Import Requirements
HS Code: 03082990
|Sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp, .....: other than Live, fresh or chilled EXCL. Wra
| 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 | NOC for Import | CC, RP | Central or Regional Authority, DoF [DG, DoF; DD (FIQC)] | After receiving application from importer | Manual | Lot | Lot Specific |
Sec. 23(3), FIQC Act, 2020 [Bangla] |
Importer needs apply 15 days prior to import. |
| 4 | Prior Declaration | RP | Importer | Before Importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Entitlement Specific |
Sec. 24(2), Fish Quarantine Act, 2018 [Bangla] |
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| 5 | Prior Declaration | RP | Importer | Before Importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 24(2), Fish Quarantine Act, 2018 [Bangla] |
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| 6 | 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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| 7 | Traceability Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | With the consignment document | Online/Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 24(1), Fish Quarantine Act [Bangla] |
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| 8 | Halal Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | With the consignment document | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 24(1), Fish Quarantine Act [Bangla] |
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| 9 | If imported from SAARC Countries, Radioactivity Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | Before importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Lot Specific |
Article 23(16)(Ga), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 10 | 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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| 11 | 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 |
Sec. 7(1), Schedule-1 & 2, Agricultural Marketing Act, 2018 [Bangla]; Rule 6, Agricultural Marketing Rules, 2021 [Bangla] |
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5. Last updated on 09 February 2025.