All goods enjoy duty free access to India: Tofail

All Bangladesh products have been enjoying duty free access to India under SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA) except 25 tobacco, alcohol and narcotic items.
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said this in parliament on Monday while replying to a tabled question from treasury bench member Mahfuzur Rahman of Chittagong, BSS reported.
"Bangladesh products have been receiving duty free access facilities to enter Indian market following initiatives taken by the ministry," the minister told the House.
He said the government has also undertaken initiatives for forging various forums and singing bilateral agreements for ensuring duty free access to Indian markets side by side with removing non-tariff barriers.
Tofail informed the House that Indian has agreed to accept Bangladesh's test reports on 25 products as per an agreement between Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) and National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) of India.
The commerce minister, however, said his ministry is continuing its negotiations at various level to remove barriers to exporting goods to Indian market.