Gaur Customs Office Overview 

Gaur Customs is the main customs office in Rautahat district. Gaur is a minor border crossing, rated no.14 of 23 border crossings in terms import share, 0.10% of total country import share value during July 2018 - May 2019. 

Besides Gaur customs office there are 5 other entry points in the district; Bangkul, Brahmapuri, Aurahiya, Rampur Khap, Mathiya, which are even smaller and not listed separately in the Nepal customs statistics. The top three land border crossings in Nepal in terms of import and export value, are (1) Birgunj (Prov.2); 34.64% of import share, (2) Bhairahawa (Prov.5); 16.92 % of import share, (3) Biratnagar (Prov.1); 12.25% of import share value during July 2018 - May 2019 (ref: https://www.customs.gov.np). 

Aerial view of Gaur Customs Office

Daily Capacity 

Private cars are not provided the separate lane. The road is double lane; lane for incoming vehicle and an adjacent lane for outgoing vehicles. Daily to 10 to 12 trucks passes through this checkpoint. In terms of revenue collection, in an average 150 thousand US dollars every month.  

Customs Clearance 

Compulsory documents for custom clearance: 

• D & T Exemption Certificate  
• Invoice 
• AWB/BL/Other Transport Documents 
• Donation/Non-Commercial Certificates 
• Packing list 
• Letter of credit 
• Certificate of origin 
• Certificate of insurance 
• Bill of Lading / Airway Bill 
• Industry Registration Certificates 
• Permanent Account Number (with VAT Registration and Income Tax Registration if not exempt) 

Other Relevant Information 

There is no parking space or yard for the trucks withheld for further inspection purpose. There are no warehouses but 4 small rooms are present for storage purposes. Road conditions to border crossing point from India is double lane and is in good condition also the road leading away from the border point into the country is double lane and is blacktopped.