Instruction No. 20/2025-Customs Dated 01/07/2025-Port restriction on import of certain goods from Bangladesh to India under ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule 1 (Import Policy)

Instruction No. 20/2025-Customs Dated 01/07/2025

Port restriction on import of certain goods from Bangladesh to India under ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule 1 (Import Policy)-

All Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs
(Preventive) / Customs & Central Taxes.
All Principal Commissioners / Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Preventive).
All Pr. Director General/Director Generals under CBIC.

Subject: Port restriction on import of certain goods from Bangladesh to India under ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule 1 (Import Policy) - reg.

Madam/Sir,

Reference is invited to Notification no. 21/2025-26 dated 27.06.2025 issued by the DGFT under Section 3 read with Section 5 of Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 end 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time and in continuation to DGFT Notification No. 07/2025-26 dated 17.05.2025.

2. Vide the aforesaid Notification dated 27.06.2025, a new sub-para 2 below Para 19(1) to General Notes Regarding Import Policy under ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule 1 (Import Policy) has been inserted as follows with immediate effect:

“19. The import of following goods from Bangladesh to India shall be regulated as under:

2. Port Restriction on import of Goods from Bangladesh

Sl. No.	HS Code	Item Description	Import Policy/ Port restriction
(i)	530130	Flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garneted stock)	Import from Bangladesh shall not be allowed* from any land port on India-Bangladesh Border. However, it is allowed only through Nhava Sheva Seaport.*
(ii)	530310	Jute and other textile bast fibers, raw or retted
(iii)	530390	Jute (exluding flax, true hemp and ramie)
(iv)	530610	Single flax yarn
(v)	530710	Single yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres
(vi)	530720	Multiple folded
(vii)	530919	Woven fabrics or flax
(viii)	530929	Woven fabrics or flax
(ix)	530010	Unbleached woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres

3. The above restrictions at sub-Para 2 shall not apply to Bangladesh exports to Nepal/Bhutan transiting through India. However, re-export of the aforesaid Bangladesh Goods to India from Nepal/Bhutan shall not be allowed.

3. Thus, a new sub-para 2 below Para 19(1) to General Notes Regarding Import Policy under ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule 1 (Import Policy) has been inserted with immediate effect.

4. In view of the above, it is requested that necessary action may be taken to sensitize officers under your jurisdiction regarding the said matter.

5. The difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Board.

Hindi version follows.

Yours faithfully,

(Neeraj Goyal)
OSD (Cus-III)

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[To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Section (ii)]

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan

Notification No.21/2025-26
New Delhi, Dated: 27^th June, 2025

Subject: Port restriction on import of certain goods from Bangladesh to India under ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule I (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, and in continuation to DGFT Notification No. 07/2025-26 dated 17.05.2025, the Central Government hereby introduces a new sub-para 2 below Para 19 (1) 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:

(2) Port Restrictions on import of Goods from Bangladesh

SI. No.	HS Code	Item Description	Import Policy/Port restriction
(i)	530130	Flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)	Import from Bangladesh shall not be allowed from any land port on India-Bangladesh Border. However, it is allowed only through Nhava Sheva Seaport.
(ii)	530310	Jute and other textile bast fibers, raw or retted
(iii)	530390	Jute (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie)
(iv)	530610	Single flax yarn
(v)	530710	Single yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibers
(vi)	530720	Multiple folded
(vii)	530919	Woven fabrics or flax
(viii)	530929	Woven fabrics or flax
(ix)	530010	Unbleached woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibers

2. The above restrictions at sub-Para 2 shall not apply to Bangladesh exports to Nepal/Bhutan transiting through India. However, re-export of the aforesaid Bangladesh Goods to India from Nepal/Bhutan shall not be allowed.

Effect of the Notification:

Import of certain goods from Bangladesh to India are regulated with immediate effect.

This is issued with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.

(Ajay Bhadoo)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in

[Issued from File No. 01/93/180/31/AM-12/P.C.II(B)]