Readymade garments allowed only through Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has issued a notification imposing port restrictions on the import of certain goods such as readymade garments, processed food items etc. from Bangladesh to India. However, such restriction will not apply to Bangladesh goods transiting through India but destined for Nepal and Bhutan.
The directive, issued via Notification No. 07/2025-26 dated 17th May 2025, detailing the following port restrictions, has come into effect immediately.
* Import of all kinds of Readymade Garments from Bangladesh shall not be allowed from any land port; however, it is allowed only through Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports.
* Import of Fruit/Fruit-flavoured and Carbonated Drinks; Processed food items; Cotton and Cotton Yarn Waste; Plastic and PVC finished goods, except pigments, dyes, plasticisers and granules that form input for own industries; and Wooden Furniture, shall not be allowed through any Land Customs Stations (LCSs)/Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram; and LCS Changrabandha and Fulbari, in West Bengal.
* The port restrictions do not apply to the import of Fish, LPG, Edible Oil and Crushed Stone from Bangladesh.
DGFT NOTIFICATION
No. 07/2025-26
Port restriction on import of certain goods from Bangladesh to India - Insertion of a new Para 19 under ‘General Notes Regarding Import Policy’ under ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule 1 (Import Policy)
S.O. (E). In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby introduces a new Para 19 to General Notes Regarding Import Policy under ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule 1 (Import Policy) with immediate effect.
“19. The import of following goods from Bangladesh to India shall be regulated as under:
1. Port Restrictions on import of Goods from Bangladesh
2. The above restrictions at Para 1 shall not apply to import of Fish, LPG, Edible Oil, and Crushed stone to India from Bangladesh
3. The above restrictions at Para 1 shall also not apply to Bangladesh exports to Nepal, Bhutan transiting through India.
Effect of the notification
A new Para 19 is introduced in ‘General Notes Regarding Import Policy’ under ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule 1 (Import Policy) regulating the Import of certain goods from Bangladesh to India, with immediate effect.
This is issued with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.
Issued from file No. 01/93/180/31/AM-12/P.C.II(B)
Sd/-
Ajay Bhadoo
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
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Source: Exim News Service: New Delhi, May 19