With rising consumption, the import of petroleum products has increased. In the first five months of the current fiscal year 2082/83, petroleum products worth more than NPR 100 billion have been imported. According to statistics released by the Department of Customs, from Shrawan to Mangsir of the current fiscal year, petroleum products (diesel, petrol, aviation fuel, and gas) worth NPR 103 billion were imported. In the same period last year, petroleum products worth NPR 101 billion were imported, meaning imports increased by NPR 2 billion during the review period. Data show that imports of diesel, petrol, aviation fuel, and gas have all increased over the five months.

According to the Department, during the first five months of the current fiscal year, the highest import was diesel: 487,856 kiloliters worth NPR 45.606211 billion. In the same period last year, 472,807 kiloliters of diesel worth NPR 42.172862 billion were imported. Similarly, in the current fiscal year, 314,663 kiloliters of petrol worth NPR 27.332104 billion were imported. In the same period last year, 306,229 kiloliters of petrol worth NPR 26.454357 billion were imported.

In the current fiscal year, 227,344 metric tons of cooking gas worth NPR 22.394663 billion were imported. In the same period last year, 217,774 metric tons of gas worth NPR 24.229168 billion were imported. Compared to last fiscal year, gas imports increased by 10,000 metric tons. However, due to a decrease in gas prices, the total expenditure on gas has declined. Gas consumption is generally higher in cold weather compared to other times, which has led to an increase in imports. Likewise, during the five months, 90,911 kiloliters of aviation fuel worth NPR 8.348986 billion were imported. In the same period last year, 89,545 kiloliters of aviation fuel worth NPR 8.145973 billion were imported.