Bhadrapur (Jhapa), June 19: The
Mechi Customs Office, Kakadbhitta has collected revenue over Rs 12.93 billion
in the 11 months of the current fiscal year.
The Customs Office has collected
77.57 percent revenue against the target with one month left for the end of the
current fiscal year.
According to Public Information
Officer at the Mechi Customs Office, Kakarbhitta, Ganapati Kandel, imports have
decreased by 3.61 percent in the 11 months of the current fiscal year compared
to the same period of the previous fiscal year, while exports increased by
10.76 percent.
According to him, goods worth
amounting Rs 40.79 billion were imported through Kakadbhitta customs while
goods worth Rs 22.21 billion were exported.
He further shared the export of
chhurpi has increased by 65.29 percent, plywood by 56.33 percent, ginger by
35.45 percent, broom grass (amriso) by 31.34 percent and venous seat by 12.57
percent.
Cardamom exports declined by 2.61
per cent and tea by 13.42 per cent, he said. Similarly, imports of diesel,
aviation fuel, vegetables, jute, gypsum, clothing and LPG have decreased in the
same period of the current fiscal year as compared to the 11 months of the
previous fiscal year.
Petrol, diesel, jute and jute
products, cooking gas, all kinds of vegetables, gypsum, resins, clothes and
fruits (including juice), venous seats, etc. are imported from Kakarbhitta
border point.
Cardamom, iron sheets, plywood,
tea, chhurpi, amriso, ginger, sweets, other metal residues, venous sheets,
clinker and other materials were exported through this border point. (RSS)