During this period, Nepal exported 228,548 tonnes of refined soybean oil worth Rs47.94 billion. In comparison, only 3,691 tonnes worth Rs754.14 million were exported during the previous year's period.

Nepal has faced a trade deficit of Rs 563.67 billion with its neighboring country, India, in the last eight months. From mid-July to mid-March, Nepal imported goods worth Rs 688.68 billion from ...

(Reuters) With unusually high import of soybean oil via Nepal this year, the domestic edible oil industry has urged the government to restrict import through fixing a monthly quota regime ...

On September 14, 2024, India upped the basic customs duty on crude soybean oil, crude palm oil, and crude sunflower oil from 0% to 20%, taking the so-called effective duty on crude edible oils to ...

Under the SAFTA Agreement and the India-Nepal Trade Treaty, vegetable oil imports from Nepal enjoy dutyfree access to the Indian market. In September 2024, India reportedly imposed a 20 per cent ...

urges the government to curb the surge in duty-free edible oil imports from Nepal under SAFTA, which reached 1,80,000 tonnes in January-March 2025, surpassing 2024's total. IVPA suspects third ...