Import of electric vehicles worth Rs 4.2 billion via Birgunj

Kathmandu. Electric vehicles worth Rs 4.02 billion have been imported from Birgunj in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year. Import of electric vehicles has increased by Rs 2.37 billion in the current fiscal year compared to the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.

Udaya Singh Bista, information officer at the Birgunj Customs Office, said that 15,271 different types of electric vehicles were imported via Birgunj customs checkpoint, which has led to a significant increase in revenue.

A total of 9,042 electric vehicles worth Rs 1.65 billion were imported through the border point in the first 10 months of the last fiscal year. It collected Rs 81.47 crore in revenue.

Information Officer Bista said that fuel, electric vehicles and spare parts worth Rs 31.31 billion were imported through this checkpoint.