Mustang customs trade exceeds Rs. 19 billion in three months

By Hari Krishna Sharma, Mustang, (Muktinath) Oct. 16: The Mustang Customs Office at Nechung in Lomanthang Rural Municipality-4 of Upper Mustang has recorded imports worth more than Rs. 19.40 billion in less than three months of the current fiscal year 2025/26.

With the customs office at Timure in Rasuwa and the Tatopani border point remaining out of operation following floods in the Bhotekoshi River, containers carrying electric vehicles (EVs) and other goods have increasingly entered Nepal through the Korala border point, triggering an unprecedented surge in import trade.

As of October 13, goods worth Rs. 19.4069 billion had been imported through the border point, according to the Mustang Customs Office.

Abindra Singh, information officer at the office, said that Rs. 8.3283 billion in revenue had been collected through the Liji–Nechung (Korala) border point via Tibet's Zhongwasein district between mid-July and mid-October.

“Daily revenue collection reaches as high as Rs. 400 million, although EV imports have declined slightly due