Date: 2025-05-02Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Prohibition on Import or transit of all goods originating in or
exported from Pakistan- Insertion of Para 2.20A of Foreign Trade
Policy (FTP) 2023, - reg.
**Policy Summary: Prohibition on Import/Transit of Goods from Pakistan**
This notification, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, effective May 2, 2025, inserts Para 2.20A into the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023. Para 2.20A imposes an immediate prohibition on the direct or indirect import and transit of all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan. This prohibition applies to all goods, regardless of their import status, and remains in effect until further orders. The stated justification for this restriction is national security and public policy. Any exceptions to this prohibition require prior approval from the Government of India.
For further information, contact Ajay Bhadoo, Director General of Foreign Trade and Additional Secretary to the Government of India, at dgft@nic.in. The notification was issued from File No. 018918005AM25PC2AE42651. This notification is to be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II, Section 3, Sub-section ii.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Policy FTP 2023: A key policy document governing import and export regulations.
Pakistan: The country from which import and transit of goods are prohibited.
Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act, 1992: The legal framework providing powers to the Central Government to regulate foreign trade.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for implementing the prohibition.
Ajay Bhadoo: Director General of Foreign Trade and Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The government agency responsible for implementing foreign trade policy.
New Delhi, Delhi: Location of Vanijya Bhawan and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The ministry under which the Department of Commerce and Directorate General of Foreign Trade operate.
(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub-
Section (ii))
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
i Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan
New Delhi, Dated: 2" May 2025
‘ Subject: Prohibition on Import or transit of all goods originating in or
exported from Pakistan- Insertion of Para 2.20A of Foreign Trade Policy
(FTP) 2023, - reg.
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of
Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02
and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time,
the Central Government hereby inserts a new Para 2.20A in Foreign Trade
~ Policy, 2023 as follows with immediate effect:
“Para 2.20A: Prohibition on Import from Pakistan
‘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.”
‘Effect of the Notification: Para 2.20A of FTP, 2023 is inserted to prohibit direct
or indirect import or transit of all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan
with immediate effects until further orders.
(Ajay Bhadoo)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No. 01/89/180/05/AM-25/PC-2(A)/E-42651]