Customs
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has directed the implementation of DGFT Notification No. 07/2025-26 by inserting a new Para 19 under the “General Notes Regarding Import Policy” of ITC (HS), 2022 – Schedule 1, imposing port restrictions on the import of certain goods from Bangladesh with immediate effect. Imports of Ready Made Garments are permitted only through Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports and are restricted from land ports, while goods such as fruit-flavoured and carbonated drinks, processed food items, cotton and cotton yarn waste, certain plastic and PVC finished goods, and wooden furniture are restricted from entering via LCSs/ICPs in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, and specific locations in West Bengal (Changrabandha and Fulbari). These restrictions do not apply to imports of fish, LPG, edible oil, and crushed stone, or to goods transiting through India to Nepal and Bhutan.
(Instruction No. 11/2025-Customs dated 17th May 2025)
