Imports Through Birgunj Border Surge by 12% in First Seven Months of Fiscal Year

Parsa. Goods and commodities worth NPR 519.01 billion were imported through the Birgunj border crossing during the first seven months of the current fiscal year. This represents an increase of NPR 57.31 billion, or 12 percent, in imports compared to the same period last fiscal year.

Udaya Singh Bista, Information Officer at the Birgunj Customs Office, stated that there has been a significant rise in imports during the current fiscal year. "The share of imports for petroleum products and iron and iron-made goods appears higher in the current fiscal year," he said. In the first seven months of the last fiscal year, goods worth NPR 460.23 billion were imported.

Petroleum products worth NPR 106.43 billion were imported in the first seven months of the current fiscal year. Similarly, iron and iron-made goods worth NPR 46.16 billion were imported. Machinery and parts worth NPR 35.87 billion were imported during the same period.

Crude soybean oil worth NPR 35.67 billion was imported, according to the customs office. Electric machinery, equipment, and their parts worth NPR 27.98 billion were imported.