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According to the notification, imports of textile products under nine HSN codes from Bangladesh will not be allowed through any land ports along the India-Bangladesh border. However, such imports will be permitted via the Nhava Sheva seaport in Mumbai only.
India has imposed new restrictions on importing nine categories of textile products from Bangladesh via land ports, effective immediately.
Items such as flax (linen) yarn, jute fibre, and woven fabrics must now enter only through Mumbai’s Nhava Sheva port.
The rule excludes goods transiting to Nepal and Bhutan, but re-exports from those countries are prohibited.
The restrictions came into immediate effect. The notification clarified that these measures do not apply to Bangladeshi exports transiting through India en route to Nepal and Bhutan. However, re-exports of these Bangladeshi products to India from Nepal and Bhutan will not be permitted.
According to the notification, flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) (HSN code 530130), jute and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted (530130), jute (excluding flax, true hemp, and ramie) (530390), single flax yarn (530610), single yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres (530710), multiple folded yarn (530720), woven fabrics of flax (530919), woven fabrics of flax (530929), and unbleached woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres (530010) are included in the restrictive list for imports through land ports into India.
Flax or linen yarn, jute-based products, and woven fabrics have been included in the restriction list. Flax or linen yarn, primarily used in clothing, is often referred to as ‘super cotton’ due to its breathability, moisture absorption capacity, and skin-friendly qualities.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)
