According to a notification issued by the Government of Nepal on 26 Chaitra 2082, the inspection of imported goods at customs checkpoints across the country, including Birgunj, has been affected since Tuesday after MRP became mandatory.
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The Birgunj Customs Office came to a standstill on Wednesday after the implementation of the mandatory maximum retail price (MRP) on all goods entering the customs point and produced domestically.
The revenue collection of the country's main customs office, Birgunj Customs, which collects the highest revenue, has dropped drastically after the private sector objected to the government's new rule and did not even inspect the goods entering the customs point.
Under normal circumstances, the customs office, which collects an average of Rs 60 to 65 crores per day, collected only Rs 35 crore on Tuesday, said the office's information officer, Uday Singh Bista. 'The revenue collection was only this much yesterday because the work was affected for half a day yesterday,' he said. 'On Wednesday, however, items with MRP written and except for fuel and industrial raw materials did not pass inspection.' He said that the revenue collection on Wednesday was very low compared to Tuesday.
According to the notification issued by the Government of Nepal on 26 Chaitra 2082, the inspection of imported goods at customs checkpoints across the country, including Birgunj, has been affected since Tuesday after MRP was made mandatory.
Customs agent Binod Pariyar informed that a meeting of stakeholders was held in the office of Chief Customs Administrator Krishna Prasad Mainali to resolve the dispute, but no solution was found. He said that most of the customs agents did not work on Wednesday.
The Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an umbrella organization of businessmen, issued a statement on Tuesday, objecting to the decision to unilaterally implement MRP without sufficient consultation with stakeholders and saying it was not private sector-friendly. The association on Tuesday cited the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2075 BS, and accused the government of making the decision hastily.
A statement issued by the association's president Hari Prasad Gautam states that MRP is implemented only on limited items and small machinery in neighboring India, but the provision to make it mandatory for all types of items in Nepal is not practical.
