New Delhi, June 27 (PTI) India on Friday banned imports of certain jute products and woven fabrics from Bangladesh through land routes.

However, it is allowed only through Nhava Sheva seaport, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

On May 17, India imposed port restrictions on the import of certain goods like readymade garments and processed food items, from Bangladesh.

The goods under these curbs include jute products, Songkran flax yarn, single yarn of jute, multiple folded, woven fabrics or flex, and unbleached woven fabrics of jute. PTI RR BAL BAL

Ban on land-route imports restricts specified jute and woven goods from Bangladesh to Nhava Sheva seaport only. A DGFT directive bars import of specified jute products and woven fabrics from Bangladesh by land route and permits their entry only through Nhava Sheva seaport, listing covered items such as jute products, Songkran flax yarn, single and multiple folded jute yarns, and unbleached woven jute fabrics; the measure follows earlier port restrictions on certain Bangladeshi goods.