This year has been painful for Nepali importers as they failed to get their summer, autumn and winter shipments of readymade garments from the northern neighbour due to the Covid-19 lockdowns. And with a significant reduction of new imported clothes in the market, domestic apparel makers were quick to pounce on the opportunity to fill the void.

Chandi Prasad Aryal, president of the Garment Association of Nepal, said that sales of domestically-made apparels have taken a good market share this year due to the huge supply gap following the obstruction in the border trade, particularly in the northern border points.

The Nepal Trans-Himalayan Border Commerce Association, a grouping of importers, said that nearly 1,800 cargo trucks full of imports are stranded at Kerung and Tatopani borders points. The import of summer, autumn and now winter clothing — have also been affected.

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