3.6 Law and Standards Governing Multimodal Transportation of Goods in Nepal

1. The domestic framework: the multimodal-and-transport legislation's faces (the Carriage by Land Act 2019 B.S.'s legacy; the transport-services regulation); the Customs Act's transit-and- bonded faces (the transit's customs control: the bonded carriers, the escort-and-seal discipline).2. The transit treaties: the India-Nepal transit arrangements (the routes-and-ports' access — the trade's lifeline); the China transit-and-transport agreements (the northern corridor's development).3. The operational standards: the container discipline (the TIR's faces); the port-clearance practice; the freight-forwarders' regulation (the NFFA's world — the agents' duties).4. The honest audit: the landlocked costs (the Logistics Performance Index's sobering rank); the documentation's delays; the infrastructure's gaps — the trade-facilitation agenda (the WTO TFA of U6.11's promise for the landlocked).