April 15, Mustang – The Mustang Customs Office located at Lomanthang-1 Nhechung, at the Nepal-China Northern Korala border, has collected revenue amounting to NPR 5.7361 billion. This revenue collection was achieved within seven months since the office became fully operational from September 16 of the current fiscal year.
According to Ramesh Khadka, Chief of the Mustang Customs Office at Northern Korala, imports from China through the Korala border have amounted to goods worth NPR 12.2276 billion in seven months. Likewise, exports from Nepal to China totaled NPR 205.5 million during this period.
Although the Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani customs offices were closed in mid-July and August due to floods and landslides, resulting in a temporary surge in import/export activities through the Korala border, customs chief Khadka noted a recent decline in import and export volumes.
In the past seven months, the Mustang Customs Office at Korala cleared customs for a total of 2,347 electric vehicles imported from China. Additionally, customs inspections cleared 1,818 containers carrying goods from China entering Nepal. On the export side, the office processed 137 containers loaded with domestic products and handicrafts for export, according to Chief Khadka.
Since the full reopening of the Korala border, the Mustang office has witnessed significant growth in trade activities. Nepalese trading companies at Korala have been importing electric vehicles, textiles, cosmetic products, and electronic devices from China.
