Imports through Birgunj Border Surge 15.3% in First Half of Fiscal Year

Parsa. Goods and commodities valued at NPR 438.21 billion were imported through Birgunj during the first six months of the current fiscal year.

Compared to the same period last fiscal year, imports through this border point increased by 15.30 percent during the corresponding period of the current fiscal year. In contrast, goods and commodities worth NPR 380.06 billion were brought in during the first six months of the last fiscal year. Udaya Singh Bista, Information Officer at the Birgunj Customs Office, stated that there has been a significant increase in imports through this point during the first six months of the current fiscal year.

Petroleum products worth NPR 90.06 billion were imported during the first six months of the current fiscal year. Iron and iron-made goods valued at NPR 39.03 billion were imported. Machinery and parts worth NPR 30.01 billion were imported during the first six months of the current fiscal year, while crude soybean oil worth NPR 27.72 billion was imported.

During the same period, 'electric machinery,' equipment, and their parts valued at NPR 24.61 billion were imported. Similarly, textiles worth NPR 19.04 billion were imported.