Over 34 Billion in Mobile Imports in Nine Months

In the first nine months of the current fiscal year, smartphone imports increased by 89,293 units compared to last year, reaching a total of 1,674,249 units. During this period, 1,410,935 smartphones were imported from China and 255,820 from India. The government collected revenue of NPR 630.87 million from mobile imports in these nine months. Kathmandu, April 19.

There has been a significant rise in demand and usage of smartphones in the Nepali market recently. According to data released by the Department of Customs on Monday, smartphone imports in the current fiscal year increased notably compared to the previous year. This period saw an import of 89,293 more smartphones than the same period last year. Department figures indicate that smartphones worth NPR 3.382 billion were imported, totaling 1,674,249 units in these nine months.

In the month of Chaitra alone, smartphones worth NPR 388.66 million were imported, totaling 145,754 units. Among the imported smartphones, the largest share came from China. In the current fiscal year, smartphones worth NPR 2.565 billion were imported from China, amounting to 1,410,935 units.

Following China, a significant number of smartphones were imported from India. During this period, imports from India accounted for 255,820 units valued at NPR 759.48 million. This growth in smartphone imports has positively impacted government revenue collection. In just nine months of this fiscal year, the government successfully collected NPR 630.87 million in revenue from mobile imports alone.