Export via Chobhar dry port begins

KATHMANDU: Export through the dry port at Chobhar in Kathmandu has begun by transporting a truck laden with homemade woollen items to Denmark for the first time on Tuesday, Chobhar Dryport Customs Office shared. With this, a door for the exports through the dry port has opened up, said chief customs administrator Dhan Bahadur Baduwal. The consignments were worth Euro 43,467 (over Rs 5,571,000), he said. The dry port was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on April 5. The port has received imports worth over Rs 73 million so far since it came into operation. The goods and merchandise imported through the Birgunj customs office, Mechi customs office, Biratnagar customs office, Bhairahawa customs office and dry port customs office, Parsa can be directly available at the dry port at Chobhar. The dry port has been constructed recently at the cost of over Rs 100 billion. The project spans 261 ropanis of land. By RSS READ ALSO:

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