BIRATNAGAR, April 24 -- The Indian customs released the trucks carrying Nepali tea on Tuesday night. The cargo trucks had been halted in Panitanki at the Kakarbhitta customs for quality testing.

On Tuesday night, Indian Customs suddenly cleared all 28 trucks, stating that an immediate quality test report was not required. The trucks had been stopped since Friday, with Indian Customs initially insisting that the tea's quality be tested at a laboratory in Kolkata.

Sources said that after Nepal's Ambassador to India, Shankar Sharma, met with India's Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution, and Textiles, Piyush Goyal, and requested not to block Nepali tea exports, India lifted the obstruction. Additio...