Import Requirements
HS Code: 23099013
|Probiotics or Prebiotics or their combinatioin (feed grade)
| Sl. | Compliance | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No fish feed or animal feed can be imported which contains any poisonous or harmful substance for human, animal, fish or environment. |
Sec. 12(1)(Ka), Feed Act, 2010 [Bangla] |
| 2 | No fish feed or animal feed shall be imported or prepared if it is inconsistent with the standard level referred in Sec. 10 of Feed Act, 2010 and Rule 7 of Animal Feed Rules, 2013. |
Sec. 12(1)(Kha), Feed Act, 2010 [Bangla]; Rule 7, Animal Feed Rules, 2013 [Bangla] |
| 3 | No fish feed and animal feed shall be marketed, if it is not complied with compliance mentioned in Sec. 13 of Feed Act, 2010. |
Sec. 13, Feed Act, 2010 [Bangla] |
| 4 | No harmful chemicals including antibiotic, growth hormone, steroid and insecticides shall be used in fish feed and animal feed. |
Sec. 14(1), Feed Act, 2010 [Bangla] |
| 5 | For animal feed, compliance of container and labeling shall be followed in line with the Rule 9 of Animal Feed Rules, 2013. |
Rule 9, Animal Feed Rules, 2013 [Bangla] |
| 6 | For fish feed, the standard level of feed additives (Schedule-4), feed binder (Schedule-5) and feed ingredients (Schedule-6) shall be followed. |
Rule 6, Fish Feed Rules, 2011 [Bangla] |
| 7 | For fish feed, harmful chemical substances referred in the Schedule-7 and Schedule-7(Ka) shall not be used. |
Rule 7, Fish Feed Rules, 2011 [Bangla]; Sec. 14(1), Feed Act, 2010 [Bangla] |
| 8 | Imported fish feed shall be free from harmful drugs, hormones and steroids including chloramphenicol and nitrofuran. |
Article 24(2)(a), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 9 | In the case of import of poultry feed and animal feed and animal nutrition ingredients, the name of the feed ingredients including the statement that the feed is free from chloramphenicol, nitrofuran, harmful antibiotics, melamine shall be mentioned on the packet. |
Article 24(2)(b), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 10 | In case of import of all types of fish feed, poultry feed and animal feed, the production and expiry date must be mentioned. |
Article 24(2)(c), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 11 | In the case of import of fish feed or poultry feed or animal feed, it shall not be required to re-test the level of radioactivity after arrival in the port of Bangladesh. |
Article 24(8), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 12 | In the case of import of Meat and Bone Meal, the source and the name of the animal shall be mentioned. |
Article 24(4)(a), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 13 | Meat and Bone Meal of swine shall not be imported. |
Proviso of Article 24(4)(a), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 14 | In the case of import of fish meal prepared from fish and other sources (such as Shrimp Meal, Krill Meal, etc.), the source and the name of the animal shall be mentioned. |
Article 24(4)(b), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
| 15 | In Custom House, Chattogram, Animal feed are to be cleared through Private ICDs (Off-docks). |
NBR Order on CHC Off-dock item list, 2006 [Bangla] |
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