India restricts nine textile categories from Bangladesh to single seaport under Foreign Trade Act

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....The DGFT issued Notification No. 21/2025-26 under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, imposing port restrictions on specified textile goods imported from Bangladesh. Nine categories of goods including flax, jute, and related textile products under various HS codes are prohibited from entry through India-Bangladesh land border ports and restricted exclusively to Nhava Sheva Seaport. The restriction exempts Bangladesh exports transiting to Nepal/Bhutan through India but prohibits re-export of such goods from Nepal/Bhutan to India. The notification amends ITC (HS) 2022 Schedule 1 Import Policy by adding sub-paragraph 2 to Para 19(1) under General Notes, effective immediately with ministerial approval.....