Import Requirements
HS Code: 10019110
|Other Seed, Wrapped/canned upto 2.5 Kg
| Sl. | Compliance | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | If Wheat, conditions of Sl. 2, if Meslin, conditions of Sl. 8, Schedule-2, Plant Quarantine Rules, 2018 are to be complied. |
Schedule-2 [List of plants and plant products permitted for importation], Plant Quarantine Rules, 2018 [Bangla] |
| 2 | Provisions of Plant Quarantine Act, 2011 & Plant Quarantine Rules, 2018 are to be complied. |
Article 25(29), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 3 | Any plant or plant product, beneficial organism, or packing material shall be imported into Bangladesh only through a designated point of entry. |
Sec. 10(2), Plant Quarantine Act, 2011 [Bangla | English]; Schedule-5, Plant Quarantine Rules, 2018 [Bangla] |
| 4 | For import of wheat as notified crop seeds and notified variety seeds, the required criteria for germination rate, purity rate, seed moisture, and other related factors or characteristics of seeds of any crop or variety are to conform to the standard mentioned in clause (a) of Sec. 10 of Seed Act, 2018; such crop or variety is to be registered by the National Seed Board; such seeds are to be identifiable as to its crop or variety; the seed container is to be sealed and the standard label or mark specified under clause (b) of Sec. 10 is to be attached thereon; such seeds are to comply with the terms and conditions of the Registration Certificate. |
Sec. 10 & 11, Seed Act, 2018 [Bangla | English] |
| 5 | For import of Meslin as non-notified crop seeds and non-notified variety seeds, these are to be conformed to the standard of seed quality, and the container of such seed bears, in the prescribed manner, the mark or label containing the correct particulars thereof specified for that seed under Sec. 10 of Seed Act, 2018. | |
| 6 | The seed container/package shall be airtight and contain crop and variety name, quantity of seed, expiry date, moisture content, germination percentage, purity, and label of other quality information or marks as mentioned in Schedule-3 of Seed Rules, 2020. |
Rule 18(1), 19 (1), Schedule-3, Seed Rules, 2020 [Bangla] |
| 7 | In Custom House, Chattogram, Wheat is to be cleared through Private ICDs (Off-docks). |
NBR Order on CHC Off-dock item list, 2006 [Bangla] |
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