India Ban Direct and Indirect Import from Pakistan: This follows the earlier termination of direct trade, marked by the closure of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari last month in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
India Ban Import from Pakistan News: Plugging loopholes to eliminate any possibility of Pakistani goods entering its territory, India has imposed an immediate ban on the import or transit of all goods originating in, or exported from, Pakistan, according to a Commerce and Industry Ministry notification dated May 2.
This follows the earlier termination of direct trade, marked by the closure of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari last month in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. That move was expected to halt cross-border trade worth Rs 3,886 crore between India and Pakistan. However, imports of Pakistani goods via third countries were still possible.
“Direct or indirect import or transit of all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan, whether or not freely importable or otherwise permitted, shall be prohibited with immediate effect, until further orders. This restriction is imposed in the interest of national security and public policy. Any exception to this prohibition shall require prior approval of the Government of India,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Commerce Ministry, stated.
The DGFT, which oversees India’s external trade regulations, added that any exception to this sweeping prohibition would require explicit approval from the government.
According to the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), trade with Pakistan remained possible after the Attari border closure through transhipment hubs such as the UAE, Singapore and Colombo. The GTRI estimated that about $10 billion worth of Indian goods reach Pakistan via these routes.
Pakistani dates, for instance, still arrive at Indian ports through transhipment hubs—particularly via the UAE, which has a free trade agreement with India. Notably, bilateral trade between India and the UAE reached $100 billion in the last financial year.
According to official data, India primarily exported items such as soya bean, poultry feed, vegetables, red chillies, plastic granules and plastic yarn, while importing dry fruits, dates, gypsum, cement, glass, rock salt and herbs from Pakistan.
Pakistani dates, for instance, still arrive at Indian ports through transhipment hubs—particularly via the UAE, which has a free trade agreement with India. Notably, bilateral trade between India and the UAE reached $100 billion in the last financial year.
According to official data, India primarily exported items such as soya bean, poultry feed, vegetables, red chillies, plastic granules and plastic yarn, while importing dry fruits, dates, gypsum, cement, glass, rock salt and herbs from Pakistan.
