Import Requirements
HS Code: 03073990
|OTHER LIVE,FRESH OR CHILLED MUSSELS(EXCL.MYTILUS SPP.,PERNA SPP.),NES
| Sl. | Documents | Purpose | Agency/Entity | Stage | Option | Validity | Applicability | Legislation | Remarks |
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| 1 | Import Permit | CC, RP | Department of Fisheries (DoF), Fisheries Quarantine Wing | Before Importation | Manual | Not mentioned | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Sec. 9(1); 10(2), Fish Quarantine Act, 2018 [Bangla] |
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| 2 | Declaration to Fisheries Quarantine Officer | RP | Importer | After importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 16(1), Fish Quarantine Act, 2018 [Bangla] |
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| 3 | Prior Declaration | RP | Importer | Before importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 24(2), Fish Quarantine Act, 2018 [Bangla] |
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| 4 | Salubrity Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | With the consignment document | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 24(1), Fish Quarantine Act, 2018 [Bangla] |
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| 5 | Traceability Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | With the consignment document | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 24(1), Fish Quarantine Act, 2018 [Bangla] |
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| 6 | Halal Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | With the consignment document | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 24(1), Fish Quarantine Act, 2018 [Bangla] |
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| 7 | If imported from SAARC Countries, Radioactivity Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | Before Importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 23(16)(Ga), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 8 | If GMO, permission from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | RP | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | Before Importation | Manual | Consignment Specific |
Rule 3, Bangladesh Biosafety Rules, 2012 [Bangla]; Article 23(28), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 9 | If imported fish & other aquatic animals listed in Schedule-1 & 2, Licence for Agro-products importer | RP | Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) | 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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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.
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5. Last updated on 09 February 2025.