Import Requirements
HS Code: 10061090
|Rice in the husk (paddy or rough) Excl. wrapped/canned upto 2.5 kg
Export prohibited item except Govt. to Govt. level export and aromatic rice as per Export Policy 2024-27
| Sl. | Documents | Purpose | Agency/Entity | Stage | Option | Validity | Applicability | Legislation | Remarks |
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| 1 | Import Permit (IP) | CC, RP | Before opening LC | Online | 04 (four) months from issuance (plus two months' extension provision) | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Sec. 9(1), Sec. 10(1), Plant Quarantine Act, 2011 [Bangla | English]; Rule 3(3)(Ka), Plant Quarantine Rules, 2018 [Bangla] |
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| 2 | Prior Notification to the Plant Quarantine Officer | RP | Importer | At least 07 (seven) days prior to probable import | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Rule 7(1), Plant Quarantine Rules, 2018 [Bangla] |
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| 3 | Release Order (RO) | CC, RP | After submitting Bill of Entry | Online/Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Rule 9(4), Plant Quarantine Rules, 2018 [Bangla] |
Release Order will not be issued, if packaging materials made of raw or solid wood are not treated as per ISPM-15 [Rule 9(7), Plant Quarantine Rules, 2018]. | |
| 4 | Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) | CC, RP | Competent authority of origin country | Before boarding the conveyance | Manual | As mentioned in the PC | Consignment Specific | ||
| 5 | If from SAARC, South-East Asia, and Asia-Pacific Ocean countries, Fit for Human Consumption & Free from All Harmful Germs Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | Before importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 23(16)(Kha), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 6 | If from other than SAARC, South-East Asia, and Asia-Pacific Ocean countries, Radioactivity Test Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of origin country | Before importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 23(1), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 7 | If from other than SAARC, South-East Asia, and Asia-Pacific Ocean countries, Radioactivity Test Certificate | CC, RP | Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) | After importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 23(6), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 8 | Licence for Agro-products importer | RP | Before importation | Manual | 01 (one) year from the issuance date | Annual |
Sec. 7(1), Schedule-1 & 2, Agricultural Marketing Act, 2018 [Bangla]; Rule 6, Agricultural Marketing Rules, 2021 [Bangla] |
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| 9 | For import of notified crop & notified variety seed, Registration Certificate | RP | National Seed Board | Before importation | Manual | Consignment/Lot Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific | ||
| 10 | For import of more than 20 Kgs notified crop seed, Prior Permission for seed dealer from the Government | RP | National Seed Board | Before issuing import permit by PQW | Manual | Consignment/Lot Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Rule 18(2), Seed Rules, 2020 [Bangla] |
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| 11 | If for research and adaptability testing, Prior Permission of the Government for import of any amount of seed | CC, RP | National Seed Board | Before importation | Manual | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Rule 18(4), Seed Rules, 2020 [Bangla] |
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| 12 | If GMO/LMO, permission from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | RP | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | Before importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Rule 3, Bangladesh Biosafety Rules, 2012 [Bangla]; Article 23(28), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
Biosafety Guidelines of Bangladesh, 2007 [English] also to be followed. |
| 13 | For Duty & Tax benefit, Certificate on germination rate, usability in tropical countries, time of sowing, etc., for seed in retail packing (not more than 1 Kg) & imported as marketable at farmer stage directly | CC, RP | Competent government authority of exporting country or government-recognized Seed Certification Agency of exporting countrys | Before importation | Manual | Consignment/Lot Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Condition (1) of SRO No. 369-Law/2019/54/Customs, Date: 21 November 2019 |
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| 14 | For Duty & Tax benefit, Permission from DG (Seed) of Ministry of Agriculture for normally bagged seed (not more than 25 Kg) on amount and necessity of seed import | CC, RP | DG (Seed), Ministry of Agriculture | Before opening LC | Manual | Consignment/Lot Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Condition (2) of SRO No. 369-Law/2019/54/Customs, Date: 21 November 2019 |
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5. Last updated on 13 March 2024.