India resumes Ginger imports from Nepal after two weeks halt

The Ginger imports to India from Nepal was affected by the Goods and Service Tax (GST) implementation, imports remained halted for about two weeks and now the imports to India has resumed.
With the exports to India stopped, the Ginger which were ready to be transported was decaying in the warehouse. Earlier the imports of Ginger from Nepal was not charged any tax and now the imports are charged with 5 percent GST.
Now it is feared that the imported Nepal Ginger will be competitive in the Indian Market because of the halt. And during the two weeks time of the import halt, the Ginger that was ready to transport has rotted and will not be in such a good condition.

Ginger imports to India from Nepal 

India has informed the traders that the halt was due to the GST code and server error and now the problem is solved and there is nothing to fear. Last year India halted imports of Nepal Ginger during the main harvesting season for two months stating high pesticide residue in Nepal Ginger. India had resumed export after lab tests showed that Nepali Ginger do not have pesticide residue.

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