Import Requirements
HS Code: 22071000
|Undenatured Ethyl Alcohol, Of Alcoholic Strength >=80% By Vol.
| Sl. | Documents | Purpose | Agency/Entity | Stage | Option | Validity | Applicability | Legislation | Remarks |
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| 1 | Alcohol Import Licence | CC, RP | Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) | Before Importation | Manual | As mentioned in the Licence or till the current fiscal years ends | Annual |
Sec. 10(1)(Ga), 13(2), Narcotics Control Act, 2018 [Bangla]; Rule 3(1(Ka), Alcohol Control Rules, 2022 [Bangla] |
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| 2 | If alcohol mentioned in Rule 42(1) of Alcohol Control Rules, 2022 manufactured in Bangladesh but not in international standard, Prior Permission for Import from Government | CC, RP | Security Services Division, Ministry of Home Affairs | Before importation | Manual | Consignment/Lot Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Rule 42(2), Alcohol Control Rules, 2022 [Bangla] |
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| 3 | Annual Import Entitlement | CC, RP | Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) | Before Importation | Manual | Annual | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Rule 43(2), Alcohol Control Rules, 2022 [Bangla] |
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| 4 | Brand Registration for import | CC, RP | DG, Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) | Before importation | Manual | Once for one brand | Once for one brand |
Rule 42(6), Alcohol Control Rules, 2022 [Bangla] |
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| 5 | Prior Permission by Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) | CC, RP | Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) | Before Importation | Manual | Consignment/Lot Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Rule 43(4), Alcohol Control Rules, 2022 [Bangla] |
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| 6 | Release Order for import | CC, RP | Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) | After Importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Rule 44(2), Alcohol Control Rules, 2022 [Bangla] |
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| 7 | If imported by diplomatic passport-holder foreign citizen, Passbook | CC, RP | Customs Bond Commissionerate | Before Importation | Manual | Annual | Annual |
Sec. 11(1)(Kha), Narcotics Control Act, 2018 [Bangla] |
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| 8 | For Duty-free import, Bond Licence | CC, RP | Customs Bond Commissionerate | Before importation | Manual | 03 (three) year | 03 (three) years |
Rule 6(1), Warehouse Licencing Rules, 2024 [Bangla]; Rule 43(1), Alcohol Control Rules, 2022 [Bangla] |
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| 9 | For Duty & Tax benefit, Block List | CC, RP | DGDA | Before importation | Manual | Consignment/Lot specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Proviso of the preamble of SRO No. 175-Law/2024/27/Customs, Date: 29 May 2024 [Bangla] |
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| 10 | For Duty & Tax benefit, Manufacturing VAT Registration Certificate | CC, RP | Concerned VAT Division | Before importation | Manual | Once for all time | Consignment Specific |
Condition (2) of SRO No. 177-Law/2024/29/Customs, Date: 29 May 2024 [Bangla] |
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| 11 | For Duty & Tax benefit, Certificate of API manufacturing industrial entity | CC, RP | DGDA | Before importation | Online | Consignment/Lot Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Condition (3) of SRO No. 177-Law/2024/29/Customs, Date: 29 May 2024 [Bangla] |
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| 12 | For Duty & Tax benefit, Block List | CC, RP | DGDA | Before importation | Manual | Consignment/Lot Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Condition (4) of SRO No. 177-Law/2024/29/Customs, Date: 29 May 2024 [Bangla] |
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| 13 | For Duty & Tax benefit, Certificate of Utilization | CC, RP | DGDA | After Customs clearance | Manual | Consignment/Lot Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Condition (5) of SRO No. 177-Law/2024/29/Customs, Date: 29 May 2024 [Bangla] |
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.