[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. 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. (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
| SI. No. |
Item Description |
Import Policy /Port restriction |
| (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. |
| (ii) | Fruit/ Fruit flavoured and Carbonated Drinks | Imports from Bangladesh shall not be allowed through any LCSs/ICPs in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram; and LCS Changrabandha and Fulbari, in West Bengal. |
| (iii) | Processed food items (Baked goods, Snacks, Chips and Confectionery) | |
| (iv) | Cotton and Cotton Yarn Waste. | |
| (v) | Plastic and PVC finished goods, except pigments, dyes, plasticisers and granules that form input for own industries. | |
| (vi) | Wooden Furniture |
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.
(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)]