Before the budget, there were 1,350 EVs in Jestha, but now it is limited to 650.
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650 units of electric vehicles (EVs) have been stored at the Chobhar Dry Port alone. The EVs, which have been inspected and passed through the Tatopani Dry Ports in Rasuwa and Sindhupalchowk, have been stored at the Chobhar Dry Port after paying the fare.
Ashish Gajurel, executive director of Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Committee, said that a daily rent of Rs 125 is required for these vehicles parked at the port.
‘The committee has managed 650 units of EVs in the structure built under the concept of a logistics hub, and they are not stranded,’ he said. On 15 Jestha, businessmen imported a large number of vehicles fearing an increase in the tax on EVs through the budget for the current fiscal year. At that time, Gajurel said that 1,350 units of EVs were parked at the port alone.
‘Currently, there are very few vehicles that pass inspection, but companies are slowly taking away the vehicles parked in the parking lot,’ he said. ‘In Jestha, there were 1,350 EVs, but now they have reduced to 650.’
Although only EVs are parked among four-wheelers, Gajural said that there are 400 units of petroleum vehicles among two-wheelers. "There are 400 units of IC engine two-wheelers, in their case, the fee is determined according to the area occupied. The concerned company has to pay accordingly," he said, "There are facilities in Chobhar such as placing trade-related labels along with customs clearance, paying for parking vehicles, etc., according to which the businessmen have parked their EVs by paying for parking."
In the fiscal year 080/81, 15 percent customs duty was paid on EVs up to 50 kW. In 2081/82, 5 percent excise duty was added on EVs up to 50 kW. In 2080/81, 10 percent customs duty was levied on EVs from 51 to 100 kW, but in 2081/82, customs and excise duty were increased by 5-5 percent.
In the fiscal year 2081/82, 30 percent customs duty and 20 percent excise duty were levied on EVs from 101 to 200 kW. In 2080/81, only 10 percent customs duty was levied. Last year, customs and excise duty were 20-20 percent. In the fiscal year 2081/82, the customs duty on 201 to 300 kilowatt EVs was increased by 20 percent, while the excise duty was reduced by 10 percent.
Last year, the customs duty was 40 percent and the excise duty was 45 percent. In the fiscal year 2080/81, the customs and excise duty on EVs of more than 301 kilowatts were 60-60 percent. The government had increased the customs duty on these vehicles by 20 percent in the fiscal year 2080/81. The excise duty was reduced by 10 percent.
The Customs Department has reported that 3,798 units of vehicles worth 8.95 billion 51 million 40 thousand rupees were imported in the five months. By mid-Mansir of the current fiscal year, 1,215 units of EVs up to 50 kilowatts worth 2.73 billion 32 million rupees were imported.
2,164 units of vehicles worth 51 to 100 kilowatts worth 5.60 billion 86 million rupees have been imported. According to the department, 414 units of vehicles ranging from 101 kilowatts to 200 kilowatts worth 1.238 billion rupees have been imported. The department has data showing that 5 units of vehicles ranging from 201 kilowatts to 300 kilowatts worth 351 million rupees have been imported.
