India restricts several consumer goods from Bangladesh through land transport sites in the northeast
New Delhi: India on Saturday decided to enter ready-made clothing from Bangladesh only through Kolkata and Nhava Sheva seaports and ban the import of a range of consumer goods through land transport posts in the northeast region, a move that would greatly attack Dhaka’s trade with New Delhi.
Apart from ready-made clothing (RMG), plastics, wooden furniture, carbonated beverages, processed foods, fruit-flavored beverages, cotton and cotton yard waste, entry into India will not be allowed through the postal services of Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura and Mizoram as well as Philbari and Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura and Philbari in Phalaya and Phaphali.
Nearly five years of class freight arrangements have ended in New Delhi, Bangladesh has been freighted to the third country for nearly five years through Indian airports and ports, New Delhi has ended nearly five years of freight arrangements, with new restrictions on consumer goods in Bangladesh for more than five weeks.
The new restrictions are in effect immediately.
India’s new restrictions on exports to Bangladesh appear to be in response to Dhaka’s rejection of certain value-added projects in the northeast to enter the country through land transport points.
Frictions between trade relations between the two countries are increasing in the overall relationship in the face of large-scale anti-government protests, which is under increasing pressure on the overall relationship.
Now, access to ready-made works and certain other Bangladeshi items is only allowed through Kolkata and Nhava-Sheva seaports.
The Director-General of Foreign Affairs has issued a notice on Bangladesh import restrictions.
Bangladesh is a major global exporter of ready-made clothing, with the industry’s export value estimated to be US$38 billion in 2023.
Its annual RMG exports to India are estimated to be around US$700 million, with 93% of RMG cargo entering India through land ports.
Between India and Bangladesh, there are 11 land crossings in the northeast for trade. Of them, three are in Assam, two in Meghalaya and three in Tripura.
India has previously exported Bangladeshi goods through all land trade points and seaports without excessive restrictions.
However, people in Bangladesh say that Bangladesh continues to impose port restrictions on Indian Customs Stations (LCS) and integrated checkpoints (ICPs) bordering the Northeast.
India has solved the Dhaka problem but has no positive response.
In addition, since April 13, Bangladesh’s yarn exports from India have been stopped by Bangladesh.
The people quoted above said that Indian exports are subject to strict entry checks and that Indian rice exports are not allowed through Healy and Benzoli ICPs since April 15, benzolid exports are not allowed to be carried out in addition to existing restrictions.
The above-mentioned person said that the allegations of “unreasonable high” and “economicly unfeasible” transport imposed by Bangladesh suffered losses due to “unreasonable high” and “economicly unfeasible” transport allegations.
Bangladesh’s approach leads to denial of entering the Northeast from the hinterland of India.
It is said that due to land port restrictions in Bangladesh, the northeastern states are unable to enter the Bangladesh market to sell locally made goods, thus limiting the market to receive only major agricultural supplies.
They said Bangladesh has free access to the entire Northeast market, creating unhealthy dependence and impeded growth in the Northeast state.
They added that in order to promote “Atmanirbhar Bharat” and support local manufacturers in the Northeast State, it is understood that India has decided to impose port restrictions on all LCS and ICPs in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
Relations in Bangladesh, India, fell sharply when the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled Dhaka and faced massive anti-government protests last August.
The relationship fell sharply after the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, failing to curb attacks on minorities, especially Hindus, in that country.
