Kathmandu. As the second biggest festival of Nepalis, Tihar, approaches, a large amount of money has come out of Nepal in the import of dry fruits (dry fruits) used in the spices that sisters give tika to their brothers. Till the end of September of the current fiscal year 2083÷84, Rs 3 billion 6 crore 74 lakh 89 thousand has been released for the import of various types of dry fruits.

According to the data of the Department of Customs, the government has collected Rs 1.38 billion revenue from the import of dry fruits during this period. Due to the increase in demand for Bhai spices during Tihar, cashews, peanuts, walnuts, pistachios, coconut, dates, figs and other dry fruits are traded in the market.

On the day of Bhai Tika, the brother spices given by sisters to brothers as an omen include different types of nuts and dry fruits. In recent times, along with the traditional ingredients, the trend of keeping expensive dry fruits like cashews, peanuts, pistachios, walnuts, dates and figs in the packets of spices has increased.

Where does the coconut come from?

Nepal has spent Rs 58,75,59,000 to buy coconuts. The government has collected Rs 11,50,54,000 from this.

According to the Department of Customs, coconuts are imported in various forms from India, Vietnam and Qatar. Of the fresh or dried coconuts, 7,35,593 kg of dried coconut has been imported from India. Nepal has paid Rs 19,73,18,000 to India for coconuts.

Similarly, 1,01,009 kg of coconuts have been imported from Vietnam. For this, Rs 1,85,83,000 has been imported from Nepal. 4 kg has been imported from Qatar.

Nepal has imported 5,75,239 kg of coconut from India. For this, Rs 2,14,89,000 has come out.

Similarly, 1,05,69,601 kg of other fresh or dried coconut has been imported from India. For this, Rs 35,01,68,000 has been imported from Nepal, according to the customs department.

How much is the import of cashew nuts?

Nepal imported 4,69,516 kg of cashew nuts from different countries in the first three months of the current fiscal year. Nepal imported cashew nuts worth Rs 46.57 crore. The government collected revenue worth Rs 13,95,52,000 from this.

According to the Department of Customs, cashew nuts with bark were imported from India, Kuwait, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. According to the department, 65 kg of cashew nuts were imported from India, 14 kg from Kuwait, 1 kg from Malaysia, 6 kg from Qatar, 11 kg from Saudi Arabia, 1 kg from Singapore and 2 kg from the United Kingdom.

The peeled cashew nuts are imported from Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Most of these cashews are imported from India and Vietnam.

247,498 kg from India, 221,448 kg from Vietnam, 1 kg from Brunei Darussalam, 4 kg from China, 2 kg from Hong Kong, 3 kg from Indonesia, 1 kg from Israel, 88 kg from Kuwait, 272 kg from Qatar, 44 kg from Saudi Arabia and 55 kg from UAE.

Peanuts worth about 48 crores are being eaten during Tihar

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In the first three months of the current fiscal year, Nepal has imported peanuts worth Rs 47.93 crore from different countries. The government has collected revenue of Rs 11.65 crore by importing peanuts.

According to the Department of Customs, the country imports peanuts from China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

Imports of peanuts from China (20 kg), Hong Kong (52 kg), India (2,590 kg), Israel (0 kg), Korea Republic (16 kg), Kuwait (88 kg), Malaysia (1 kg), Qatar (179 kg), Saudi Arabia (44 kg), United Arab Emirates (1 kg) and the United Kingdom (7 kg) have been imported.

The peeled peanuts are imported from China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Namibia. Most of the peanuts are imported from the United States.

Imports include 105 kg of groundnut from China, 2 kg from Hong Kong, 2,056 kg from India, 0 kg from Israel, 105 kg from Qatar, 70 kg from UAE, 38 kg from UK, 503,698 kg from USA and 6 kg from Namibia.

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Nepal has imported walnuts worth Rs 653.99 crore. The government has collected revenue of Rs 15.89 crore from this. Nepal’s walnuts have been imported from China, India, Japan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

971,706 kg of walnuts were imported from China, 41 kg from India, 1 kg from Japan, 132 kg from Kuwait, 248 kg from Qatar, 66 kg from Saudi Arabia, 6 kg from the United Arab Emirates and 479,000 kg from the United States. The peeled walnuts were imported from China, India and Qatar. 74,000 kg of walnuts were imported from China, 40 kg from India and 11 kg from Qatar.

Similarly, pistachios with peel have been imported from India, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. 1 kg of pistachios have been imported from India, 6 kg from Qatar, 13 kg from the United Arab Emirates and 1 kg from the United Kingdom.

The peeled pistachios have been imported from Hong Kong, India, Qatar and the United Kingdom. 4 kg of pistachios have been imported from Hong Kong, 1,915 kg from India, 15 kg from Qatar and 1 kg from the United Kingdom.

More than 845 million betel nuts were imported {{TAG_OPEN_strong_72 TAG_CLOSE_strong_72}}

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Nepal has spent more than Rs 84.5 crore on the import of betel nut. An amount of Rs 84.77 crore has come out of Nepal for the import of betel nut. The government has collected a revenue of Rs 84,69,41,000 from this. Nepal has imported 32,40,500 kg of betel nut in three months.

Nepal has imported betel nut from Indonesia and Thailand. According to the Department of Customs, 25,38,500 kg of betel nut has been imported from Indonesia and 702,000 kg from Thailand.

Other types of nuts have been imported from Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

Other types of nuts imported from Bahrain (108 kg), China (1 kg), Hong Kong (74 kg), India (728 kg), Israel (2 kg), Republic of Korea (22 kg), Kuwait (1105 kg), Malaysia (8 kg), Oman (57 kg), Qatar (243 kg), Saudi Arabia (76 kg), United Arab Emirates (69 kg) and the United Kingdom (1 kg).

Similarly, fresh dates have been imported from India, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. 379 kg of fresh dates have been imported from India, 87 kg from Kuwait, 164 kg from Qatar and 48 kg from Saudi Arabia.

Dates are imported from Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

Imports include dates 12 kg from Bahrain, 2 kg from China, 4 kg from Hong Kong, 799 kg from India, 15 kg from Israel, 4 kg from Japan, 1 kg from Republic of Korea, 76 kg from Kuwait, 3 kg from Malaysia, 16 kg from Oman, 311 kg from Qatar, 4 kg from Saudi Arabia, 164 kg from UAE and 1 kg from UK.

Similarly, fresh figs have been imported from India, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. 200 kg of fresh figs have been imported from India, 3 kg from Kuwait, 9 kg from Oman, 8 kg from Qatar and 4 kg from Saudi Arabia.

Other types of figs have been imported from India and Qatar. 45,090 kg of figs have been imported from India and 2 kg from Qatar.

In Nepal, 22 kg of Brazil nuts have been imported from India. Similarly, 1 kg of hazelnuts with bark have been imported from the United Kingdom.

Similarly, 88 kg of macadamia nuts have been imported from Kuwait, 164 kg from Qatar and 44 kg from Saudi Arabia. Pine nuts (pine seeds) have also been imported from Nepal. 1 kg of pine nuts have been imported from Qatar.