Overview

• India has barred Bangladeshi ready-made garments, plastics, furniture, and other goods from entering via land ports, restricting them to Kolkata and Nhava Sheva seaports.
• The restrictions affect $770 million in annual Bangladeshi exports to India, with ready-made garments valued at $618 million being the most impacted.
• India's measures are a reciprocal response to Bangladesh's curbs on Indian yarn, rice, and increased transit fees for Indian cargo.
• The decision comes five weeks after India ended a transshipment arrangement for Bangladeshi exports via Indian airports and ports, citing congestion and security concerns.
• Bangladesh has protested diplomatically, but no formal negotiations have yet begun to resolve the trade tensions.