Enquiries have established that the consignment seized by the DRI was first transported from Pakistan to Dubai, where it was shifted to another set of containers before being exported to India.

The importers allegedly suppressed material facts and misdeclared the country of origin to bypass India's prohibition on imports of goods originating from Pakistan.

Notably, the DRI has seized 364 metric tonnes (MT) of Pakistan-origin dry dates worth around Rs 3 crore after uncovering an alleged attempt to import the consignment into India by misdeclaring its country of origin as the UAE, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday (August 5, 2026).

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According to the Finance Ministry, the seizure followed an intelligence-led operation in which DRI officers intercepted 13 containers carrying the dry dates at Kandla Port in Gujarat.

Investigations found that although the goods were declared as originating from the UAE, they were actually of Pakistani origin.

"The enquiries established that the goods were first transported from Pakistan to Dubai and subsequently shifted to another set of containers before being exported to India," the ministry said.

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