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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-20052025-263229
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2181]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025/VAISAKHA 29, 1947
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(Directorate General of Foreign Trade)
NOTIFICATION
No. 07/2025-26
New Delhi, Dated: 17 May, 2025
Subject: 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. 2235 (Е).—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
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| Sl. No. | Item Description | Import Policy /Port restriction |
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| (i) | All HS codes of Ready Made Garments (RMG) | Import from Bangladesh shall not be allowed from any land port, however, it is allowed only through Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports. |
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| (ii) | Fruit/ Fruit flavoured and Carbonated Drinks | Imports from Bangladesh 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. |
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| (iii) | Processed food items (Baked goods, Snacks, Chips and Confectionery) | |
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| (iv) | Cotton and Cotton Yarn Waste. | |
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| (v) | Plastic and PVC finished goods, except pigments, dyes, plasticisers and granules that form input for own industries. | |
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| (vi) | Wooden Furniture | |
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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.
[ F. No. 01/93/180/31/AM-12/P.C.II(B)/E-34473]
AJAY BHADOO, Director General of Foreign Trade & Addl. Secy.