The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has issued a notification imposing port restrictions on the import of certain goods such as Readymade garments, processed food items etc., from Bangladesh to India. However, such said port restriction will not apply to Bangladesh goods transiting through India but destined for Nepal and Bhutan.

The directive, issued via Notification No.  07/2025-26 dated 17th May 2025, detailing following port restrictions has come into effect immediately.

1. Import of All kinds of Ready Made Garments from Bangladesh shall not be allowed from any land port, however, it is allowed only through Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports.
2. 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, 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.
3. The port restrictions do not apply to the import of Fish, LPG, Edible Oil, and Crushed stone from Bangladesh

The detailed notification is available on the DGFT website at https://dgft.gov.in.

Port restrictions on imports from Bangladesh confine specified goods to designated seaports and bar entry via listed land crossings. Imposition of port restrictions limits entry points for specified imports from Bangladesh: all ready made garments are barred from land ports and allowed only via Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports; fruit drinks, processed foods, certain cotton and plastic goods, and wooden furniture are prohibited through specified LCSs/ICPs in northeastern states and certain West Bengal LCSs; fish, LPG, edible oil and crushed stone are exempt; transit goods destined for Nepal and Bhutan are not subject to these restrictions.