Kathmandu, Aug. 21 -- The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies has identified 28 goods for export promotion as part of a move to trim the country's ballooning trade deficit.

The export products the ministry has listed as having a high comparative advantage are large cardamom, ginger, tea, medicinal and aromatic plants, yarn and textile, leather, footwear, Chyangra Pashmina, woollen carpets, coffee, vegetable and vegetable seeds, fruits and juices, honey, instant noodles, and handmade paper and paper products.

Other products that have been entered in the roster are readymade garments, semi-precious stones, silver jewellery, woollen products, flowers, handicrafts, lentils, jute bags and sacks, felt products, rosin and resin acid, r...