PARSA, Oct 27: Imports and exports through the Birgunj border have decreased in the first three months of the current fiscal year (mid-July through mid-October).
The goods worth Rs 143.91 billion were imported - a decrease of 6.43 percent as compared to the imports amounting to Rs. 153.80 billion during the same period last year, according to the customs office.
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Chief Customs Administrator Deepak Lamichhane said the monsoon had caused the decrease.
Likewise, products worth Rs 7.763 billion were exported via Birgunj, down from Rs 8.467 billion.
