India has imposed immediate restrictions on importing four types of Bangladeshi jute products through land borders: jute fabric, jute rope, rope made from jute products, and jute sacks. The new directive from India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) mandates that these items must now enter India via sea through Mumbai’s Nhava Sheva port. Currently, less than 1% of Bangladesh’s jute exports to India go by sea, with the rest transported by land. This is not the first time India has restricted overland imports of jute products from Bangladesh.