Import Requirements
HS Code: 12060010
|Sunflower Seeds, Whether Or Not Broken, Wrapped/Canned upto 2.5 kg
| 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 | 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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| 6 | If a new variety of non-notified crop seed is imported, Registration Certificate | CC, RP | National Seed Board | Once for one new variety | Manual | Once for one new variety | Once for a new variety | ||
| 7 | If import of more than 5 metric tons non-notified crop seed by the seed dealer, Prior Permission from the Government | CC, RP | National Seed Board | Before issuing import permit by PQW | Manual | Consignment/Lot Specific | Consignment Specific |
Rule 18(2), Seed Rules, 2020 [Bangla]
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| 8 | If for research and adaptability testing, Prior Permission from the Govt. 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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| 9 | If GMO, permission from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | CC, RP | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | Before importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Rule 3, Bangladesh Biosafety Rules, 2012 [Bangla] |
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5. Last updated on 13 March 2024.