 391,856 3,701,400
Kenya 4,235 8,292
Colombia 1,150 29,436
Netherlands 4,200 26,693
Australia 480 1,659
117 06039000 Cut flowers, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated Pcs. 2,204 157,436

India 2,204 157,436

118 06042000 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, Pcs. 120,075 379,256
without flowers or flower buds, and grasses,
mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind
suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes,
fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or
otherwise prepared, fresh

India 120,075 379,256

 119 06049000 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, Pcs. 4,433 142,347
without flowers or flower buds, and grasses,
mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind
suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes,
dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or
otherwise prepared.

India 4,433 142,347

Import in 2014/15
Chapter 06HSCODE Description Unit Quantity Value in Rs.
Chapter 06 Live trees and other plants: bulbs, roots and the 100,449,610
like: cutflowers and ornamental foliage

109 06011000 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns Pcs. 2,500 22,422
and rhizomes, dormant
India 2,500 22,422
110 06012000 Bulb, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and Pcs. 5,485 836,778
rhimzomes, in growth or in flower, chicory plants
and roots.
India 5,485 836,778
111 06021000 Unrooted cuttings and slips Pcs. 27,708 1,297,585
India 27,708 1,297,585
112 06022000 Edible fruits or nuts trees, shrubs and bushes, Pcs. 346,221 28,780,616
grafted or not
India 306,521 7,909,776
Italy 39,700 20,870,840
113 06024000 Roses, grafted or not Pcs. 15,710 243,065
India 15,710 243,065
114 06029000 Live plants Pcs. 1,558,006 62,160,505
Japan 50 97,703
Thailand 5,557 817,643
India 1,084,964 51,832,642
U.S.A. 4,905 532,236
Finland 530 461,896
Italy 342,500 5,615,413
Spain 17,500 744,734
Turkey 102,000 2,058,238
115 06031100 Roses Pcs. 174 9,346
India 174 9,346
116 06031200 Carnations Pcs. 5,349 122,333
India 5,349 122,333
117 06031300 Orchid Pcs. 4,200 109,505
Thailand 4,200 109,505
118 06031900 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable Pcs. 527,256 6,193,346
for bouquets or for ornamental purposes
Thailand 65 27,460
India 527,191 6,165,886
119 06039000 Cut flowers, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated Pcs. 5,101 352,838

India 5,101 352,838

120 06042000 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, Pcs. 21,628 321,271
without flowers or flower buds, and grasses,
mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind
suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes,
fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or
otherwise prepared, fresh

Thailand 12,800 74,074

India 8,828 247,197
 Floriculture Association Nepal (FAN)
District Wise Floriculture Coverage Area
FY -070/71
SN District Main Prodution Covarage Area
1 Kathmandu Cut Flowers, Plants, Seasonal all..
2 Lalitpur
3 Bhaktapur
4 Kavre
5 Dhading
6 Chitwan
7 Makawanpur
8 Ramechhap
9 Sindhupalchock
10 Dolakha
11 Parsa
12 Bara
13 Sarlahi
14 Mahotrari
15 Dhanusa
16 Siraha
17 Saptari
18 Sunsari
19 Morang
20 Jhapa
21 Ilam
22 Dhankuta
23 Kaski
24 Nuwakot
25 Tanahu
26 Nawalparasi
27 Gorkha
28 Palpa
29 Rupandehi
30 Kapilbastu
31 Baglung
32 Dang
33 Bakey
34 Surkhet
35 Kailali
36 Kanchanpur
37 Doti
38 Dadeldhura
on Nepal (FAN)
e Coverage Area
71
No. of Firm/Nursery Register Non Registar Remarks