36 garments-laden trucks stranded at Benapole port

BENAPOLE, May 18 (UNB): Thirty-six Bangladeshi trucks carrying ready-made garment (RMG) items have remained stranded at Benapole land port following restrictions imposed by India on the import of certain goods through its land ports.

Secretary of Petrapole Clearing Agent Staff Welfare Association Kartik Chakraborty said the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India, imposed restrictions on the imports of certain goods, including readymade garments.

Particularly, certain readymade garments that were previously allowed through land ports must be routed via Kolkata Sea Port or Mumbai's Nhava Sheva Port, he said.

However, goods for which LCs or TTs have already been issued are being discussed with Indian Customs for possible clearance, he added.

Mohsin Milon, president of the Benapole Importers and Exporters Association, said that due to the restrictions imposed by the Indian government, 36 trucks carrying RMG goods were stuck at Benapole, awaiting entry clearance.