Overview
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Aerial view of Border crossing at Sunauli, 1. Customs Office 2. Bhairahawa ICD |
Sunauli is 95 km north of Gorakhpur (India) and 5 km south of Bhairahawa. The Indian side is "Sunauli" and Nepal side is Belahiya.
The Border Crossing being official entry point for heavy and light vehicles tends to be busy and congested all year round. Immigration Office at Belahiya is present, to efficiently cater to the 2nd busiest border crossing in Nepal, with 15.19 % share of total import value (ref: Dept of Customs, 2022/23). There are seven sub customs offices under this customs office: (1) Paklihawa, (2) Lumbini (3) Vucchivareva, (4) Amuwa, (5) Thumuwa, (6) Manjharia and (7) Bethry. Among these only Lumbini sub customs office is working.
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Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing
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Nepal: Belahiya / Bhairahawa |
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Province or District |
Lumbini Province, Rupandehi |
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Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Bhairahawa |
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Latitude |
27.47611 |
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Longitude |
83.47000 |
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Managing Authority / Agency |
Bhairahawa Customs Office, Immigration Office Belahiya, Armed Police Force |
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Contact Person |
Narendra Prasad Chaudhary Siddharthanagar Muncipality ward no. 1, Belahiya, Rupandehi
Tel: 071-418003 Fax: 071-418026 E-mail: bhairahawa@customs.gov.np |
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Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport |
Gautam Buddha International Airport Distance: 8 km Truck Travel Time: 20 minutes Car Travel time: 20 minutes |
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Nearest Port |
Kolkota Distance: 910 km Truck: Travel Time Unknown Car: More than 24 hrs |
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Bhairahawa (Nepal) / Sunauli (India) |
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Other Information
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Weighbridge / |
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Hours of Operation |
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Mondays |
10:00 - 17:00 |
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Tuesdays |
10:00 - 17:00 |
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Wednesdays |
10:00 - 17:00 |
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Thursdays |
10:00 - 17:00 |
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Fridays |
10:00 - 17:00 |
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Saturdays |
10:00 - 12:00 |
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Sundays |
10:00 - 12:00 |
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National Holidays
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Generally, 3 days during Dashain (Nepal national festival) and up to another 7 days / year at Government’s discretion. |
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Seasonal Constraints |
None. Currently, road expansion work is going on near the customs office, so there might be some disturbance in movement of vehicles. |
Daily Capacity
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Up to 300 Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) per day in both directions.
Customs Clearance
Due to clearance delay from Indian side, trucks queue up to 7 KM, due to this some trucks divert to Krishnanagar and Suthauli customs. If all supporting documents are okay, the clearance procedure can be completed in 2 hours.
Please see the Government directives regarding waiver of duty when a State of Emergency is declared. Under these circumstances, the DG will designate a specific area for clearance of aid cargo.
For more information on customs in Nepal, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information.
For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Government Contact List.
