Bananas worth 1.57 billion imported

KATHMANDU, July 4: Bananas worth Rs 1.57 billion have been imported to Nepal within the 11 months of the current fiscal year. 

According to the statistics by the Customs Department, 62 million 163 thousand kilograms of bananas were imported during the period from July to June. A revenue of Rs 191 million 200 thousand has been paid to the state by the importers.

Most of the bananas are imported to Nepal from India. The statistics show that they are imported from Indonesia as well. Bananas worth Rs 1 billion 570 million have been imported from India. Similarly, bananas worth Rs 40,000 have been imported from Indonesia.