Kathmandu, July 13 -- Nepal's dog chew exports rose by 7 percent in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, despite a 10 percent tariff imposed by the United States on Nepali products.

According to the Trade and Export Promotion Centre (TEPC), Nepal exported 2,733 tonnes of dog chews, locally known as chhurpi, worth Rs4.29 billion during the review period.

The United States remained by far Nepal's biggest market, accounting for roughly three-fourth of total exports. It imported 2,042 tonnes worth Rs3.75 billion. Canada was the second-largest buyer, importing 327 tonnes valued at Rs261 million.

On April 5 last year, the administration of US President Donald Trump imposed a 10 percent baseline tariff on imports from Nepal as part...