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# Nepal

> Payout methods, timing, transaction limits, and required fields for payouts to Nepal.

## Supported payout methods

| Payout method               | Currencies | Typical timing    |
| --------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------- |
| IBFT/NCHL                   | NPR        | 0-1 business days |
| International Wire Transfer | See below  | 0-3 business days |

Please refer to the sections below for the key required fields and other considerations for each supported method.

## IBFT/NCHL

Nepal IBFT/NCHL payment system

### Supported currencies

`NPR`

### Timing

| Attribute               | Value             |
| ----------------------- | ----------------- |
| Processing window       | Same day          |
| Typical delivery        | 0-1 business days |
| Business day dependency | Yes               |
| Supports instant        | No                |

### Transaction limits

| Limit type | Value         |
| ---------- | ------------- |
| Minimum    | 10 NPR        |
| Maximum    | 1,000,000 NPR |

### Fields

#### Payout Method Type

<ResponseField name={"payout_method_type"} type="string" required>
  **Value:** `NepalIbtfNchl`
</ResponseField>

#### Routing Type

<ResponseField name={"routing_type1"} type="string" required>
  **Value:** `bank_code`
</ResponseField>

#### Bank Code

<ResponseField name={"routing_value1"} type="string" required>
  5-character code to identify a Nepalese bank (e.g., NP002 for Agricultural Development Bank)

  **Validation:**

  * Exactly 5 characters.
  * Must match this regular expression: `^[A-Z0-9]{5}$`

  **Example:** `NP002`
</ResponseField>

#### Account Number

<ResponseField name={"account_number"} type="string" required>
  Account number (up to 50 alphanumeric characters)

  **Validation:**

  * Between 1 and 50 characters (inclusive).
  * Must match this regular expression: `^[A-Z0-9]{1,50}$`

  **Example:** `1234567890`
</ResponseField>

## International Wire Transfer

International wire transfer via SWIFT network

### Supported currencies

`AUD`, `CAD`, `CHF`, `CNY`, `CZK`, `DKK`, `EUR`, `GBP`, `HKD`, `HUF`, `ILS`, `JPY`, `NOK`, `NPR`, `NZD`, `PLN`, `RON`, `SEK`, `SGD`, `THB`, `TRY`, `USD`, `ZAR`

### Timing

| Attribute               | Value             |
| ----------------------- | ----------------- |
| Processing window       | Business days     |
| Typical delivery        | 0-3 business days |
| Business day dependency | Yes               |
| Supports instant        | No                |

### Transaction limits

| Limit type | Value |
| ---------- | ----- |
| Minimum    | None  |
| Maximum    | None  |

### Fields

#### Payout Method Type

<ResponseField name={"payout_method_type"} type="string" required>
  **Value:** `SwiftInternational`
</ResponseField>

#### Currency

<ResponseField name={"currency"} type="string" required>
  **Value:** One of `AUD`, `CAD`, `CHF`, `CNY`, `CZK`, `DKK`, `EUR`, `GBP`, `HKD`, `HUF`, `ILS`, `JPY`, `NOK`, `NPR`, `NZD`, `PLN`, `RON`, `SEK`, `SGD`, `THB`, `TRY`, `USD`, `ZAR`
</ResponseField>

#### Recipient Bank SWIFT/BIC Code

<ResponseField name={"swift_code"} type="string" required>
  8 or 11 character SWIFT code of recipient bank

  **Validation:**

  * Between 8 and 11 characters (inclusive).
  * Must match this regular expression: `^[A-Z]{6}[A-Z0-9]{2}([A-Z0-9]{3})?$`
  * `bic`

  **Example:** `LXBLNPKA`
</ResponseField>

#### Routing Type

<ResponseField name={"routing_type1"} type="string" required>
  **Value:** `bic`
</ResponseField>

#### Intermediary Bank SWIFT/BIC

<ResponseField name={"routing_value1"} type="string" required={false}>
  Optional, only needed if routing through correspondent bank

  **Validation:**

  * Between 8 and 11 characters (inclusive).
  * Must match this regular expression: `^[A-Z]{6}[A-Z0-9]{2}([A-Z0-9]{3})?$`
  * `bic`

  **Example:** `CHASUS33`
</ResponseField>

#### Account Number

<ResponseField name={"account_number"} type="string" required>
  **Validation:**

  * Between 1 and 50 characters (inclusive).
  * Must match this regular expression: `^[0-9A-Za-z]{1,50}$`

  **Example:** `123456789012345`
</ResponseField>

#### Tax ID Type

<ResponseField name={"tax_id_type"} type="string" required={false}>
  **Value:** `BUSINESS_REGISTRATION_NUMBER`
</ResponseField>

#### PAN (Permanent Account Number)

<ResponseField name={"tax_id"} type="string" required={false}>
  9-digit Permanent Account Number (PAN)

  **Validation:**

  * Exactly 9 characters.
  * Must match this regular expression: `^[0-9]{9}$`

  **Example:** `123456789`
</ResponseField>

#### Tax ID Type

<ResponseField name={"tax_id_type"} type="string" required={false}>
  **Value:** `INDIVIDUAL_TAX_ID`
</ResponseField>

#### PAN (Permanent Account Number)

<ResponseField name={"tax_id"} type="string" required={false}>
  9-digit Permanent Account Number (PAN)

  **Validation:**

  * Exactly 9 characters.
  * Must match this regular expression: `^[0-9]{9}$`

  **Example:** `123456789`
</ResponseField>

### Notes

* A beneficiary tax ID is only required when the payout currency is NPR (Nepalese rupee).
* All payments sent via SWIFT will be instructed such that the full value of the payment should credit the beneficiary. However, Acclaim is not in control of intermediary bank adherence to SWIFT messages and cannot guarantee that the beneficiary bank will not charge their account holder for receipt of payment.