Yarn Import from India Stop on 16 April 2025

Bangladesh has restricted yarn imports from India through five land ports, that was including Benapole, Bhomra, Sonamasjid, Banglabandha, and Burimari, as of April 15, 2025. This decision, effective immediately, order was made by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to protect the domestic textile industry. While imports via sea or other routes remain permitted, the ban aims to address concerns about misdeclaration of yarn counts and underpricing by Indian exporters. Now domestic production yarn and other accessories will be improve. Save good number of foreign currency.
In February this year, the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) urged the government to stop yarn imports from India through land routes, arguing that the cheaper Indian yarn was undercutting local producers and causing them heavy financial losses. Following this, in March, the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission recommended temporarily suspending land-port imports to protect the domestic textile industry.
The commission noted that land ports lack sufficient infrastructure to assess and verify yarn counts in line with international standards. As a result, it recommended that yarn imports continue only through sea ports.
Sources say yarn produced in northern and southern India is first sent to warehouses in Kolkata before being exported to Bangladesh—mainly via land ports. These shipments were significantly cheaper than both local yarn and imports from countries like China, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. In some cases, Indian yarn entered the country at prices even lower than those declared at Chittagong Customs House, making it difficult for local mills to remain competitive.
NBR Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said the decision was made to protect domestic industries and followed the Tariff Commission’s recommendation.
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In 2024, Bangladesh imported 12.15 lakh tonnes of yarn, with approximately 95% sourced from India. This resulted in a total import value of $3 billion. This represents a 31.45% increase from the 9.24 lakh tonnes imported in 2023. [ Information from Google]
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