Overview
Birgunj Customs is located in Birgunj Municipality, ward no 19, Inarwa. After the promulgation of the Customs Act in 2019 BS, the customs have been functioning as a modern custom having two functional branches, main office at Birgunj as Birgunj Office and another office in Birgunj ICP Customs Office at Alau. The customs office mainly imports vehicles and their spare parts, petroleum products, coal, iron rods, pipes, cement clinker, readymade garments, soft drink concentrates, industrial machinery and raw materials, feed supplements, sports shoes. Good including juice jam, khudo, aluminum rods, jamboth cloth, CR seat, handbag, iron sheet, hat and copper goods are being exported.
There are 11 small customs offices under this customs office including Matiarwa, Sirsia, Piparpati, Simraungadh, Bhiswa Amritdhara (Thori), Avhi, Kacharwa, Alou, Gadhparsauni, and Janaki Tola.
In terms of revenue, the Birgunj Customs Office has 1st position in collecting country's total customs revenue.
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Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing
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Nepal: Birgunj India: Raxual |
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Province or District |
Madhesh Province/ Parsa District |
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Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Town Name: Birgunj Ghantaghar city, Nepal, 4 km distance away from it.
Distance 2 km away from the Raxaul, Bihar border of India |
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Latitude |
27.0168168 |
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Longitude |
84.8425888 |
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Managing Authority / Agency |
Birgunj Customs Office, Parsa Contact: 051-22220 Fax: Email:birgunj@customs.gov.np |
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Contact Person |
Mr. Dila Ram Panthi Customs Officer Mob:9841613228 Office Mob:9855034634 |
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Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport |
Raxaul Airport India |
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Nearest Port |
Name: Birgunj Dry port, Jhapa Distance: 2 km Truck Travel Time: 8 Min Car Travel time: 5 hrs
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Name: Raxaul Market, Bihar, India Distance: 1.5 km Truck Travel Time: 16 min Car Travel time: 8 min |
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Other Information
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4078 hector area, with 70 Rooms, weighing machine, 2 warehouses, link |
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Hours of Operation |
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Mondays |
Trucks/Goods: 6:00 – 22:00 |
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Tuesdays |
Trucks/Goods: 6:00 – 22:00 |
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Wednesdays |
Trucks/Goods: 6:00 – 22:00 |
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Thursdays |
Trucks/Goods: 6:00 – 22:00 |
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Fridays |
Trucks/Goods: 6:00 – 22:00 |
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Saturdays |
Trucks/Goods: 6:00 – 22:00 |
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Sundays |
Trucks/Goods: 6:00 – 22:00 |
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National Holidays
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Generally, 3 days during Dashain, Tihar-3 days, Chhat –1 day, Holi-1 day (Nepal national festival) and up to another 7 days / year at Government’s discretion and on 15 Jestha (28 or 29 April) Customs procedure is closed due to the new Fiscal Budget Announcement. Passengers checking and immigration procedure is not available at this point. |
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Seasonal Constraints |
Rainy season |
Daily Capacity
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500-600 trucks,
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Clearance hour: 2:30 hours (max.)
Terminal Clearance Office, TRS Himalayan Logi Park (P) Ltd.
Customs Clearance
Compulsory Document for custom clearance.
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D & T Exemption Certificate
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Performa invoice
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Invoice
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AWB/BL/Other Transport Documents- Freights
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Donation/Non-Commercial Certificates
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Packing list
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Letter of credit
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Mode of payments ( LC/TT/Draft)
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Certificate of origin
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Certificate of insurance
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Bill of Lading for import from 3rd country
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Industry Registration Certificates
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EXIM Code. (EXIM Code is mandatory for Commercial trading and not mandatory for humanitarian support goods.
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Bill of Entry From Indian Customs Office
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Tariff will be imposed on imported goods as per the Integrated Customs Tariff 2080/081 for FY 2080/81 ( FY- 2023/024)
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GST Bill
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Exit Note
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VCTS
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Recommendation letter
Customs inspection Building Area
Potential delays or restrictions:
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Congestion inside the yard and customs clearance processing time may cause delays.
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Both unbearable heat in Terai and landslides in mountain, accidents along the highway and road construction work may cause delays in vehicle movement.
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And Lab testing may delay the clearance process which needs time for new imported items through this customs only.
For more information on customs in Nepal, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information.
