Kathmandu: In the first three months of the current fiscal year (2082/83), among the 28 customs points in the country, the most valuable goods were imported and exported through the Birgunj customs.
According to the data released by the Customs Department on Wednesday, foreign goods worth NPR 312.40 billion were imported through the Birgunj checkpoint alone during the review period. Similarly, the highest value of domestic goods, worth NPR 4.792 billion, was exported through this checkpoint.
After Birgunj, Bhairahawa and Biratnagar customs lead in imports. According to the department’s data, goods worth NPR 9.881 billion were imported through Bhairahawa customs, and NPR 7.833 billion through Biratnagar customs.
Likewise, imports worth NPR 5.162 billion came through Tribhuvan International Airport, and NPR 2.14 billion through the eastern checkpoint at Mechi. In the northern checkpoints, imports of NPR 791 million were recorded from Rasuwa and NPR 115 million from Tatopani.
Birgunj is also leading in exports, followed by Biratnagar Customs in second place. Goods worth NPR 4.792 billion were exported through Birgunj, and goods worth NPR 2.935 billion were exported through Biratnagar Customs. Similarly, through the air route, NPR 1.271 billion worth of goods were exported from Tribhuvan International Airport, NPR 1.151 billion from Bhairahwa Customs, and NPR 933 million from Mechi Customs.
Even though imports are happening through 28 checkpoints, the export of domestic goods is zero from 12 customs offices in the country.
According to statistics, during the three-month period, no goods were exported even worth a single rupee from Bhadrapur, Janakpur, Maheshpur, Pokhara, Rajbiraj, Sati, Siraha, Sunsari, Sutholi, Tatopani, Thadi, and Triveni customs offices.
At Tatopani, a major trading point with China, imports worth NPR 1.25 billion occurred, while exports were completely zero.
