Executive Summary:
This Public Notice, dated June 3, 2015, operationalizes the Memorandum of Understanding between India and Bangladesh dated October 23, 2010. It outlines arrangements for trade in Border Haats across the Tripura border, specifically at Kamalasagar (India) and Tarapur Kasba (Bangladesh). It specifies permissible commodities and vendor eligibility.
Key Points / Main Content:
Border Haats and Trade Arrangements:
* Two new border Haats are established at Kamalasagar, Tripura (India) and Tarapur Kasba (Bangladesh).
* The arrangements are made under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, as per the MOU between India and Bangladesh.
Permissible Commodities:
* Locally produced vegetables, food items, fruits, and spices are allowed.
* Minor local forest produce (e.g., bamboo, broom sticks, excluding timber) are permitted.
* Products of local cottage industries (e.g., Gamcha, Lungi) are allowed.
* Locally produced small agricultural household implements (e.g., dao, plough, axe, spade, chisel) are permitted.
* Locally produced garments, melamine products, processed food items, and fruit juice are allowed.
Vendor Eligibility:
* Vendors must be residents within a 5 km radius of the Border Haat location.
* Vendees may offer immediate consumption items (snack foods/juices) as allowed by the Haat Management Committee.
* "Locally produced" refers to produce from concerned border districts of the designated Haats.
* The Haat Management Committee will clarify specific commodity eligibility.
Impact Analysis:
Indian and Bangladeshi Traders:
Impact: Facilitates cross-border trade through designated Border Haats.
Action Required: Adhere to the list of permissible commodities and eligibility criteria for vendors.
Haat Management Committee:
Impact: Responsible for operational guidelines and commodity clarification.
Action Required: Provide clarification on commodity eligibility under the specified guidelines.
Residents within 5 km Radius of Border Haats:
Impact: Opportunity to participate as vendors in the Border Haats.
Action Required: Meet the residency criteria and comply with regulations set by the Haat Management Committee.
Key Entities Referenced
India: A country engaged in trade with Bangladesh through Border Haats.
Bangladesh: A country engaged in trade with India through Border Haats.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020: A policy document under which powers are exercised to make arrangements for border trade.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The organization issuing the public notice and making arrangements for border trade.
Memorandum of Understanding dated 23.10.2010: An agreement between India and Bangladesh that facilitates border trade.
Kamalasagar, Tripura: A location in Tripura, India where a Border Haat is situated.
Tarapur Kasba: A location in Bangladesh where a Border Haat is situated, near Pillar No. 2039.
Border Haats: Trading locations established to facilitate commerce between India and Bangladesh.
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
PUBLIC NOTICE
New Delhi, the 3rd June, 2015
No. 15/2015-2020 (RE-2015)
Subject: Trade in Border Haats across the border of Tripura between India and Bangladesh
F. No. 01/93/180/11/AM-12/PC-2(B)236.—In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 read
with 2.21 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the
following arrangements under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated 23.10.2010 between India
and Bangladesh:
In terms of the provisions contained in the Foreign Trade Policy, the following commodities will be
allowed to be traded in the Border Haats at Kamalasagar, Tripura (India) & Tarapur Kasba (Bangladesh) near
border Pillar No. 2039:
i. Locally produced vegetables, food items, fruits, spices;
ii. Minor local forest produce e.g. bamboo, bamboo grass and broom stick but excluding timber;
iii. Products of local cottage industries like Gamcha, Lungi etc;
iv. Locally produced small agricultural household implements e.g., dao, plough, axe, spade, chisel
etc.
v. Locally produced garments, melamine products, processed food items, fruit juice, etc.
2. ‘Locally produced’ in the above paragraph means ‘the produce of the concerned border districts of
the designated Haats’. Clarification as to the specific commodity falling under the above list of items will be
given by the Haat Management Committee, constituted under Article 1 of the operational guidelines of the
MOU.
3. Vendors who are allowed to sell their products in the Border Haats shall be the residents of the area
within five (5) km radius from the location of Border Haats. The vendees may offer immediate consumption
items of snack foods/juices as may be allowed by the Haat Management Committee.
4. Effect of Public Notice:
It operationalises the provisions of Memorandum of Understanding dated 23.10.2010 between
India and Bangladesh by facilitating border trade between the two through two new border Haats at
Kamalasagar, Tripura on the Indian side and Tarapur Kasba on Bangladesh side.
PRAVIR KUMAR, Director General of Foreign Trade
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