Kathmandu, July 25
The fiscal year 2021/22 saw the biggest imports and exports in Nepal in terms of monetary value, according to the Department of Customs.
In the recently concluded fiscal year, Nepal imported goods worth Rs 1.92 trillion whereas it was able to export goods worth as little as Rs 200.03 billion.
So, what are Nepal’s imports and exports?
Here are the lists of the 10 biggest imports and exports in terms of their monetary value as recorded in the fiscal year 2021/22, according to the Department of Customs.
Imports
| SN | Goods | Quantity | Worth |
| 1 | Diesel | 1.75 billion litres | Rs 100.68 billion |
| 2 | Petrol | 738.53 million litres | Rs 71.38 billion |
| 3 | Cooking gas | 535.8 million kg | Rs 65.55 billion |
| 4 | Crude soya bean oil | 332.9 million litres | Rs 56.18 billion |
| 5 | Iron and steels | 665.65 million kg | Rs 51.29 billion |
| 6 | Crude palm oil | 276.62 million litres | Rs 39.31 billion |
| 7 | Telephone equipment | 558.65 units | Rs 38.06 billion |
| 8 | Coal | 740 million kg | Rs 35.95 billion |
| 9 | Gold | 5,053 kg | Rs 35.61 billion |
| 10 | Vaccines | 277,797 kg | Rs 32 billion |
Exports
| SN | Goods | Quantity | Worth |
| 1 | Soya bean oil | 195.4 million litres | Rs 48.12 billion |
| 2 | Unrefined palm oil | 128.68 million litres | Rs 25.85 billion |
| 3 | Refined palm oil | 70 million litres | Rs 15.20 billion |
| 4 | Carpet and textile | 494,867 square metres | Rs 9.56 billion |
| 5 | Jute | 111.67 million square metres | Rs 5.66 billion |
| 6 | Cardamom | 5.36 million kg | Rs 4.81 billion |
| 7 | Felt | 2.04 million kg | Rs 4.68 billion |
| 8 | Refined sunflower oil | 22.42 million litres | Rs 4.51 billion |
| 9 | Fruit juice | 61.45 million litres | Rs 4.48 billion |
| 10 | Yarn | 12.65 million kg | Rs 436.99 billion |
