In the fiscal year 2081/82, goods worth NPR 625.97 billion were imported into Nepal through the Birgunj border checkpoint, according to the Birgunj Customs Office.
Compared to the previous fiscal year 2080/81, this marks a 15.14% increase, equivalent to NPR 82.30 billion in import value.
The largest volume of imports consisted of petroleum products, with five different types totaling NPR 191.88 billion in value. The second most imported item was crude soybean oil, valued at NPR 57.68 billion.
Birgunj Customs Chief Deepak Lamichhane reported significant growth in both imports and exports. He stated, “There has been a notable improvement in both imports and exports last fiscal year, possibly due to improving economic conditions.”
In the same year, imports of machinery and parts amounted to NPR 36.63 billion, while iron and iron-based goods reached NPR 34.41 billion. Additionally, allopathic medicines worth NPR 28.53 billion were imported.
Exports through the Birgunj border also saw a substantial surge, totaling NPR 101.84 billion, a 227.09% increase from the NPR 31.14 billion recorded in the previous year—an increase of NPR 70.70 billion.
The top exported item was refined soybean oil, with 29.14 million liters exported, valued at NPR 61.45 billion. In contrast, only 464,138 liters worth NPR 90 million were exported the year before.
Similarly, refined sunflower oil exports totaled 41.5 million liters, worth NPR 9.26 billion, compared to just 527,291 liters worth NPR 100 million the previous year.
Fruit juice exports in FY 2081/82 were 80.13 million liters, valued at NPR 7.69 billion—slightly lower than the 88.01 million liters worth NPR 8.59 billion exported in the previous fiscal year.
Exports of iron and iron-based products to India reached 45.25 million kilograms, valued at NPR 5.37 billion, down from 72.64 million kilograms worth NPR 8.59 billion exported to other countries the previous year.
