Import Requirements
HS Code: 05111000
|Bovine Semen
| Sl. | Documents | Purpose | Agency/Entity | Stage | Option | Validity | Applicability | Legislation | Remarks |
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| 1 | Import Licence from DLS | CC, RP | Department of Livestock Services (DLS) | Before importation | Manual |
Sec. 13, Animal Quarantine Act, 2005 [Bangla] |
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| 2 | Import Permission from DLS | CC, RP | Department of Livestock Services (DLS) | Before importation | Manual | 06 (six) months from the date issuance | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Private-level Artificial Insemination Policy, 2016 [Bangla] |
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| 3 | Prior Notification of Import | RP | Application by importer to the Animal Quarantine Officer | 15 days prior to import | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 9, Animal Quarantine Act, 2005 [Bangla] |
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| 4 | Health Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of origin country | Before importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 13, Animal Quarantine Act, 2005 [Bangla] |
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| 5 | If from wild origin, Quarantine certificate | CC, RP | Department of Livestock Services (DLS) | After arrival at the Customs port | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 28(2), Wildlife Act, 2012 [Bangla] |
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| 6 | If from wild origin, Import Licence from Forest Department | CC, RP | Chief Warden or his authorized officer, Forest Department | Before importation | Manual | 01 (one) year from issuance | Annual |
Sec. 24(1), Sec. 28(1)(Ga), Wildlife Act, 2012 [Bangla] |
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| 7 | If from wild origin, CITES certificate, if applicable | CC, RP | Competent authority of origin country | Before importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 24(1), Sec. 28(1)(Kha), Wildlife Act, 2012 [Bangla] |
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| 8 | Contagious & venereal disease free Certificate and exporting country Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-Free Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | After importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 25(34), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 9 | For deep frozen semen and embryo, Quality Test Certificate | CC, RP | Govt. Approved Lab | After importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 25(34), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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5. Last updated on 13 March 2024.