FTP - Trade in Border Haats across the border at Meghalaya

By Vijay Kumar

THE following commodities will be allowed to be traded in the Border Haats at Baliamari – Kalaichar and Lauwaghar –Balat:

++ Locally produced vegetables, food items, fruits, spices;

++ Minor local forest produce e.g. bamboo, bamboo grass, and broom stick but excluding timber;

++ Products of local cottage industries like Gamcha, Lungi etc;

++ Small locally produced agriculture household implements e.g., dao, plough, axe, spade, chisel etc;

++ Locally produced garments, melamine products, processed food items, fruit juice, etc.

This is as per the provisions of Memorandum of Understanding dated 23.10.2010 between India and Bangladesh and facilitates trade in Border Haats at Baliamari – Kalaichar and Lauwaghar –Balat across the borders at Meghalaya.

DGFT Public Notice No. 61/2009-2014 (RE-2010), Dated: July 1, 2011