Imports via Birgunj Customs Surge by 13 Percent in Nine Months

Parsa. Goods and commodities worth 694.05 billion rupees have been imported through the Birgunj border point in the first nine months of the current fiscal year.

According to the Birgunj Customs Office, this represents an increase of 80.44 billion rupees, or 13 percent, compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year.

In the first nine months of the previous fiscal year, imports totaled 613.61 billion rupees. Udaya Singh Bista, Information Officer at the Birgunj Customs Office, stated that imports through this border point have increased during the current fiscal year.

During these nine months, five types of petroleum products worth 148.16 billion rupees were imported, compared to 140.10 billion rupees during the same period last year.

Imports of iron and steel products reached 62.26 billion rupees in the current nine-month period, up from 55.09 billion rupees in the same period last year.

Crude soybean oil imports amounted to 50.40 billion rupees, compared to 38.15 billion rupees in the previous year's corresponding period.

Machinery and spare parts worth 49.13 billion rupees were imported, an increase from 40.57 billion rupees in the first nine months of the previous fiscal year.

Imports of electrical machinery, equipment, and their parts totaled 34.19 billion rupees, compared to 30.14 billion rupees during the same period last year. The office has collected 177.66 billion rupees in revenue during the first nine months of the current fiscal year.