Birgunj Customs Office Resumes Operations After MRP Implementation
Summary
The Birgunj Customs Office has resumed operations after a week-long halt caused by the mandatory implementation of Maximum Retail Price (MRP) declarations on imported goods, following an agreement with importers to declare MRP themselves and fix it after warehouse delivery.
Key Points
- The customs clearance process at Birgunj Customs Office resumed after about a week of stoppage due to MRP implementation issues.
- Importers agreed to declare the MRP of goods themselves and to fix the MRP after delivering goods to warehouses.
- The stoppage from April 15 to April 22 caused increased vehicle congestion towards Raxaul, India.
- Birgunj Customs collected approximately Rs 75 crore in customs revenue on the day operations resumed, with typical daily collections between Rs 50-60 crore.
