Dashain and Dussehra holiday notice, 18–25 October 2026

A season for togetherness

Happy Dashain
& Dussehra.

Joy, good health, and beautiful new beginnings for you and your loved ones.

Devotional illustration of Goddess Durga seated on a lion
With warm wishes, iWishBag

Holiday service update

What’s paused.
What’s open.

18–25 October 2026Dashain & Dussehra service schedule
Service18–25 Oct
Assisted quotesPrice estimates that need a team member’s help.Paused
Human customer supportReplies and assistance from our support team.Paused
Deliveries to NepalDelivery to customers in Nepal is paused.Paused
Deliveries to IndiaDelivery to customers in India is paused.Paused
Automatic quotesGet an instant price estimate online.Open
PurchasesWe continue buying items from stores for your orders.Open
AI customer supportOur AI assistant remains available to answer questions.Open
WarehousesOur warehouses continue receiving and handling packages.Open
DispatchWe continue sending packages onward from our warehouses. Deliveries to customers in Nepal and India remain paused.Open
Deliveries to all other destinationsDeliveries outside Nepal and India continue as usual.Open

AI help stays available throughout the holiday. Human support is paused 18–25 October.

Nepal

How to ship Dashain and Tihar gifts from Nepal

iWishBag forwards festival items and religious goods from Nepal — Dashain mukhauta, Tihar items, Newari sel-roti, dhupauro, religious statues, prasad from Nepal to 47+ countries via its Ship for me mailbox service — pick your destination below for a step-by-step guide.

Last updated 2026-04-29

Where we deliver Dashain and Tihar gifts orders

Typical door-to-door transit, the destination's duty-free threshold (full de-minimis reference) and how you pay, for every country we serve on this route.

DestinationTransitDuty-free belowYou pay in
IndiaQuote-basedNone - all imports assessedINR (UPI)
Sri LankaQuote-basedNone - all imports assessedLKR (card)
the MaldivesQuote-basedSee quoteMVR (card)
BhutanQuote-basedSee quoteBTN (card)
BangladeshQuote-basedNone - all imports assessedBDT (card)
the UAEQuote-basedAED 300 (courier)AED (card)
Saudi ArabiaQuote-basedSAR 1,000 (personal courier)SAR (card)
QatarQuote-basedQAR 3,000 (personal via air courier)QAR (card)
KuwaitQuote-basedKWD 100KWD (card)
BahrainQuote-basedBHD 300 (personal)BHD (card)
OmanQuote-basedOMR 100 (personal)OMR (card)
JordanQuote-basedSee quoteJOD (card)
EgyptQuote-basedNone - all imports assessedEGP (card)
SingaporeQuote-basedSGD 400 (import relief)SGD (card)
MalaysiaQuote-basedMYR 500 (courier via air)MYR (card)
ThailandQuote-basedTHB 1,500THB (card)
the PhilippinesQuote-basedPHP 10,000PHP (card)
IndonesiaQuote-basedUSD 3IDR (card)
VietnamQuote-basedNone (exemption scrapped Feb 2025)VND (card)
the United StatesQuote-basedSuspended (was USD 800)USD (card)
CanadaQuote-basedCAD 150 (courier from US/MX); CAD 20 otherwiseCAD (card)
GermanyQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
FranceQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
the NetherlandsQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
ItalyQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
SpainQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
IrelandQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
SwitzerlandQuote-basedDuty assessed by weight, not valueCHF (card)
the United KingdomQuote-basedGBP 135GBP (card)
AustraliaQuote-basedAUD 1,000AUD (card)
New ZealandQuote-basedNZD 1,000NZD (card)
JapanQuote-basedJPY 10,000JPY (card)
ChinaQuote-basedTax under RMB 50 waived (personal postal)CNY (Alipay)
Hong KongQuote-basedNo customs duty (free port)HKD (card)
IsraelQuote-basedUSD 500ILS (card)
South KoreaQuote-basedUSD 150 (USD 200 for US-origin)KRW (card)
SwedenQuote-basedEUR 150SEK (card)
NorwayQuote-basedNone for most goodsNOK (card)
DenmarkQuote-basedEUR 150DKK (card)
PortugalQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
BelgiumQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
TaiwanQuote-basedTWD 2,000TWD (card)
AustriaQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
FinlandQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
MaltaQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
CyprusQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
LuxembourgQuote-basedEUR 150EUR (card)
How to ship Dashain and Tihar gifts from Nepal — global guide | iWishBag