Import Requirements
HS Code: 09109191
|SPCICES PREMIX IMPORTED BY VAT REG. FOODSTUFFS MANU. INDUS.
| Sl. | Documents | Purpose | Agency/Entity | Stage | Option | Validity | Applicability | Legislation | Remarks |
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| 1 | Certificate on Food Fit for Human Consumption (including for which age), and “not injurious to human health”, “no harmful substances are mixed” and “free from all types of germs”. | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | Before Importation | Manual | Consignment specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 23(23), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 2 | Fit for Human Consumption Certificate | CC, RP | BCSIR/BRiCM/BAB Accredited Lab (not involved in food business)/Govt. Approved Lab | After importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 23(24), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 3 | 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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| 4 | For Duty & Tax benefit, Industrial IRC | CC, RP | CCI&E | Before importation | Manual | 03 (three) year validity | 03 (three) years |
Condition (1)(a) of SRO No. 164-Law/2024/16/Customs, Date: 29 May 2024 |
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| 5 | For Duty & Tax benefit, VAT Registration Certificate | CC, RP | Concerned VAT Division | Before importation | Manual | Once for all time | Once for all time |
Condition (1) of SRO No. 164-Law/2024/16/Customs, Date: 29 May 2024 |
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| 6 | For Duty & Tax benefit, VAT Monthly Return | CC, RP | Importer | Before importation | Manual | Monthly | Monthly |
Condition (2) of SRO No. 164-Law/2024/16/Customs, Date: 29 May 2024 |
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| 7 | For Duty & Tax benefit, Import Permit (if not regulated by BEPZA/BEZA/Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority/Other Authority constituted by any law) | CC, RP | Concerned Authority | Before importation | Manual | Consignment/Lot Specific | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Condition (8) of SRO No. 164-Law/2024/16/Customs, Date: 29 May 2024 |
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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 09 February 2025.