Export trade was halted after customs airport police blocked cargo workers from entering the country in the name of security and said they were obstructing work.
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A two-point agreement was reached on Friday to reopen export trade through Tribhuvan International Airport, which has been closed for two days.
Export trade is set to resume after the agreement. The export trade was halted after the customs airport police blocked the entry of cargo workers in the name of security and said they were obstructing work.
Export could not resume after the agreement reached during the talks held among stakeholders throughout the day on Thursday was not implemented. It has been agreed to come up with an improvement plan for cargo management in the coming days and to immediately mark and label the goods as per the previous arrangements.
The issue of whether to allow the GARCO representatives to re-enter after the police checked the goods in X-ray was the most controversial issue. It has been agreed that the cargo representatives will be allowed to re-enter the customs area after the police themselves check the goods. For that, they will be allowed to enter on the basis of passes provided on the recommendation of the Tribhuvan Airport Customs Office.
Passes will be provided to representatives of Nepal Freight Forwarders Association, Nepal Customs Agents Association, Nepal Export Council, Nepal Courier Association, and International Courier Association to enter the customs area. The police had been maintaining that the responsibility should not be given to the cargo representatives again after they have inspected the goods. But the cargo businessmen had been demanding that they be allowed to label and mark such goods to export abroad.
This demand has been fulfilled immediately. After discussions with the airport customs office, representatives of cargo businessmen, and security officers, an agreement was reached to open exports. The agreement mentions the expansion of the export yard. Goods worth crores of rupees, including carpets, garments, handicrafts, vegetables, herbs produced in Nepal, were packed for export to countries including Europe, America, and other countries, and the export was stopped when the 'air bill' was prepared. More than 150 tons of cargo that was being prepared to be sent out of the country in two days has been stopped at the warehouse. The ships returned with only passengers after not being able to transport the cargo that was currently being prepared to be sent abroad. It is claimed that cargo businessmen have suffered losses of millions of rupees due to not being able to send goods during this period.
