About Nepalनेपाल
Every garment carries a little of where it was made. Here is ours: a small country of big mountains, old trade routes and people who keep their word.
The flag राष्ट्रिय झण्डा
Two stacked pennants, taller than they are wide — and its exact construction is written, step by geometric step, into Nepal’s Constitution. Constitute Project (source: Constitution of Nepal (2015) — Article 8 and Schedule 1: the national flag, opens in a new tab) CNN Travel (source: The mysterious, mathematical origins of the world’s only non-rectangular national flag, opens in a new tab)
What it says about how we work: calm when plans change, determined to deliver — the moon and the sun, on every order. Adopted 16 December 1962. Wikipedia (source: Flag of Nepal (adoption 16 December 1962; symbolism), opens in a new tab)
A short history इतिहास
Each chapter of Nepal’s story — and what it means for you as a buyer today.
c. 6th–5th century BCE
Siddhartha Gautama was born in Lumbini, in Nepal’s southern plains — today a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a few hours’ drive west of our factory. UNESCO World Heritage Centre (source: Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, opens in a new tab)
What it means for you
Nepal has welcomed travellers from every corner of the world for more than two thousand years. Welcoming buyers comes naturally.
From c. 5th century CE
Under the Licchavi and later the Malla kings, the Kathmandu Valley grew rich on trade between India and Tibet, and its Newar artisans became famous for metalwork, woodcarving and weaving. UNESCO World Heritage Centre (source: Kathmandu Valley, opens in a new tab) +1
What it means for you
Making goods for distant markets — and moving them across mountains — is an old Nepali skill, not a new one.
1768
Prithvi Narayan Shah, king of the hill state of Gorkha, brought the valley and its neighbours together into one kingdom. Encyclopaedia Britannica (source: Prithvi Narayan Shah — unifier of Nepal (1768), opens in a new tab)
What it means for you
Our team, like Nepal, brings together many communities — and works as one.
1814–1816
Nepal fought the British East India Company to a treaty and was never ruled by a foreign power. The courage of its soldiers gave the world the Gurkhas, a byword for loyalty and honour. Encyclopaedia Britannica (source: Nepal — History, opens in a new tab) +1
What it means for you
Loyalty and keeping your word are national values here. We try to earn that same reputation with every order.
1953
Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Sagarmatha on 29 May 1953. UNESCO World Heritage Centre (source: Sagarmatha National Park, opens in a new tab)
What it means for you
Impossible things are done step by step, with preparation — exactly how we plan a production run.
1970s–2004
Under the global quota system, Nepal’s garment industry boomed: around 2000 it exported roughly Rs 12 billion of garments a year — about a fifth of all its exports, mostly to the United States. The Kathmandu Post (source: Export of Nepali readymade garment hits 13-year high (2019) — the pre-2005 quota era, opens in a new tab)
What it means for you
Export-standard garment making is part of Nepal’s recent history. The skills never left.
2005
When the quota system ended, much of the volume moved to larger countries. The factories that stayed learned to compete on quality, flexibility and service rather than guaranteed quota. The Kathmandu Post (source: Export of Nepali readymade garment hits 13-year high (2019) — the pre-2005 quota era, opens in a new tab)
What it means for you
That is where we come from: low minimums, careful quality and a team you can talk to — not a mega-factory queue.
2008 · 2015
Nepal became a federal democratic republic in 2008 and adopted its current constitution in 2015 — the same year the Gorkha earthquake struck, and the country rebuilt. Constitute Project (source: Constitution of Nepal (2015) — Article 8 and Schedule 1: the national flag, opens in a new tab) +1
What it means for you
Resilience is practical here: we plan for disruption, keep buyers informed, and deliver.
1991 · 2023 · 2026
The Rijal family’s Trishakti Stores began trading in 1991; Trishakti Apparel opened its export factory in Gaindakot in 2023 and registered in the EU’s REX system in 2026.
What it means for you
A young factory with three decades of trade behind it — and 0% duty into the EU, UK, Canada and Japan in front of it.
Culture on our floor संस्कृति
We celebrate Teej together and hold a puja on the factory grounds. अतिथि देवो भव — the guest is god — is how we treat every visitor.
Buyer tip: Dashain and Tihar, Nepal’s biggest festivals, usually fall in October–November, when much of the country takes holiday. We plan production calendars around them — so should your delivery dates.
The land
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Gaida Chowk · ≈200 m
Our cut-and-sew floor: 150+ machines and a team that is 80% women. Near Nepal’s East–West Highway, minutes from Devghat, where the Kali Gandaki and the Trishuli become the Narayani.
Capital · Tribhuvan International Airport
Our air-freight gateway (FCA Kathmandu), about five hours by road. Samples and urgent orders fly from here and usually land within a week.
Start of the sea route
Nepal’s main dry port, rail-linked to Kolkata/Haldia and Visakhapatnam. Our sea cargo crosses India here — heading, like every river on this map, for the Bay of Bengal.
Lake city below the Annapurnas
Nepal’s lakeside city beneath Machhapuchhre and the Annapurna range — about half a day’s drive from our factory. The Seti Gandaki runs through it.
Birthplace of the Buddha
A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the plains west of us, near the Bhairahawa–Sunauli crossing into India.
8,849 m · world’s highest
The highest point on Earth, on Nepal’s border with China. Its Nepali name means “forehead of the sky”; the Sherpa people call it Chomolungma.
8,586 m · world’s 3rd highest
The world’s third-highest mountain, in Nepal’s far east. Its five summits are said to hold five treasures — gold, silver, gems, grain and holy books.
8,516 m · world’s 4th highest
The world’s fourth-highest mountain, standing shoulder to shoulder with Everest — the two share much of the same climbing route.
8,485 m · world’s 5th highest
The world’s fifth-highest mountain, a striking four-sided pyramid rising above the Arun valley — a river that flows on to join the Koshi.
8,188 m · world’s 6th highest
The world’s sixth-highest mountain, west of Everest, beside the ancient Nangpa La trade route between Nepal and Tibet.
8,167 m · world’s 7th highest
The world’s seventh-highest mountain. The Kali Gandaki runs between it and Annapurna through one of the deepest gorges on Earth — then on past our factory to Devghat.
8,163 m · world’s 8th highest
The world’s eighth-highest mountain, in Gorkha district — the homeland of the Gorkha kings who unified Nepal.
8,091 m · world’s 10th highest
The first 8,000-metre mountain ever climbed. Its massif towers over Pokhara, and its snow feeds the Kali Gandaki and Seti rivers.
7,422 m
A cluster of peaks named for Ganesh, remover of obstacles — clearly visible from Kathmandu on a clear morning.
7,234 m
The high point of the Langtang valley, the closest great Himalayan range to Kathmandu. Its meltwater feeds the Trishuli — which meets the Kali Gandaki at Devghat, beside our factory.
7,134 m
A mountain sacred to Hindus as the divine couple Parvati and Shiva, and to Sherpas as Tseringma, one of five sisters of long life.
7,132 m
The highest peak of Nepal’s far west, rising above the upper Mahakali valley — remote, rarely visited and beautiful.
7,031 m
A lone giant of the far west, standing between the Seti and Karnali river systems.
6,993 m
Named for its twin-pointed summit shaped like a fish’s tail. Held sacred to Shiva, it is closed to climbers — its summit has never officially been stood upon.
6,812 m
Often called the most beautiful mountain in the world — its long ridges are the mother’s arms, and its hanging glacier the dablam, a pendant worn by Sherpa women.
Tap a pin or any mountain. Outline: Survey Department of Nepal. Rivers © OpenStreetMap contributors. Peaks: all eight of Nepal’s 8,000-metre mountains.
Questions
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Namaste — let’s talk
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