Import Requirements
HS Code: 09011190
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| Sl. | Documents | Purpose | Agency/Entity | Stage | Option | Validity | Applicability | Legislation | Remarks |
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| 1 | Import Registration Certificate (IRC) | CC, RP | CCI&E | Before opening LC | Online | 05 (five) years | Consignment Specific |
Import Policy Order, 2021-2024 [Bangla]; Importers, Exporters and Indentors (Registration)Order, 1981 [Bangla] |
Website address for IP: https://olm.ccie.gov.bd/ |
| 2 | VAT Registration (BIN) Certificate | CC | Concerned VAT Division, NBR | Before Import | Online | Once for all time | Consignment Specific |
VAT & Supplementary Duty Act, 2012 [Bangla]; Product declaration, assessment and re-assessment rules, 2024 [Bangla] |
Website address for BIN: https://vat.gov.bd/ |
| 3 | Letter of Credit (LC) | CC, RP | Authorised Dealer Bank | Before Import | Online | As mentioned in the document | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 [Bangla] |
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| 4 | Sales/Purchase order (when not using LC) | CC, RP | Importer and Exporter | Before Import | Online | As mentioned in the document | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Import Policy Order, 2021-2024 [Bangla] |
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| 5 | If without LC, Import Permit (IP)/Clearance Permit (CP)/Other Document(s) regarding payment | CC, RP | CCI&E | Before Import | Online | As mentioned in the document | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Import Policy Order, 2021-2024 [Bangla] |
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| 6 | If required, IP/CP/Other Document(s) issued/approved by the concerned Regulatory Agency | CC, RP | Concerned Regulatory Agency | Before Import/After import | Online/Manual | As mentioned in the document | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Import Policy Order, 2021-2024 [Bangla], Concerned legislation |
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| 7 | Proforma Invoice (PI) | CC, RP | Consignor/Supplier | Before Import | Manual | Lot/ Consignment Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Import Policy Order, 2021-2024 [Bangla] |
Required for opening LC at bank |
| 8 | Insurance cover note | CC, RP | Insurance Company | Before Import | Manual | Consignment specific | Consignment Specific |
Import Policy Order, 2021-2024 [Bangla] |
Required for opening LC at bank |
| 9 | Commercial Invoice (CI) | Consignor/Supplier | |||||||
| 10 | Packing List | CC, RP | Consignor/Supplier | Before Export | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Product declaration, assessment and re-assessment rules, 2024 [Bangla] |
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| 11 | Detailed Packing List | Consignor/Supplier | Before Import | Manual | Consignment specific | Consignment Specific |
Customs Act, 2023 [Bangla] |
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| 12 | Waybill (Bill of Lading/Airway Bill/ Truck Receipt/Rail Receipt/River Cargo Manifest/Parcel Booking Receipt) | CC, RP | Shipping Agent/Airline Operator/Freight Forwarder | Before Import | Online/Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Product declaration, assessment and re-assessment rules, 2024 [Bangla] |
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| 13 | Country of Origin Certificate (COO) | CC, RP | Competent Authority of Origin/Shipment Country | Before Import | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Import Policy Order, 2021-2024 [Bangla] |
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| 14 | Value Declaration Form | CC | Importer | After Import | Manual | Consignment specific | Consignment Specific |
Customs valuation rules, 2000 [Bangla] |
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| 15 | Certificate of Patent/Trademark/Industrial design/ Geographical Indication (for intellectual property right issues) | CC, RP | Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT) | Before Import | Online/Manual | Lot/ Consignment Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
IPR Enforcement (import and export) rules, 2019 [Bangla]; Patent act, 2023 [Bangla]; Trademark act, 2009 [Bangla]; Geographical indication of goods (registration and protection) act, 2013 [Bangla] |
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| 16 | ISPM-15 Certificate (for wooden packaging) | CC, RP | Competent Authority of Origin/Shipment Country | Before Import | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Import Policy Order, 2021-2024 [Bangla] |
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| 17 | Dangerous goods certificate (for dangerous goods) | CC, RP | Competent Authority of Origin/Shipment Country | Before Import | Manual | Lot/ Consignment Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Dangerous Cargoes Act, 1953 [Bangla] |
Bond Related General Documents
| Sl. | Documents | Purpose | Agency/Entity | Stage | Option | Validity | Applicability | Legislation | Remarks |
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| 1 | Bond Licence | CC | Customs Bond Commissionerate | Before Import | Manual | 03 (three) years | Consignment Specific | ||
| 2 | Bond Licence Renewal Letter | CC | Customs Bond Commissionerate | Before Import | Manual | 05 (five) years | Consignment Specific | ||
| 3 | General Bond | CC | Customs Bond Commissionerate | Before Import | Manual | 05 (five) years | Consignment Specific | ||
| 4 | Entitlement Order | CC | Customs Bond Commissionerate | Before Import | Manual | 05 (five) years | Consignment Specific | ||
| 5 | No Objection Certificate (NOC) | CC | Customs Bond Commissionerate | After Import | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific | Bonded Warehouse Licencing Rules, 2024 |
Disclaimer
1. Information in this Import Export Gateway is provided for ease of understanding, information, and trade facilitation only. It has no legal purpose.
2. If no HS Code is designated against any specific name or description of any product in the Bangladesh Customs Tariff (BCT), the HS Code may not be found in this Gateway searching only by product name or description. To find the appropriate HS code for the concerned product, please consult BCT (including Section Note, Chapter Note, Heading Note, and Sub-heading Note), WCO Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System (HS), and, if required, WCO Compendium of Classification Opinions, Alphabetical Index, and Classification Decisions of the WCO HS Committee.
3. The list of documents and compliances against the HS Codes may not always be exhaustive; please consult the concerned legislation for complete information. Please follow the prohibitions & restrictions of import and export. Please also note that the import & export especially through land routes have some specific goods listed against the concerned Customs Stations.
4. For the latest updated information on duty and tax benefits, the websites of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh Customs, and BG Press can also be regularly monitored.
5. Last updated on 13 March 2024.