Archive · 3 Aug 2026
India-China Trade Resumes at Nathula After Six Years
India and China have started trading again at a mountain pass called Nathula after a six‑year break.
The pass is in the Himalayas, about 14,000 feet high.
A ceremony was held with officials from both countries.
Trade will happen from Monday to Thursday until November.
38 traders got passes and will sell 36 kinds of goods like handicrafts and clothes.
Extra police, including a women’s team, are guarding the area.
Border trade at Nathula Pass reopened after a six‑year suspension.
Reopening ceremony attended by officials from India and China.
Seasonal trade will run Monday‑Thursday until November under existing protocol.
38 traders received passes; 36 items such as handicrafts, handloom, religious articles, garments will be traded.
Additional security, including a women’s ITBP platoon, deployed at the pass.
- Who
- Officials from India and China, including Sikkim Commerce Secretary Karma D Youtso
- What
- Resumption of seasonal border trade at Nathula Pass
- When
- 2024, trade runs Monday‑Thursday until November
- Where
- Nathula Pass, East Sikkim, India-China border
- Why
- End of pandemic‑related suspension and improved border relations
- Border Pass
- Nathula Pass
- Countries Involved
- India and China
- Resumption Date
- 2024
- Trade Days
- Monday to Thursday until November
- Registered Traders
- 38
- Items Traded
- 36 items including handicrafts, handloom, religious articles, garments
