New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) India today restricted the import of readymade garments from Bangladesh via land ports, and allowed it only through two sea ports, Nhava Sheva on India’s western coast, and the Kolkata seaport.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in a notification issued late on Saturday evening, also said the 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, from Bangladesh will not be allowed through any of the land ports.
However, it added that the port restrictions “do not apply to the import of Fish, LPG, Edible Oil, and Crushed stone from Bangladesh”.