“The federal government has taken a coverage resolution to conditionally export 1,200 (one thousand 2 hundred) metric tons of Hilsa to India on the event of Durga Puja within the present yr 2025,” Bangladesh Commerce Ministry mentioned in a notification late on Monday.
“Purposes are invited from exporters in laborious copy throughout workplace hours till 5 PM on September 11, 2025,” it added.
The notification states that the appliance have to be accompanied by related paperwork together with the up to date commerce license of the exporting firm, ERC, earnings tax certificates, VAT certificates, gross sales contract, license from the Division of Fisheries.
“The minimal export value of Hilsa per kg has been set by the federal government at USD 12.50. It's to be famous that those that utilized earlier than the publication of the notification may even must submit a brand new utility,” the notification mentioned.
Earlier on September 27, 2024, the primary consignment of Bangladesh's ‘Padma Hilsa,' weighing round 45-50 tonnes, arrived in West Bengal on Friday morning. Following its arrival, officers hailed it as a much-anticipated import forward of Durga Puja.The Bangladeshi interim authorities exported a complete of two,420 tonnes of Hilsa to India.The wholesale charge for Hilsa fish on the Howrah wholesale fish market is presently priced at Rs 1,400 to Rs 1,600 per kilogram. This fish, recognized for its superior style, crossed the Petrapole-Benapole border and reached the Howrah market, the place it was distributed to varied retail markets in and round Kolkata.
Since July 2012, Bangladesh had banned the export of Hilsa however has granted particular permissions for exports to India throughout Durga Puja since 2019.
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