BIRGUNJ: Exports through the Birgunj border crossing totaled Rs 66.48 billion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, an increase of Rs 9.94 billion compared to the same period last year, when exports amounted to Rs 56.54 billion.
According to Uday Singh Bista, Information Officer at the Birgunj Customs Office, the rise reflects a steady improvement in trade. Refined soybean oil led exports at Rs 35.58 billion, followed by fruit pulp at Rs 4.97 billion, refined sunflower oil at Rs 4.58 billion, refined palm oil at Rs 3.77 billion, textiles at Rs 2.33 billion, and synthetic tar at Rs 1.58 billion.
Imports through Birgunj during the same period totaled Rs 595.46 billion, up 11 percent from Rs 58.91 billion in the same seven months of the previous fiscal year.
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