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Nepal-China border customs reopens after closure

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-02-16 14:50

KATHMANDU -- Nepal-China border Tatopani Customs reopened on Sunday after six days of closure due to a strike called by traders, the National News Agency RSS reported on Monday.

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The customs point reopened following an agreement between the traders and the customs department to control smuggling and increase revenue patrolling, according to chairman of trans-Himalayan trade association Durga Bahadur Shrestha.

The traders have said smuggling was on the rise due to high evaluation of goods. The customs collects up to 8 million Nepali rupees (US$102,564) in revenue daily.