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Vehicles worth Rs 8b imported during two months

Vehicles worth Rs 8b imported during two months

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

In this Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 photo, a worker checks on the newly imported Renault vehicles parked at a seaport in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province. Chinau2019s auto sales declined in August for a third month but some brands reported gains following a market downturn that shook the global industry. Photo: AP

BIRGUNJ: Traders have imported vehicles worth amounting to Rs 8 billion to Nepal from mid-July to mid-September this year in view of festive season from India. Information Officer at Birgunj Customs Checkpoint Santosh Yadav shared that 30 per cent of the total revenue from the checkpoint was contributed from the import of Indian vehicles. Among the vehicles imported during the period include 30 buses, 63 mini bus, a micro bus, jeep, car each, 2,285 van, 298 double cap pick-up and 287 single cap pick-up.