Complete Syllabus of Foreign Trade & Export Management in Nepal | MKT 252 | BBS 4th year

Full Marks: 100 

Pass Marks: 35 

Lecture Hours: 150 

Course Objective:

This course aims at providing basic understanding of the theories, processes and components of foreign trade and export management. In addition, this course also aims to impart practical knowledge of the operational aspects of export, import and transit management in Nepal. Course Description This course contains introduction, commercial and industrial policy, balance of payments and adjustment, export promotion through EPZ and SEZ, export procedure and documentation , export finance, transit System and its arrangements in Nepal , role of regional economic cooperation & international organizations in Nepal’s foreign trade. 

Course Details:

Unit 1: Introduction LH 15 

Nature of Nepal’s Foreign Trade; Import and Export Structure of Nepal; Diversification of Nepal’s Trade; Role of foreign trade in economic development of the country; Nepal in the Global Trade. 

Unit 2: Commercial and Industrial Policy LH 18 

Introduction; Free Trade vs. Protectionism; Trade Barriers: Tariff and Non-tariff Barriers; Nature and Components of Commercial policy of Nepal; Provisions of Nepal’s Commercial Policy; Role of trade and industrial policy in export promotion. 

Unit 3: Balance of Payments and Adjustment LH 19 

Nature and Components of Balance of Payments; Review of Nepal’s Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments Situation; Reasons for Widening Gap between Import and Export; Problems of Export Trade of Nepal; Government’s Efforts in bridging Gap between Import and Export; Efforts of Private Sector for Export Promotion; Import Control Measures in Nepal. 

Unit 4: Export promotion through EPZ and SEZ LH 19 

Concept and Need of Export Processing Zones (EPZ) and Special Economic Zones (SEZ); Development of SEZs in Asian Countries; Development of SEZ in Nepal; Government’s Policy regarding SEZ. 

Unit 5: Export Procedure and Documentation LH 17 

Preliminary Requirements in Export Executions; Stages in Export Procedure; Export Procedure in Nepal; Requirement of Export Documents; Export Custom Points in Nepal; Products Banned for Export in Nepal. 

Unit 6: Export Finance LH 14 

Concept and Types of Export Finance; Need of Export Finance; Pre-shipment Finance – concept and types ; Post-shipment Finance – concept and types; Export Credit and Financing in Nepal ; Methods of Export Payment; Market Study is needed. 

Unit 7: Transit System and its Arrangements in Nepal LH 19 

Land-locked Character and Nature of Transit problems; Land-locked Countries of the World and their Transit Trade Situation; Cost of Transit problems; An Overview of Nepal’s Trade and Transit Arrangements; Nepal’s Trade and Transit Agreements with Neighboring Countries; Nepal’s Trade and Transit Arrangements with India, Bangladesh and China. 

Unit 8: Role of Regional Economic Cooperation & International Organizations in Nepal’s Foreign Trade LH 19 

Concept and Need of Regional Economic Integration/Cooperation; Forms of Regional Integration; Understanding the role of SAARC, ASEAN, and EU; Role of SAARC and BIMNST-EC in Nepal’s Export Promotion; Role of Multilateral Trading System in Nepal’s Foreign Trade; A small project work is needed. 

Project Work LH 10 

After the completion of fourth year concentration classes the students shall have to prepare and submit a project work in the area they have specialized. The subject teachers have to discuss with students on possible topics of the project work, availability and sources of literature, availability of data, data collection methods, appropriate tools of data analysis, etc relevant to the subject within 10 lecture hours. 

Basic Books:

Rathor, B. S. & Rathor, J. S., Export marketing, Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House. 

Cherunilam, F., International Trade and Export management, Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House. 

Mannur, H. G., International Economics, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House. 

References Books:

Basnet, K. K., A Study of Nepal’s Transit Arrangement, (Nepali Version), Kathmandu: Nepal Adhyayan Samuha. 

Gupta, K. R., International Economics, Bombay: Himalaya Publishing House. 

Nepal Law Society, Landlocked States and Access to Sea, Kathmandu. 

Shrestha, S. K., Export Market Management in Nepal: A critical study, Kathmandu: Padma Educational Enterprise, 

Trade and Transit Agreements of Nepal with Foreign Countries 

Various Publications of ETPC, SAARC Secretariat, WTO, UNCTAD, ITC, FNCCI, Chamber of Commerce, and others.