New Delhi: More goods in import ban list from Bangladesh

New Delhi: India has expanded the list of imports from Bangladesh that are banned from entry through any land port on the border by including more jute products amid deteriorating relations with the neighbouring country.

These additional goods, which have been banned with immediate effect, include bleached and unbleached woven fabrics made of jute or other textile bast fibres; twine, cordage, and rope made of jute; twine, cordage, rope, and cables; as well as sacks and bags made of jute. These items will not be allowed through any Land Customs Stations or Integrated Check Posts in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, as well as LCS Changrabandha and Fulbari in West Bengal.

According to the notification issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade, the import of these goods is allowed only via Navi Mumbai's Nhava Sheva Seaport. The notification further said these restrictions wouldn't apply to Bangladesh exports to Nepal or Bhutan, while noting, "Re-export of the aforesaid Bangladesh goods to India from Nepal or Bhutan shall not be allowed." (IANS)

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