Since there is no machine to check the kilowatt of the vehicle...

Since there is no machine to check the kilowatt of the vehicle...

• By Krishna Shrestha
• 2024-07-16 14:54:25

According to the data of the customs department, the government collected 90 billion rupees in revenue from the import of vehicles and their parts in the year 2078/79, but in the last year 2079/80, it collected only 33 billion 33 million rupees.
54 billion rupees revenue has been collected in 11 months of current year 2080/81 from the import of vehicles and their parts.
Currently, the customs department does not have a machine to check the capacity of electric vehicles. Director of Customs Department Punyavikram Khadka confirmed that there is no machine to pass the inspection.
"We don't have a machine to check which vehicle has been brought and how much capacity," he said in a conversation with him, "We have to rely on the documents that the importer shows."
A large number of electric vehicles were imported before the budget.
The Ministry of Finance also sent a letter through the Customs Department to further tighten the checkpoints at all checkpoints. However, since there was no machine, it could not be effective.
It was asked to see the details of the electric vehicle inspection pass and the website of the affiliated company.
The Customs Department alerted all offices to carry out technical checks as much as possible and not to leave vehicles without sufficient documents.
 "We don't have a machine to check the capacity of electric vehicles," said Ram Prasad Pathak, head of Customs Office Rasuwa.
According to the Customs Department, 11,466 electric four-wheelers have been imported in the first 11 months of the current financial year. In the last financial year (AW) 2079/80, 4 thousand 50 such vehicles were imported.
Nepal has been determining the tax based on the capacity of the vehicle. As the revenue from vehicles is decreasing, the government has increased the customs and excise duties on electric vehicles through the economic bill brought along with the next year's budget.
According to the new rates, 15 percent customs duty and 5 percent excise duty have already been levied on electric vehicles (EVs) up to 50 kW.
Before the budget, there was no excise duty on such vehicles, only 10 percent customs duty was levied.
Similarly, when bringing the budget for the coming year, the government has already increased customs and excise duty by 5/5 percentage point from 51 to 100 kilowatts.
Earlier, 15 percent customs duty and 10 percent excise duty were levied on vehicles of this capacity.
Through the new economic bill, the government has imposed 30 percent customs duty and 20 percent excise duty from 101 to 200 kW.
Earlier, customs was 20 percent and excise duty was 20 percent. From 201 to 300 kilowatts, the customs duty has been increased by 20 percentage points. Excise duty has decreased by 10 percentage points.
The customs duty has increased by 20 percentage points for capacity above 300 KW. Excise duty has been reduced by 10 percentage points. Overall, the tax has increased by 10 percentage points.
Before the budget, Rasuwagadhi is the channel where BYD and other electric vehicles have been introduced in large quantities.
When the importer tried to get the vehicle inspected before the budget due to the suspicion of tax increase, there was a queue of vehicles at the customs.
High officials of the Revenue Investigation Department involved in the investigation have said that the investigation may proceed against other sellers and importers who cheat the revenue by bringing low capacity vehicles showing the lack of machines to check the capacity of electric vehicles. "Now, BYD is being investigated.
After that, we will investigate the other vehicles," said Navraj Adhikari, information officer of the department. "We will soon know from the investigation who brought in the vehicles of what capacity and whether there was any disturbance."