Birgunj Customs Office records Rs 359bn in imports in 5 months

BIRGUNJ: Goods worth Rs 359 billion were imported via the Birgunj Customs Office in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2025/26.

Information officer of the Birgunj Customs Office, Udaya Singh Bista, said total imports in the review period were 17% higher compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year. In the first five months of the previous fiscal year, the customs office imported goods worth Rs 306 billion.

Bista said revenue collection from the office has also significantly increased following the rise in imports.

In the first five months of the current fiscal year, petroleum products worth Rs 72.28 billion and iron and iron goods worth Rs 31.65 billion were imported.

Likewise, machinery goods and their parts worth Rs 24.60 billion and soybean oil worth Rs 22.85 billion were imported from the Birgunj Customs Office during the review period.

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