Lipulekh

Lipulekh (5334m) is a mountain pass connecting the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand with the old Tibetan trading town of Taklakot (Purang). It has been used since ancient times by traders, mendicants and pilgrims transiting between India and Tibet. Presently it is a border post manned by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.

The pass is first Indian border post to be opened for trade with China in 1992. This was followed by the opening of Shipkila, Himachal Pradesh in 1994 and Nathula, Sikkim in 2006. Presently, Lipulekh is open for cross-border trade every year from June through September.

The items cleared for export from India are Gur, Misri, Tobacco, Spices, Pulse, Fafar Flour, Coffee, Vegetable Oil/Ghee and various miscellaneous consumable items, whereas the main imports are Sheep Wool, Passam, Sheep/Goats, Borax, Yak Tail, Chhirbi (Butter) and Raw Silk.

ee also

*Nathula
*Shipkila