Clearing And Forwarding C&F Agent
Government approves C&F agent in Bangladesh
We are a Bangladesh government-authorized C&F agent. If you import goods from outside the country, you will need a C&F agent in Bangladesh for customs clearance. A C&F agent in Bangladesh handles all customs procedures, including tax assessment and submission. It's easy to find a list of C&F agents on the C&F Agent Association website. The Dhaka Customs Agents Association website provides a list of C&F agents, and the Chittagong C&F Agent Association also offers a list of C&F agents in Bangladesh.
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CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURES FOR EXPORT
Section 131 of the Customs Act, 1969 requires clearance of Customs for export. According to section 131, goods shall not be allowed to load/stuff in containers or ship for export unless an export declaration (known as Bill of Export/Shipping Bill) is submitted to Customs in a prescribed format, and the same is approved by the Customs authority.
Description of goods, value, name of exporters, name of foreign buyers/importers, and name of transport operators are specified in the declaration.
Following documents are to be enclosed with the Bill of Export for customs clearance:
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Export L/C; if there is no export L/C, Export Contract or Purchase Order or Export Guarantee approved by the negotiating bank.
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Commercial invoice containing detailed description of goods and signed by the exporter.
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Packing list containing quantity, weight and packing information.
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EXP form certified by Authorized Dealers (ADs) to ensure the realization of export proceeds.
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RCertificate of Origin of export goods (issued by EPB or Chamber of Commerce and Industry).
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VAT registration certificate.
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Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) issued by Income Tax Department under the NBR.
Customs Clearance Procedures for Import
For imported goods into Bangladesh, shipping agents submit their manifest data (containing description of imported goods by ship) electronically to the Customs authority. In the case of import by truck (through land customs stations), trucking company/driver submits IGM to the customs authority. Once the Import General Manifest (IGM) is submitted online (In the case of import by truck, manually), the nominated C&F Agent (or the importer himself) completes the goods declaration (popularly known as Bill of Entry or B/E) from their own premises and submits the goods declaration to Customs systems through ASYCUDA World. The declaration or B/E has to be made in a specific format, known as Single Administrative Document (SAD).
The Prescribed Bill of Entry and Bill of Export Form Order, 2001 issued by the NBR outlines the documentary submission requirements. For release of goods from Customs, following documents need to be submitted along with the declaration for all types of imports:
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Letter of Credit (L/C).
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Invoice.
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Packing List.
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Bill of Lading/AWB/Truck Receipt/Railway Receipt.
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“Country of Origin” Certificate (except coal and export oriented garments industries).
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Insurance policy/cover note.
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VAT/BIN Certificate.
Once the duties and taxes are assessed by Customs, the importer (or his C&F agent) pays duties and taxes. On payment of duties and taxes assessed, Customs issues release order for clearance and after completion of port formalities, goods are cleared.
Samples valued up to US $100 and weighing up to 5 kg is cleared (through manual system) same-day (in Dhaka & chittagong Air freight) if the consignee authorizes duty and tax to be billed to the shipper on the Air Waybill. Samples valued over US $100 and weighing more than 5 kg will require formal clearance through ASYCUDA WORLD system.
It is to be noted that for the customs clearance of imported animals, plants and plant products, quarantine conditions (such as certification from quarantine department, fumigation etc.) shall have to be observed. As per Import Policy Order, 2015-2018 Para 26(60), fumigation is mandatory in case of import of raw cotton produced and packed in Western Hemisphere.
If an import consignment is not cleared within 21 days (of the date of unloading at a Customs airport) or 30 days (of the date of unloading at a customs-port or a land customs station or customs-inland container depot), or within the extended time as the appropriate officer may allow, the consignment may be disposed of through auction [Section 82 of the Customs Act 1969].
In cases, where it is not possible immediately to assess customs duty that may be payable on any imported goods for the reason that the goods require chemical or other test or a further enquiry for purposes of assessment, or that all the documents or complete documents or full information pertaining to those goods have not been furnished, Customs authority may assess the consignment provisionally. In such cases, the importer (except goods entered for warehousing) needs to furnish unconditional bank guarantee/security deposit of an amount (as deemed sufficient by Customs) from a scheduled bank for the payment of the excess amount of duty that may be payable after the final assessment. In this case, the final assessment has to be completed within a period of 120 working days from the date of provisional assessment.
