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Customs
Information and Guide for moving personal, household
effects, removals, and baggage. Guide covering all
major countries updated annually.
| Goods |
Documents
required |
Customs
Prescriptions |
Remarks |
| Diplomatic
shipments. |
Exemption
certificate issued by Bangladesh Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
For issuance of exemption certificate Ministry
needs :
Airway Bill/original Bill of Lading, list of
items with value, number of cases, weight, marks
and numbers of packages, name of vessel with B/L
number and date, flight details with Airway Bill
number and date. |
Duty
free import is permitted. |
Applicable
to Embassy Employees who enjoy diplomatic
status. |
| Privileged
shipments. |
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Original Passport
· Original Bill of Lading / Airway Bill.
· List of contents with itemised value.
Customs Entry Book.
This booklet is issued to the privileged person
by the customs authorities after his arrival in
Bangladesh. |
Duty
free import is permitted. |
Applicable
to expatriate employees of all UN Agencies and
foreign aided projects.
Import of personal and household goods should be
completed by consignee within 6 (six) months
from the date of his first arrival in
Bangladesh. |
| Non-Privileged
shipments. |
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Original Airway Bill/Bill of Lading.
· Passport of consignee and his family members.
· List of items with value.
· "Transfer of residence form" to be
endorsed by the customs authorities. Such forms
will allow non-privileged Bangladeshi nationals
to get maximum tax benefit if they are returning
to Bangladesh after completion of their
assignment. These forms are available from your
agent. |
Permitted
duty free importation of any personal effects,
but customs duty and taxes imposed on
electronic, electrical, and domestic household
goods. |
Applicable
to returning Bangladeshies and others who do not
enjoy privileged status. |
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| Goods |
Documents
required |
Customs
Prescriptions |
Remarks |
| Automobiles |
Same
documents required as for personal effects, except that in place
of list of contents you must provide an invoice, or, in the case
of a used automobile, a previous registration paper or ownership
certificate. |
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Cars
should not be more than six years old. |
| Domestic
pets. |
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Veterinary certificate of health.
· Prior permission from the Director of live stock, Government of
Bangladesh. |
Importation
of domestic pets like dogs and cats is permitted. |
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| Drugs,
obscene and subversive literature, Sanitary fittings and other
construction materials in commercial quantity. |
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Prohibited. |
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| Fire
arms (Hunting guns) |
Prior
and proper declaration. |
Importation
is permitted. |
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| Useful
information |
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Airway
Bill/Ocean Bill of Lading must show owner's name in the
consignee's column. This is required by customs as proof of
ownership. If Airway Bill/Ocean Bill of Lading does not show
owner's name as consignee, it will lead to delay in clearance. The
owner must arrive in Bangladesh before customs clearance can be
effected. The shipment/must be booked within 60 days of arrival of
consignee in Bangladesh. |
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The customs and/or other information offered here is provided
voluntarily and free of charge. To the best of our knowledge this
information is true and correct, and is offered in good faith. We cannot
accept any responsibility for any change in Customs Rules, or
Regulations or for new Legislation in any Jurisdiction. Nor will we be
responsible for any error or mis-interpretation by other parties from
whom such Information is obtained, or on our part. The client is bound
to check such Information, Rules, Regulations or Legislation with the
authorities concerned before accepting it as true and correct.
No
reproduction in whole or in part without written permission of Excess
Baggage PLC and/or FIDI Brussels. Individuals may copy any part of this
site for their own private and personal use, providing it is not used
commercially, for profit, or for gain, in any way whatsoever.
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