Small Importers Feel the Pinch as GST Hits the Border

Two months after Bhutan introduced its long-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST), a group of small cross-border traders say the new system has brought an unexpected burden: a tax bill at the border. Fruit and vegetable vendors who regularly import produce from nearby Indian towns say they are now required to pay a five-percent GST [...]
2026-03-16 04:26:52