Both imports and exports through the Birgunj customs recorded a decline in the three months of the current fiscal year.    
According to the Birgunj Customs Office, the country imported goods worth Rs 143 billion in the review period, which is less by 6.43 percent compared to the corresponding period of last year. During the same period last year, Nepal had imported goods worth Rs 153 billion from this customs point which accounts for most of Nepal’s foreign trade.    
Chief Customs Administrator Deepak Lamichhane said there has been a slight decline in imports due to the heavy rainfall that lashed the country during this period. However, overall revenue collection has increased in three months.    
Likewise, the country exported goods worth Rs 7.7 billion from Birgunj customs in the first three months of the current FY. During the same period last year, Nepal had exported goods worth Rs 8 billion. -- RSS