Birgunj Customs Sees 36% Surge in Vehicle and Parts Imports in Nine Months

Key Points

• Vehicles and parts worth NPR 26.13 billion have been imported through Birgunj transit point in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, marking a 36.19% increase from the previous fiscal year.
• Revenue of NPR 18.22 billion was collected from vehicle parts imports in the current fiscal year period compared to NPR 14.84 billion from vehicle imports in the previous fiscal year.
• Imports of motorcycles and tractors have risen significantly, with 45,620 motorcycles worth NPR 6.42 billion and 21,639 tractors worth NPR 2.04 billion imported in the current period.
• Electric vehicle imports more than doubled, rising by 102% in value to NPR 2.98 billion compared to the previous fiscal year.