The Chobhar Customs Office () is a customs office of the Government of Nepal located at the Chobhar Dry Port in Chobhar, Kirtipur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu. It operates under the Department of Customs and handles customs clearance for cargo processed at the Chobhar Dry Port, which is managed by the Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board (NITDB).
History The Chobhar Dry Port, Nepal's first inland dry port, was built with about World Bank financial assistance of US$22 million under an agreement signed in 2013. Land ownership transfer delays pushed back construction, and the foundation stone was laid by then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on 17 January 2019. Construction, awarded to a joint venture of local and international contractors, was completed in October 2021 after delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and local protests. The dry port and its customs office were formally inaugurated on 5 April 2022 by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.
See also Department of Customs (Nepal) Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board Chobhar
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