Forced-labour import enquiries now permit evidence gathering and recommendations to prohibit affected goods from entering India.

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....Para 2.50A of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023 establishes a process for determining whether imported goods were produced wholly or partly using forced labour. DGFT may initiate an enquiry on its own motion or on credible information or a supported complaint, obtain information from importers, exporters, manufacturers and other persons, and consult government bodies, stakeholders, international organisations and expert bodies. After completing the enquiry, DGFT must prepare findings and may recommend that the Central Government prohibit imports of goods found to involve forced labour under the foreign trade framework.....