Birgunj Customs collects Rs 23.46 billion in revenue in Bhadra

Birgunj, Sept 20: The Birgunj Customs Office collected Rs 23.46 billion in revenue during Bhadra, the first month of the current fiscal year 2083/84.

According to the customs office, it collected Rs 23.46 billion and 15 lakh between August 17 and September 16, equivalent to 99.75 percent of its monthly revenue target.

Customs Office spokesperson Purna Prasad Lamsal said the office had achieved 14.52 percent of its annual revenue target by mid-September.

Biscuits, pulses, textiles and garments, industrial raw materials and food grains were among the major imported commodities in terms of both import value and revenue contribution, according to the customs office.