India, Nov. 23 -- Nepal spent Rs 609.45 billion on import of goods in the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY), which was Rs 96.07 billion more compared to the import expenses during the same period of the last FY.

The records with the Department of Customs (DoC) show that the import amount increased 18.71 percent from Rs 513.38 billion as of mid-November of FY 2024/25. The surge in import of petroleum products and crude edible oils was among the causes behind the whopping rise in the import figure during the review period.

The country imported a total of 347,412 kiloliters of diesel worth Rs 31.89 billion, while petrol import stood at 258,363 kiloliters amounting to Rs 22.37 billion. Similarly, the import of cooking gas s...