Shimla, Aug. 1 -- Trade centre is ready at Chuppan as finally after a gap of six years Indo-Tibetan trade via Shipki La - a strategic pass near the Line of Actual Control (LAC), will re-commence from August 1 till November 30. Of the 80 traders, who had applied for the passes, 55 have been issued the same so far by the Union ministry of commerce. Many residents of Namgiya, Chuppan, Nako and Chango villages are economically dependent on the cross-border trade, which is undertaken on the barter system along Shipki La. The Chhuppan Trade Mart (Chupan), a cross-border trading and warehousing facility located in the Namgya panchayat of the Pooh subdivision in Kinnaur, serves as a centralised hub for local villagers from upper Kinnaur to complete customs and registration formalities before crossing the border. As of now import and export will be restricted to items notified by the Government of India. Currently, 20 items are on the import list, including wool, pashmina, sheep skin, yak tails, yak hair, salt, shoes, blankets, quilts, carpets and herbal medicines. The export list carries 36 items such as coffee, tea, barley, rice, wheat, flour, dry fruits, tobacco, cigarettes, canned food, spices, watches, shoes, utensils, and handloom and handicraft items. No livestock trading will be allowed as there is no quarantine centre. Himachal Pradesh shares a 240-km boundary with China, 160 km in Kinnaur and 80 km in Lahaul-Spiti. Trade through Shipki La was first resumed in 1992, having been halted after the 1962 war with China. The trade between the two countries, usually based on the barter system, had stopped after the 1962 war. In 1992, the trade resumed again from Shipkila pass in Kinnaur and Nathu La in Sikkim after India and China signed a protocol. The trade was halted due to standoffs between the two nations like the Doklam clash. The last time the trade took place in 2019, the volume was Rs.3.05 crore. It usually takes place from June 1 to November 30 each year, once traders are issued permits by the industries department and the local administration. Although the official start is June, in practice traders - mostly from Nako, Chuppan, Chango and Namgiya - travel to China only in September and October with their goods....