Kathmandu, Oct. 27 -- The Korala checkpoint in Upper Mustang has been emerging as an alternative trade route for the Nepal-China bilateral trade. According to government data, the border point accounted for bilateral trade of goods worth Rs 5.27 billion in the first three months of the current fiscal year (FY).

According to the Department of Customs (DoC), Nepal imported goods worth Rs 5.27 billion via the customs point during mid-July and mid-October this year. It makes up 5.06 percent out of the total imports of Rs 104 billion from China. Electric vehicles, clothes and fruits were among the major imports from this customs point.

Similarly, the country earned Rs 9.13 million by exporting goods via the Korala checkpoint to the northern ...