The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce, issued the order, stating that the curbs will apply to specific categories of goods but will not affect Bangladeshi shipments transiting through India to Nepal and Bhutan.
India on Saturday imposed port restrictions on the import of certain products from Bangladesh, including ready-made garments and processed food items, according to a government notification. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce, issued the order, stating that the curbs will apply to specific categories of goods but will not affect Bangladeshi shipments transiting through India to Nepal and Bhutan.
Imports of ready-made garments from Bangladesh will now only be allowed through the Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports and are banned from all land ports.
For goods such as fruits, carbonated and fruit-flavored beverages, processed food items like snacks and baked goods, plastic and PVC finished goods, cotton and cotton yarn waste, dyes, plasticisers, granules, and wooden furniture, imports will not be allowed through land customs stations (LCSs) and integrated check posts (ICPs) in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, and at Changrabandha and Fulbari in West Bengal.
The restrictions, however, do not apply to the import of fish, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), edible oil, and crushed stone.
The DGFT said these changes are effective immediately and are being implemented through a revision in India’s import policy specific to Bangladesh.
Earlier, on April 9, India withdrew a transshipment facility that allowed Bangladesh to export goods to global destinations—excluding Nepal and Bhutan—via Indian ports and airports. The move followed controversial remarks by Bangladesh’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus during a visit to China.
