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New Delhi: India on Monday allowed imports of potatoes from Bhutan without any license for one more year till June 2024..
India imported fresh or chilled potatoes worth $1.02 million in 2022-23...
Import of potatoes...is allowed from Bhutan without any import license, up to June 30, 2024, the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification...
In a separate notification, the DGFT said that the import of 17,000 metric tonnes of fresh (green) areca nut without a minimum import price (MIP) condition from Bhutan will also be allowed through LCS (land customs station) Chamurchi (INCHMB)...
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