Tea export increases from Kakarbhitta

लगानी न्यूज

२४ कार्तिक २०८३, मंगलवार ०९:४२November 10, 2026

Jhapa. There has been a significant increase in the export of Nepali tea to India via Kakarvitta of the eastern border. The quantity of tea exports has almost doubled in the same period of the current fiscal year as compared to the same period of the last fiscal year.

According to the Mechi Customs Office, 1715,932 kg of tea worth Rs 495.45 million was exported in the current fiscal year 2083/84.TAG_OPEN_div_12

In the last fiscal year 2082/83, 902,445 kg of tea worth Rs 24,74,09,000 was exported. In this way, the quantity of tea exports has increased by more than 90 percent and the income from exports has almost doubled. Along with tea, the export of cardamom and plywood from Kakarbhitta border point is also significant. According to the Mechi Customs Office, cardamom worth Rs 98.88 crore and plywood worth Rs 44.23 crore were exported in September last year.TAG_OPEN_div_10

Tea produced in the eastern hilly districts of Ilam, Panchthar, Taplejung and Jhapa is exported to the Indian market through Kakarvitta border point.TAG_OPEN_div_8