Nepal, June 23 -- Nepal imported petroleum products worth Rs 296.44 billion in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, accounting for 15.65 percent of the country's total imports valued at Rs 1.894 trillion.

According to the Department of Customs (DoC), diesel, petrol, and cooking gas ranked among the top five imports, with combined purchases amounting to Rs 272.38 billion. Diesel alone topped the list, with imports worth Rs 152 billion and a total volume of 1.264 million kiloliters.

Crude soybean oil was the second-largest import, with 726.4 million liters worth Rs 119.63 billion brought in between mid-July 2025 and mid-June 2026. Petrol followed in third place, with 685,000 kiloliters worth Rs 68.17 billion. Sponge iron ranke...