Import Requirements
HS Code: 03079210
|Other, including flours, meals and pellets...consu :Frozen Wrapped/canned upto 2.5 kg
| Sl. | Compliance | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fish, fish products, beneficial organism and packing materials shall have to be imported through designated ports. |
Sec. 9(2), Fish Quarantine Act, 2018 [Bangla] |
| 2 | No fish and fish products prohibited by any provisions under this Act or any other act, order or rules or any fish and fish products rotten, contaminated, containing harmful chemicals, mixed with adulterants and harmful substances shall be imported. |
Sec. 22(1), FIQC Act, 2020 [Bangla] |
| 3 | Production and expiry date shall be clearly embossed on each container or package; not on the container or package by labelling it separately. Expired food items cannot be imported. |
Article 23(19), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 4 | If preservatives, additives and colours are used in preserved food, its label and details shall be embossed on the container, label not to be pasted separately. |
Article 23(21), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 5 | Any raw materials used in the preparation of food and beverages, which become unusable after a certain period, the date of production and expiry date shall be written or printed on the container or package of that goods. |
Article 23(22), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 6 | For imported canned fish, manufacturing and expiry date and actual weight (net weight) shall be clearly embossed or computer printed in Bangla or English with indelible ink on the container and separately printed label shall not be pasted on the container. |
Article 23(30), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 7 | Quarantine conditions and provisions of the Fish Quarantine Act, 2018 shall be applicable. |
Article 25(29), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 8 | If applicable, concerned provisions of Bangladesh Biosafety Rules, 2012 and Biosafety Guidelines of Bangladesh, 2007 are to be followed. |
Bangladesh Biosafety Rules, 2012 [Bangla]; Biosafety Guidelines of Bangladesh, 2007 [English] |
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5. Last updated on 13 March 2024.