India has revoked the transshipment facility previously available to Bangladesh for exporting goods to third countries via Indian land customs stations, using its ports and airports.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs of India issued an order on Tuesday (April 8th) to cancel this facility. Simultaneously, an earlier order related to this, issued on June 29, 2020, has also been annulled.
This information was obtained from the website of India's Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
The Indian order stated that the 2020 directive allowed for the transshipment of goods exported from Bangladesh to a third country, utilizing an Indian customs station to access another port or airport. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has now withdrawn this provision.
The order further clarifies that goods-laden vehicles already within Indian territory will be allowed to exit India promptly.
Currently, Bangladesh utilizes Indian land routes for exporting goods to Nepal and Bhutan. In this context, transshipment involves the movement of Bangladeshi goods through Indian territory to reach the borders of Nepal and Bhutan.
This process includes the change of goods vehicles (trucks, trailers) from the Bangladesh border, across Indian territory, to the Nepal and Bhutan borders. India has now cancelled this transshipment facility.
Previously, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), an organization of Indian garment exporters, had called for the suspension of the order granting this facility to Bangladesh.
This facility had permitted the transshipment of Bangladeshi export cargo to third countries via the Delhi Air Cargo complex.
