Agartala: Tripura, which has 6 Land Custom Stations (LCS), has witnessed trade worth Rs 2482.47 Crore from the 2021 to 2024 Financial Year, while exports from Tripura to Bangladesh have seen a drop in 2023-2024 due to the recent political turmoil in the neighbouring country.
Speaking with Business North East (BNE), an official from Tripura Industries and Commerce said that currently, there are 6 Land Custom Stations (LCS) in the state, which are Agartala-Akhaura in West District, Srimantapur in Sepahijala District, Muhurighat in South District, Khowaighat in Khowai District, Manu in Unakoti District, and Old Raghna in North District, through which import and export between Tripura and Bangladesh take place.
The official said from Tripura, fresh oranges, pomegranates, wood apples, fresh ginger, tamarind, dry fish, lentils, dry chilly, and broken stone are exported, while from Bangladesh, Tripura imports fish, cement, PVC door and pipe, cotton waste, plastic items, and flavoured drinks.
“Though import-export was in good condition, it was hit very badly soon after the change in the political situation in the neighbouring country. Tripura has witnessed trade worth Rs 2482.47 Crore from the 2021 to 2024 Financial Year, while the export from Tripura to Bangladesh has seen a drop in 2023-2024 due to the recent political turmoil in the neighbouring country,” said the official.
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He said that in FY 2021-2022, the total trade was worth Rs 1008.40 Crore. Imports from Bangladesh were Rs 767 Crore while exports from Tripura were Rs 241 Crore. In FY 2022-2023, total trade was Rs 758 Crore, in which import from Bangladesh was Rs 636 Crore while export from Tripura was Rs 121 Crore. In FY2023-2024, total trade was Rs 715.98 Crore, in which import from Bangladesh was Rs 703 Crore while export from Tripura was Rs 12.31 Crore.
The official further informed that land (7.56 acres) to modernise and consolidate the Khowaighat Land Custom Station into an Integrated Check Post (ICP) through infrastructure development has been acquired. Temporary infrastructure is being created to expand trade with Bangladesh to improve the Khowaighat Land Custom Station, and proposals have been sent to modernise and consolidate the Old Raghna Bazar, Manughat, and Muhurighat Land Customs into Integrated Check Posts (ICP) through infrastructure development with the help of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI).
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