Restrictions on Indo-China Border Trade

By Vijay Kumar

DGFT has made the following amendment to Public Notice No. 20(RE-2006)/2004-2009 dated 13th June, 2006.

The existing part of paragraph 1 of the said Public Notice viz.,

“In terms of the provisions contained in the Foreign Trade Policy, import/export of the following locally produced commodities by the people living along both sides of Indo – China Border as per the prevailing customary practice will be allowed freely”

is amended to read as

”In terms of the provision contained in the Foreign Trade Policy, Import/Export of the following commodities by residents of border districts who are issued trade passes, as per the prevailing customary practice will be allowed freely”.

However, the list of items stipulated for import/export and paragraphs 2 & 3 of the Public Notice No. 20(RE-2006)/2004-2009 dated 13th June, 2006 remain unaltered.

So, hereafter only those residents of border districts who are issued trade passes will be allowed to trade in the specified commodities freely.

DGFT Public Notice No. 48/2009-2014, Dated: March 5, 2010