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India and Nepal hold 21st Director - General level talks on Customs cooperation in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 10th-11th April, 2025

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....ndia and Nepal hold 21st Director - General level talks on Customs cooperation in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 10th-11th April, 2025<BR>News and Press Release<BR>Dated:- 14-4-2025<BR><BR>Both sides emphasised on collaborating in areas to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of trade and Customs operations across the border to deliver significant economic benefits to both countries The 21st&nbsp;Director-....

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....General Level Talks on Customs Cooperation was held between India and Nepal in Kathmandu, Nepal on 10th-11th&nbsp;April, 2025. Both the sides discussed a host of bilateral issues for enhancing Customs Cooperation between the two countries. The Indian delegation was led by&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Abhai Kumar Srivastav, Director-General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & C....

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....ustoms, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and Nepali delegation was led by&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Mahesh Bhattarai, Director-General, Department of Customs, Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal. The agenda items of the meeting covered measures to check smuggling; &nbsp;review progress on MoU on Pre-arrival Exchange of Customs Data and Electronic Origin Data Exchange Syste....

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....m (EODES); finalization of Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA); facilitation of movement of transit cargo under Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS); automation and digitisation of transit processes; upgradation of border infrastructure; knowledge sharing program and support for capacity development, among others. Issues related to trans-border criminal activities and&nbsp;smuggling of&....

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....nbsp;gold; narcotics; Fake Currency Notes (FCN), prohibited/restricted category of goods, such as&nbsp;e-Cigarettes, e-lighters, certain varieties of garlic and other cases of commercial frauds, including sensitive goods were also deliberated. It was acknowledged that smuggling of goods has been a common challenge and both&nbsp;sideslooked forward towards cooperation in preventing smuggling acros....

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....s the borders with active engagement&nbsp;and exchange of intelligence. Both the nations agreed to take necessary measures to control the un-authorised trade and work in tandem. Nepal is a priority partner of India under its 'Neighbourhood First' Policy. India accounts for two-thirds of Nepal's exports and is the largest trade partner of Nepal.&nbsp;The bilateral talks on Customs cooperation are ....

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....an important mechanism to facilitate genuine trade&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;to&nbsp;prevent&nbsp;illicit&nbsp;trade along the border in an&nbsp;interconnected world. The meeting concluded on an optimistic note.&nbsp;The Nepali side expressed their gratitude to the Government of India,&nbsp;particularly the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)&nbsp;for knowledge sharing and capacity enha....

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....ncement programmes for Nepal Customs officials at different levels. Both sides&nbsp;emphasised on collaborating in areas that can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of trade and Customs operations across the border that deliver significant economic benefits to both the countries.&nbsp;It was mutually agreed to consider new technologies for facilitating trade and preventing smuggling of good....

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