Exports via Birgunj Customs surge by 15 percent in nine months

Parsa. Goods and commodities worth Rs 79.54 billion have been exported to foreign countries through the Birgunj border point in the first nine months of the current fiscal year. According to the Birgunj Customs Office, exports have increased by Rs 10.19 billion, or 15 percent, compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year.

In the first nine months of the previous fiscal year, goods and commodities worth Rs 69.35 billion were exported. Uday Singh Bista, Information Officer at the Birgunj Customs Office, stated that exports through this border point have increased by 15 percent in the current fiscal year.

During the first nine months of the current fiscal year, processed soybean oil worth Rs 43.61 billion was exported through this point, compared to Rs 36.62 billion in the same period last year. Fruit juice worth Rs 5.84 billion was exported in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, whereas exports in the same period last year stood at Rs 5.77 billion.

Similarly, processed palm oil worth Rs 5.24 billion was exported in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, compared to only Rs 590 million in the same period last year. Processed sunflower oil worth Rs 5.05 billion was exported in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, while exports in the same period last year were valued at Rs 6.61 billion.

In the first nine months of the current fiscal year, various types of textiles worth Rs 2.69 billion were exported. Additionally, the Birgunj Customs Office reported that synthetic yarn worth Rs 1.94 billion was exported during the same period.