Birgunj: Goods worth Rs 434 billion 260 million have entered Nepal through the Birgunj border from the neighboring country, India, in the last 11 months of the current fiscal year 2024/25. It is reported that 76.80 percent of the total imports through this customs checkpoint are goods imported from India.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Deepak Lamichhane, the Chief Customs Administrator of the Birgunj Customs Office, stated that the majority of import and export through this border is with India. Argentina ranks second after India concerning imports through this checkpoint, with goods worth Rs 46.74 billion imported, making up 8.27 percent of the total imports. Additionally, imports from China amounted to Rs 28.86 billion, accounting for 1.22 percent.
In the 11 months of the current fiscal year, goods and products worth Rs 565 billion 420 million have been imported from 50 countries at the Birgunj border. Concurrently, goods and items worth Rs 91 billion 510 million have been exported to foreign countries through the Birgunj border during the same period. Of this, Rs 86 billion 970 million worth of goods have been exported to India, representing 95.05 percent of the total export trade volume through Birgunj customs.
America holds the second position in terms of export volume through this customs, with goods worth Rs 2.18 billion exported, making up 2.38 percent of total exports. Furthermore, goods valued at Rs 680 million have been exported to Afghanistan through this border customs checkpoint during the same period.