Where can I buy the best silver in Kathmandu?

DPPL trades from the 5th floor of Sasa Complex on New Road, Kathmandu — Nepal's precious-metal market. We deal only in 999 fine silver: bars of 100 g, 500 g and 1 kg, and loose silver grain sold by weight. Every piece is weighed on calibrated scales in front of you and leaves with a full invoice, and we buy back documented metal at the published purchase rate.

What is today's silver price in Nepal?

The current silver rate for Kathmandu — sale and purchase, per tola and per 10 grams — is published on dppl.com.np and updated each morning from the official Kathmandu bullion market reference. One tola is 11.6638 grams.

Is DPPL a silver importer or a retail dealer?

Both. DPPL supplies investment-grade 999 fine silver bars and industrial silver grain to households, jewellers and businesses in Kathmandu, in quantities from 100 grams upward. Call 01-5915052 for larger commercial orders.

What does 999 fine silver mean?

999 fine means 99.9% pure silver, the standard for investment bullion and higher than sterling silver at 92.5%. Every DPPL bar is stamped with its fineness, weight and the DPPL diamond mark.

How much do making charges add to a silver bar?

The published rate is the price of the metal by weight. Bars also carry a making charge for refining, casting, stamping and packaging, added at the counter and itemised on the invoice. Making charges are lower per gram on larger bars.

Does DPPL buy silver back?

Yes. DPPL buys back bullion it has sold at the purchase rate published on the day of the buy-back. Bring the metal and the original invoice; the bar is weighed and checked, and payment is made at the counter.

What are DPPL's opening hours and location?

DPPL is open Sunday to Friday, 10:30 to 18:00 NPT, closed Saturdays and public holidays, at 5th Floor, Sasa Complex, New Road, Kathmandu 44600. Call 01-5915052 or WhatsApp +977 980-561-7932.

Storing silver, handling tarnish, and knowing when to sell

Owning silver22 July 20266 min readDiamond Palace Pvt. Ltd.

Silver bought and then forgotten in a drawer will still be silver in twenty years — the metal does not decay. But it can arrive at the moment of sale looking worse than it should, or with paperwork that costs you money. A little care at the start avoids both.

Why silver tarnishes — and why it barely matters

The black or brownish film that develops on silver is silver sulfide. It forms when the surface reacts with sulfur compounds in the air, which come from cooking, rubber bands, certain woods, wool, and ordinary pollution. Humidity accelerates it. This is tarnish, not corrosion: it is a surface film, and it does not consume the metal underneath.

For bullion, this is a cosmetic matter, not a value matter. A tarnished 100 gram bar still contains 100 grams of 999 fine silver, and any competent dealer will buy it at the same purchase rate as a bright one. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise, and do not panic-polish before selling.

In fact, aggressive cleaning is the bigger risk. Abrasive polishes remove a microscopic layer of metal every time, and repeated polishing can soften or blur the stampings — which does affect resale, because the stampings are the bar's identity. If you must clean, use a soft cloth and nothing abrasive, and leave the stamped faces alone.

Storing it properly

The goal is dry, stable and out of sight.

Keep bars in their original sealed packaging where possible — the seal is part of the provenance, and an unopened assay card is worth keeping intact.
Store in a dry place. Humidity is what turns slow tarnishing into fast tarnishing. A silica gel sachet in the container is cheap and effective.
Avoid rubber bands, newspaper, wool and untreated wood, which all release sulfur compounds. Use anti-tarnish pouches or inert plastic.
Do not handle the faces with bare fingers. Skin oils leave marks that develop over time. Hold bars by the edges.
Keep it discreet and secure — a home safe bolted down, or a bank locker for larger holdings.

For loose grain, an airtight container is enough. Grain has a large surface area relative to its weight, so it tarnishes faster than a bar, but again this is cosmetic and does not affect what it weighs or what it is worth.

Keep the paperwork with the metal

Store invoices in a separate place from the silver itself — a folder at home if the metal is in a locker, or a scanned copy in your email if the paper is with the metal. Losing the documentation does not make your bar worthless, but it turns a simple buy-back into a testing exercise, and testing takes time and can cost you a discount.

If you are accumulating over years, keep a simple running list: date, weight, fineness, rate paid, making charge, dealer. It takes a minute per purchase and tells you at a glance what your average cost is — which is the only number that matters when deciding whether to sell.

How a buy-back works

When you sell documented bullion back, the dealer weighs it, checks the stampings against the invoice, and pays the day's published purchase rate on the metal weight. The making charge you originally paid is not recoverable — you paid for fabrication, and you are now selling metal.

Undocumented metal, or metal from an unknown source, has to be verified before purchase. Expect that to take longer, and expect the price to reflect the dealer's uncertainty. This is the practical reason to buy from a counter with a fixed address that states its buy-back terms in advance.

Knowing when to sell

There is no formula, and anyone offering one should be treated with suspicion. But two principles hold up. First, sell against a need or a plan rather than a headline — silver moves sharply in both directions, and decisions made during a price spike are usually made for the wrong reasons. Second, know your average cost before you decide anything; without it you are guessing at whether a given price is good.

And a practical note: if you are selling a large holding, tell the dealer in advance. A counter keeps working cash on hand for ordinary transactions, and a sizeable buy-back may need to be arranged for a particular day.

DPPL buys back bullion we have sold, at the purchase rate published on this site on the day of the buy-back. Call the counter on 01-5915052 to arrange a larger transaction.

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