October 8: The revenue collection from the Birgunj Customs Office, which contributes more than 43% to the national revenue, has been decreasing.

In the first month of the current fiscal year, the office collected revenue that was 24% less than the target, and in the second month of current FY, it was 35% less than the target.

For the month of Shrawan, the Department of Customs had set a revenue collection target of Rs 15.62 billion, but the customs office collected Rs 3.75 billion less than the target.

According to Information Officer of the office, Ramchandra Dhakal, the department had set a revenue collection target of Rs 19.38 billion for Bhadra, but it was able to collect only Rs 12.71 billion.

Dhakal said that the revenue collection is primarily from the import of 20 items, including petroleum products and vehicles, and the revenue from these sources has been declining.  

Dhakal said that revenue collection from the import of the top 20 items witnessed 53% decrease in the first month of current fiscal year compared to the same period last year.

Similarly, there was a 62% decline in the revenue collection from the import of the top 20 items in the second month in the current fiscal year compared to the last fiscal year.  

 Dhakal said that Birgunj Customs Office collects more than 40% of its revenue from the import of fuel and vehicles and revealed that the revenue collection from both of these sources has decreased.

Revenue collection from fuel import via the Birgun Customs Office has decreased by 11% and from the vehicle imports by 10% compared to the last fiscal year.