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Offshore software development from Nepal for teams in the Netherlands

A shared morning with Kathmandu, in the country ranked first on the EF English Proficiency Index.

Time difference between Nepal and the Netherlands

Kathmandu local time at the start and end of a working day in the Netherlands, your local time when a 10:00–18:00 Kathmandu day starts and ends, and the number of working hours the two share.
Your zone9:00 am for you5:00 pm for youKathmandu opens, your timeKathmandu closes, your timeShared hours
Amsterdam / RotterdamCET1:45 pm9:45 pm5:15 am1:15 pm4 hours 15 minutes
Amsterdam / RotterdamCEST12:45 pm8:45 pm6:15 am2:15 pm5 hours 15 minutes

Kathmandu times shown for a 10:00–18:00 working day in Nepal against 09:00–17:00 in the Netherlands. Amsterdam / Rotterdam is 4 hours 45 minutes behind Kathmandu on CET. That leaves 4 hours 15 minutes of the working day in common. Convert other hours in the Nepal time converter and overlap calculator.

Working with a team in Nepal from the Netherlands

The overlap runs from the start of the Dutch working day into the early afternoon, when Kathmandu finishes. Standups and reviews fit in the morning; the afternoon is for work that does not need a same-day answer. From the last Sunday in March, summer time pulls the two days an hour closer.

Language is usually where offshore work loses time, and here that cost is small. With English proficiency as high as it is in the Netherlands, specifications, tickets and review comments can usually be written once, in English, without a translation step on either side.

The paperwork starts with whose terms apply. The Dutch IT industry has its own standard supplier terms and central government has its own purchasing terms, so naming the governing set in the first quote or order — and adding a data processing agreement for any personal data — settles most of it before work begins.

An invoice from a supplier outside the EU normally carries no Dutch VAT. For most services the tax is reverse-charged: the Dutch business reports it in its own VAT return and, where it can deduct VAT, reclaims it in the same return.

Worth knowing in the Netherlands

  • AVG · UAVG

    One national regulator

    The GDPR, the AVG in Dutch, applies alongside the Dutch implementation act, with the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens as the single supervisory authority. Nepal has no EU adequacy decision, so transfers there need a safeguard such as standard contractual clauses.

    Sources: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, European Commission

  • NLdigital

    Standard IT terms

    The NLdigital Voorwaarden, successor to the Nederland ICT Voorwaarden, are the Dutch IT industry's standard terms, used by more than 3,000 IT companies. Central government buys IT under its own general terms, ARBIT. Both are published in English.

    Sources: NLdigital, PIANOo (ARBIT)

  • #1 of 123

    English proficiency

    The Netherlands ranked first of 123 countries and regions in the 2025 EF English Proficiency Index, in its top band, "very high".

    Source: EF English Proficiency Index

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Offshore development questions from the Netherlands

When does the time gap between the Netherlands and Nepal change?

Twice a year. On the last Sunday in March the Netherlands moves to summer time and Amsterdam's gap to Kathmandu narrows from 4 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours 45 minutes; on the last Sunday in October it widens again. Nepal keeps the same clock all year.

How much of the Dutch working day overlaps with Kathmandu?

4 hours 15 minutes in winter and 5 hours 15 minutes in summer, against a 10:00–18:00 day in Kathmandu. In winter the Kathmandu day starts at 5:15 am Amsterdam time and ends at 1:15 pm, so the shared hours run from your start until early afternoon.

Which terms do Dutch IT contracts usually use?

Many IT suppliers use the NLdigital Voorwaarden, the industry's standard terms, while central government buys IT under ARBIT. Both are published in English, so naming the governing set in the first quote or order is straightforward even with a supplier abroad.

Who supervises GDPR transfers from the Netherlands?

The Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the single Dutch supervisory authority. Nepal has no EU adequacy decision, so personal data sent there needs a safeguard such as standard contractual clauses, and a data processing agreement sets out what the team may do with it.

Is Dutch VAT charged on an invoice from Nepal?

The supplier's invoice normally shows no Dutch VAT. Under the reverse charge the Dutch business declares the VAT itself on its return, and a business entitled to deduct VAT reclaims the same amount there.

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