Nepali plywood exports to India have been blocked

Although the export of plywood from the eastern border of Nepal continues, India has banned the export of plywood from the Nepalgunj border of western Nepal. The Indian government has decided to extend the deadline for BIS standards for plywood, boards and doors by one year.

Champalal Bothra, the owner of Shikhar Plywood Industry, expressed his belief that the exports that were stopped when quality certification was made mandatory will now be regular. "The demand for Nepali plywood in India is high, now it is very necessary for the government to facilitate the export of Nepali plywood to India," Champalal Bothra, who is also the former president of the association, said, "Shikhar alone exported two and a half million rupees worth of plywood to India from Nepalgunj border last year."

Rehman Mian, the owner of Midlaj Industries Plywood Industry operating in Indrapur, Janaki Rural Municipality-8, Banke, said that even if India opens the way for export, there is no situation to invest more for quality plywood production. "Until the Nepal government brings a clear policy for the export of plywood companies, it is not possible to invest more," he said. It belongs to us.'

The industry was operated three years ago with an investment of 20 million. Presently, there are 30 workers in the industry. Stating that the decision is a big relief for Nepali plywood industries, Pashupati Dayal Mishra, the owner of Om Plywood and Furniture, said that it has given a big relief to the Nepali plywood industry. "After the removal of the export barrier of Nepali plywood to India, the export of plywood will be facilitated and this will affect the price of the Nepali market", he said, "This decision by the Indian government is a matter of happiness for us".

The government of India published a notice in the gazette on August 14 and said that after February 28, BIS certification is mandatory for plywood. It has been decided to cancel the notice and extend the deadline for one year on Friday. India's Ministry of Forestry has been meeting India's demand by importing plywood from Nepal after promoting a policy of non-deforestation and forest protection for the next five years.

With the decision of the Indian government, the export of plywood from Nepalgunj, the largest border in the West, was stopped from March 1 after the Indian customs office at Rupaidiha across the Nepal-India border created obstacles in the name of quality certification. was . Nepal Plywood Association aims to export plywood worth about eight billion rupees this year.