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Table AI.I  
Merchandise exports by group of products 2008-12  
(US$ million and per cent) 
    2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 
Total exports (US$ million)  15,535.9 16,172.1 22,882.9 24,231.0 
  (Per cent of total) 
Total primary products 7.1 8.1 7.8 7.1 
   Agriculture 5.6 5.7 6.1 5.5 
      Food  4.2 4.0 4.0 3.9 
         0361 Crustacean s, frozen 2. 3 2.0 2.1 1.9 
      Agricultural raw material 1.4 1.8 2.1 1.6 
         2641 Jute and other textile ba st fibres, raw or re tted 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.0 
   Mining  1.5 2.3 1.6 1.6 
      Ores and other minerals 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 
      Non-ferrous metals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
      Fuels  1.2 1.9 1.1 1.1 
Manufactures 92.8 91.9 92.2 92.9 
   Iron and steel 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 
   Chemicals 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.6 
   Other semi-manufactures 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.9 
         6114 Other bovine/equine leather, without hair (excl. of 611.8) 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 
   Machinery and transport equipment 0.9 1.3 0.9 1.2 
      Power generating machines 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 
      Other non-electrical machinery 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
      Office machines & teleco mmunication equipment 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
      Other electrical machines 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 
      Automotive products 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
      Other transport equipment 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.7 
   Textiles 7.0 8.2 8.2 7.8 
         6584 Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen 1.9 1.7 2.6 2.7 
         6519 Yarn of textile  fibres, n.e.s. 1.4 2.5 2.2 1.9 
         6581 Sacks/bags, of tex tile, for packing goods 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 
   Clothing 79.9 77.6 78.6 79.2 
         8454 T-shirts, singlets and othe r vests, knitted or croc heted 19.7 19.5 20.5 19.5 
         8414 Trousers, bib and brace ove ralls, breeches and shorts 17.1 16.6 16.1 17.1 
         8453 Jerseys, pullovers, cardi gans, etc., knitted/croc heted 12.0 11.1 11.1 9.7 
         8426 Trousers, breeches, etc., wome n´s/girls´, not knitted/cr ocheted 6.6 6.6 6.4 7.3 
         8415 Shirts 6.4 6.1 6.8 7.2 
         8437 Shirts, mens boys,  knitted or crochete d 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.8 
         8413 Jackets and blazers, men´s/ boys´, not knitted or croc heted 2.0 1. 9 2.0 2.1 
         8442 Suits, ensembes, jackets, dresses, etc. 1.2 1.5 1.7 2.0 
         8432 Suits, ensembles, jackets, trousers, etc. 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 
         8448 Underwear, nightwear, etc., knitted/crochete d 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 
         8427 Blouses/shirts, women´s/ girls´, not knitted/croc heted 1.4 1. 5 1.5 1.3 
         8423 Jackets/blazers, women´s/ girls´, not knitted/croc heted 0.7 0. 7 1.0 1.0 
         8438 Underwear, nightwear , bathrobes, etc. 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 
   Other consumer goods 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 
 
Source: WTO calculations, based on data pr ovided by the Export Promotion Bureau. 
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Table AI.2  
Merchandise exports by destination, 2005-12  
US$ million and per cent 
    2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 
Total exports (US$ million) 10,526.2 12, 177.9 14,110.8 15, 565.2 16,204.7 22, 928.2 24,287.7 
  (per cent of total) 
  America 33.3 32.9 30.0 31.6 29.6 27.8 26.5 
    United States 28.9 28.4 25.4 26.0 24.4 22.3 21.0 
    Other America 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.6 5.2 5.5 5.5 
      Canada 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.1 
  Europe  53.7 54.4 55.8 55.6 54.5 56.2 55.6 
    EU(27) 52.4 52.6 53.5 52.7 50.7 52.1 52.5 
      Germany 16.8 16.1 15.4 14.6 13.5 15.0 15.2 
      United Kingdom 10.0 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.3 9.0 10.1 
      France 6.5 6.0 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.7 5.7 
      Spain  3.9 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.5 4.0 4.7 
      Italy  4.1 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.0 
      Belgium 3.4 3.6 3.5 2.6 2.4 2.9 3.1 
      The Netherlands 3.1 3.8 4.6 6.2 6.3 4.8 2.8 
      Denmark 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.7 
      Sweden 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 
      Poland 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.4 
      Ireland 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8 
    EFTA  0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 
    Other Europe 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.1 3.0 3.2 2.3 
      Turkey 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.1 3.0 3.2 2.3 
  Commonwealth of Independent States   (CIS) 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 
  Africa  0.6 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 
  Middle East 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.9 
      United Arab Emirates 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 
  Asia  9.1 8.8 9.1 7.9 10.4 10.6 12.2 
    China  0.6 0.8 0.8 0.6 1.1 1.4 1.7 
    Japan  1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 2.0 1.9 2.5 
    Six East Asian Traders 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.4 3.1 2.8 3.2 
      Hong Kong, China 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 
      Korea, Rep. of 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 
      Singapore 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 
    Other Asia 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.6 4.2 4.6 4.8 
      India  2.3 2.4 2.5 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.1 
      Australia 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.4 
  Other  1.4 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.2 
 
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Table AI.3 
Merchandise imports by group of products, 2005-12  
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12a 
Total imports (US$ million) 14,746 17,157 21,629 22, 507 23,738  33,658  32.948 
(Per cent of total) 
Food grain 2.8 3.4 6.5 3.9 3.5 5.7 2.5 
   Rice 0.8 1.0 4.0 1.1 0.3 2.5 0.9 
   Wheat 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.2 1.6 
Other food items 6.5 7.8 9.6 8.1 10.1 7.1 10.3 
    Milk and cream 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 
    Spices 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 
    Oil seeds 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.5 
   Edible oil 3.2 3.4 4.7 3.8 4.4 3.2 4.7 
   Pulses 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.9 0.7 
   Sugar 0.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.7 1.9 3.4 
Consumer and intermediate goods 46.8 45.3 44.5 45.7 42.9 46.8 47.3 
   Clinker 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 
   Crude petroleum 4.1 3.1 3.2 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.8 
   Petroleum oils and lubricants 9.5 10.0 9.5 8.9 8.5 9.5 11.1 
   Chemicals 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.4 
   Pharmaceutical products 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 
   Fertilizers 2.3 2.1 2.9 4. 2 3.0 3.7 4.0 
   Dyeing and tanning materials 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 
   Plastics and rubber articles thereof 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.8 
   Raw cotton  5.0 5.0 5.6 5.7 6.1 8.0 5.7 
   Yarn 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.0 4.1 3.9 
   Textiles and articles th ereof 11.7 11.0 8. 7 9.3 8.4 8.0 8.5 
   Staple fibre 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 
Capital goods and others 36.7 36.8 33.4 36.5 37.5 34.1 34.1 
   Iron, steel and other base metals 6.6 5.7 5.5 6.7 6.1 6.0 6.3 
   Capital machinery 10.4 11.2 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.9 5.6 
   Others 19.6 19.8 20.3 23.5 24.7 21.2 22.2 
Imports of EPZ 7.2 6.7 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.4 5.9 
 
a Up to May 2012. 
 
Source : WTO calculations, based on data provided by the Authorities.  
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Table AI.4  
Merchandise imports by origin, 2005-11  
US$ million and per cent 
  2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 
Total imports (US$ million) 14,778. 0 17,164.5 21,628.0 22, 502.7 23,739. 8 33,725.1 
 (per cent of total) 
  America 4.2 4.6 5.9 5.1 6.4 6.5 
    United States 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 
    Other America 1.8 2.4 3.7 3.0 4.4 4.5 
      Canada 0.5 0.9 1.7 1.3 1.9 1.7 
  Europe 11.1 11.6 10.2 10.3 8.8 8.2 
    EU(27) 9.3 9.9 8.7 8.3 7.4 6.7 
      Germany 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.1 
      United Kingdom 2.2 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0 
      France 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 
      Spain 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 
      Italy 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 
      Belgium 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.3 
      The Netherlands 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 
      Denmark 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 
      Sweden 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.2 
      Poland 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
    EFTA 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.6 0.9 1.0 
    Other Europe 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 
      Turkey 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 
  Commonwealth of Independent Stat es (CIS) 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.2 4.5 3.6 
  Africa 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.1 1.5 
  Middle East 14.2 13.1 13.1 9.1 6.9 9.0 
      United Arab Emirates 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.9 2.3 
  Asia 57.8 58.7 59.6 63.4 65.4 64.4 
    China 14.1 15.0 14.5 15.3 16.1 17.6 
    Japan 4.4 4.0 3.8 4.5 4.4 3.9 
    Six East Asian Traders 20.9 20.7 19.2 23.2 23.5 20.0 
      Hong Kong, China 4.2 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.3 2.3 
      Korea, Rep. of 3.3 3.2 2.9 3.8 3.5 3.3 
      Singapore 5.7 6.0 5.9 7.9 6.5 3.8 
    Other Asia 18.4 18.9 22.1 20.3 21.4 23.0 
      India 12.6 13.2 15.7 12.7 13.5 13.6 
      Australia 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.2 
  Other (including imports of EPZ) 8.3 7.6 6.9 6.7 6.8 6.9 
 
Source : WTO calculations, based on data received by the authorities. Bangladesh WT/TPR/S/270 
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Table AI.5  
Trade in services, 2007-11  
(Taka million and per cent) 
2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 
Services balance (taka million) -102,796 -114,183 -102,574  -172,077 
Export of services (taka million) 128,581 122,451 154,534  182,929 
of which in % 
Transportation 5.3 7.3 6.7  7.4 
 Passenger 0.0 0.3 0.8  0.5 
 Freight 1.0 0.8 1.0  1.4 
 Other 4.3 6.3 4.9  5.5 
Travel 4.5 3.2 3.5  3.3 
 Business 0.1 0.0 0.0  0.0 
 Personal 4.4 3.2 3.5  3.3 
Communications 6.5 7.6 9.4  11.8 
Construction 0.3 0.3 0.3  0.4 
Insurance 0.7 0.7 0.3  0.3 
Finance 1.2 1.7 2.0  2.3 
Computer and information 1.1 1.9 1.6  1.8 
Royalties and licence fees 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0 
Other business 25.1 26.1 22.2  26.1 
Entertainment, cultural and recrea tional services 0.1 0.1 0.1  0.1 
Government services 55.2 51.1 53.9  46.4 
Imports of services (taka million) 231,377 236,634 257,108  355,006 
of which in % 
Transportation 82.6 80.4 76.7  81.1 
 Passenger 15.3 12.8 10.9  11.4 
 Freight 67.3 67.4 65.5  69.7 
 Other 0.0 0.2 0.2  0.1 
Travel 4.9 5.9 7.4  5.3 
 Business 0.8 0.7 0.7  0.7 
 Personal 4.1 5.2 6.7  4.7 
Communication 0.6 0.6 0.5  0.5 
Construction 0.0 0.0 0.2  0.0 
Insurance 0.6 0.6 0.7  0.6 
Finance 0.7 0.8 1.1  1.0 
Computer and information 0.1 0.2 0.1  0.1 
Royalties and licence fees 0.2 0.7 0.3  0.2 
Other business 5.3 5.5 6.2  6.5 
Entertainment, cultural and recrea tional services 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0 
Government services 4.9 5.3 6.9  4.7 
 
Source : Bank of Bangladesh online information.  Viewed at:  http://www.bangladesh-bank.org/pu b/publictn.php?cat_id=0&pub_id=3 
[March 2012]. 
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Table AIII.1 
List of controlling importable products, 2012 
HS heading 
number HS code Description of product and import conditions 
12.07 All HS code  Poppy seeds and "Postadana2 banned ("Postadana" shall not also be importable as spices or in any other way) 
12.11 All HS code Import of Grass (Andropogen Spp.) and  Bhang (Cannabis Sativa) 
13.02 All HS code  Import of Opium is banned. Agar agar and pectin are importable with prior clearance from the Director, Drugs 
Administration 
23.07 2307.00 Imports of wine lees, argol are banned 
27.10 2710.00.71 In case of import of furnace oil for use in own industry/firm:  (i) Bangladesh Petroleum Act, 1974 (Act LXIX 
of 1974) and Rules issued by the Government, from time to time, in this respect will be applicable;  (ii) importer must inform Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation regarding quantity and quality of the  importable 
furnace oil on or before 5th of every month;  and (iii) the importer must obtain explosive licence and other 
required licence(s) as per prevailing rules.  In case of import for sale/marketing to other consumers: (i) an agreement is to be signed with Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation as per Bangladesh Petroleum Act 1974 (Act 
LXIX of 1974) and rules issued by the Government fro m time to time, in this respect these rules will be 
applicable;  (ii) quality of the salable petroleum product must be as per specification of BSTI;  (iii) all arrangement is to be ma de by the importer for co llection, storage and ma rketing of furnace oil;  
(iv) representatives of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation and BSTI can inspect any establishment of the 
importer to examine the quality of the sa lable item;  (v) imported furnace oil is to be sold at th e market rate;  
(vi) the importer must obtain explosive licence and other required licence(s) as per prevailing rules;  (vii) furnace oil is to be so ld only to the user in dustry and a statemen t regarding quantity a nd quality of monthly 
imported and marketed furnace oil is to be sent to Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation on or before 5
th of every 
month   
27.11 All HS code  Except Liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied propane and butanes (which are part of LPG.), petroleum gas 
and other gaseous hydrocarbons are banned for import 
27.13 All HS code All items including petroleum oil residues are banned except petroleum coke and petroleum bitumen 
29.29 2929.90.00 Import of Sodium Cyclamate (semi-solid sugar) is banned 
29.30 2930.909 Import of Aliyl isothiocyonate (artificial mustard oil) is banned 
38.08 All HS code Insecticides, namely Heptachlore-40, WP, DDT, Bidrin Brand in the generic name:  Dicrotopes, Methyl 
Bromide, Chlorden-40, WP and Daildrin are banned.  But all other items classifiable under this heading are 
importable subject to the certain conditions: (i) importable subject to the prescribed conditions at para. 25(14) of this Order;  (ii) Deltramethrine of synthetic pyrithroid group shall be importable with the prior permission of the Ministry of Commerce but only by those firms who will be certified and guaranteed by the Ministry of 
Health that the item will be used only for public health purpose;  (iii) insecticides of the Synthetic Pyrithroid 
group (Cyhalothrin, Cypermethrin, Cyfluthrin, Fenvelarate, Alpha Cypermethrin, Es-Fenvalarate, Deltamethrin, Danitol 10 EC (Fenpropathrin)) may be imported by fulfilling the following conditions:  (a) description of the imported insecticides must be communicated to the Agricultural Extension Directorate and it will monitor the 
use of the imported insecticides;  and (b) the imported insecticides must be used as per the approved level 
provided by the Pesticide Rules, 1985  
56.08 All HS code Code Fishing nets (Gillnet) with meshes of 4.5 cm or less in width or length. With the prior permission from 
the Director General of Fisheries Department only deep-sea fishing vessels shall be allowed to import nets with 
meshes of 4.5 cm or a bove under Sea Fish Ordinance, 1983 (Ord. No. XXXV of  1983).  Director General 
Fisheries Department shall give permission for an importer per trawler to import 4.5 cm radius/mesh-net up to maximum 8 bags/sacks per year 
63.05 6305.31 Import of Polypropylene bag is banned 
84.08 8408.90 Import of chassis with two stroke engines of three wheeler vehicles (tempo, auto rickshaw etc.) is banned 
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HS heading 
number HS code Description of product and import conditions 
87.01-87.04 All HS code Motor car of any cc. and microbus, minibus, jeeps including other old vehicles and tractors are importa ble 
under the following conditions:  (i) no vehicle will be more than five years old in the case of shipment;  (ii) old 
vehicles will be importable only from the country of its origin. Old vehicles will not be importable from any third country, "provided that old vehicles cannot be imported from third country except those which were to be used personally and are to be used personally and in case of import from third country , certificate of 
registration and certificate of cancellation of registration (from the country of use)) will have to be submitted to 
the customs authority";  (iii) a certificate containing age, model number and chassis number of the old car will have to be submitted to the custom authority from Japan Auto Appraisal Institute (JAAI).  In case of import of cars from Japan and from the recognised Automobile Association in case of import of old cars from other 
countries;  (iv) for determining date/age of the imported old car the date/age will be calculated from the first 
day of the next year of manufacture of chassis;  (v) in case of import of cars from Japan date of manufacture will be ascertained/ determined after examining the chassis book published by Japan Automobile Association 
and for import from other countries by examining the chassis book published by the concerned Government 
approved Automobile Association.  No old car or vehicle will be importable from a country which do not publish chassis book;  (vi)  with respect to catalytic converter in petrol driven car and connection of diesel particulate filter in diesel driven car, action will be take n as per S.R.O.29-law /2002, 16 February 2002, issued 
by the Ministry of Environment and Forest;  (vii) no car will be importable without seat belt;  and (viii) wind 
shield glass and both sides window glasses of driving seat must be transparent so that inside of the car is visible.  Old Taxicab from 1,250 cc to 2,000 cc, subject to fulfilment of conditions laid down at clause (ii) to (vi) above.  Taxicab of less than three years old will be importable 
8703.221 Three-wheeler vehicles of two-stroke engine (tempo, auto rickshaw etc.) are banned for import 
87.08 All HS code Following used parts of motor vehicles will be importable subject to conditions mentioned below:  (i) body 
parts (bumper, front grill, door assy, wind shield/wind shield glass, mirrors, radiator assy, light/lamps, dash 
board assy, bonnet assy, felder assy, door mirror assy, seats, rear mudguard assy, cabin assy/bodies, head 
lights(excluding bulb), tail lamps (excluding bulb), side sights assy, wiring sets, EFI control unit, starter, 
alternator, eddy compressor/condenser/cooling, chamber assy, other rubber channels and rubber mouldings condenser, fuse box, distributor, dumper, and nose cart);  and (ii) under teren parts (power steering assy, suspension shock absorbers, steering wheels assy, steering column and steering boxes, differential assy, 
propeller shaft assy, axles assy, brake drum and hubs assy, vacuum booster with brake master pump assy, brake 
drums assy, wheel cylinder assy, silencer and exhaust pipes, mounting, fuel pump, and air cleaner box).  Conditions:  (i) above mentioned parts will be importable by the recognized repairing and servicing industry 
registered with Board of Investment (BOI)/BSCIC/recognized association of repairing servicing 
industries/registrar joint stock company and firms;  (ii) commercial import of used motor vehicles parts will not be allowed;  (iii) a preshipment certificate from an internationally reputed surveyor regarding quality of the above mentioned used parts is to be submitted;  (iv) the seller or the assembler shall give a written guarantee for 
two year for the sold or assembled parts;  (v) the repairing and Assembling industry must be a member of the 
related Automobile and Repairing Association;  (vi) the repairing and servicing Industry shall maintain a proper sale register of the imported used parts and a quarterly sales statement is to be sent to CCI&E;  (vii) after import, CCI&E shall regularly monitor regarding use of the imported used parts;  and (viii) the importer must 
have VAT registration and TIN number as a repairing and servicing organisation and related documents and 
papers are to be submitted to the Custom Authority 
87.11 All HS code More than three years old and above 155 cc motor cycle are banned. However, above more than 150 cc limit 
will not be applicable for the Police Department. In case of import of three years old motor cycles, this three-year period will be calculated from the first day of the calendar year next to the manufacturing year.  To 
determine the age of old motor cycle, certificate (PSI) from internationally recognized and the National Board of Revenue (NBR) approved inspection company may be accepted as alternative to registration cancellation certificate 
90.18 9018.31 Import of glass syringe is banned 
93.02 All HS code All items including revolver and pistol are importable by authorized dealers of firearms subject to prior 
permission of the Ministry of Home Affairs.  For private sectors one NPB revolver/pistol with 50 rounds of cartridges/ammunitions and .22 bore rifle/.12 bore short gun/ gun with 100 rounds of cartridges/ammunitions 
shall be importable by TCB/appointed authority/persons on approval of the Ministry of Commerce on NOC/recommendation from the Ministry of Home Affairs 
93.03-93.05 All HS code All items including other firearms (except banned bore) are importable by authorized dealers subject to prior 
permission of Ministry of Home Affairs.  For private sector these items shall be importable by TCB/appointed 
authority/person on approval of the Ministry of Commerce on NOC/Recommendation from the Ministry of Home Affairs 
93.06 All HS code Air gun ammunition for sports, hunting etc. is importable by authorized dealers of firearms subject to prior 
permission of the Ministry of Home Affairs.  For private sector these items shall be importable by 
TCB/appointed Authority/person on approval of the Ministry of Commerce on NOC/recommendation from Ministry of Home Affairs.  Other ammunitions are importable by Ministry of Defence 
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HS heading 
number HS code Description of product and import conditions 
Footnote of the restricted list  The following goods shall not be importable: (i) maps, charts, and geographical globes which d o not indicate 
the territory of Bangladesh in accordance with the maps published by the Departme nt of Survey;  (ii) horror 
comics, obscene and subversive literature including such pamphlets, posters, newspapers, periodicals, photographs, films, gramophone records, and audio and video cassette tapes etc.;  (iii) books, newspapers, periodicals, documents and other papers, posters photographs, films, gramophone records, audio and video 
cassettes, tapes etc. containing matters likely to outrange the religious feelings and beliefs of any class of the 
citizens of Bangladesh;  (iv) unless otherwise specified in this order, old, second-hand and reconditioned goods, factory rejects and goods of job-lot/stock-lot or secondary/sub-standard quality;  (v) reconditioned office equipment, photocopier, type-writer machine, telex, phone, and fax;  (vi) unless or otherwise specified in this 
order, all kinds of waste;  (vii) goods (including their containers) bearing any words or inscriptions of a 
religious connotation the use or disposal of which may injure the religious feelings and beliefs of any class of the citizens of Bangladesh;  (viii) goods (including their containers) bearing any obscene picture, writing 
inscription or visible representation;  and (ix) import of live Swine and any item prepared from swine is banned 
n.a. Not applicable. 
Source:  Ministry of Commerce (2009), Annexure 1, Import Policy Order 2009-12 .  Viewed at:   http://www.mincom.gov.bd/acts.php .   Bangladesh WT/TPR/S/270 
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Table AIV.1 
Recent policy measures adopted in Bangladesh 
Date Fiscal Measures 
November 2009 Government cut the fertilizer  prices to boost agricultural production. 
December 2009 Focusing on the objectives of food price statiblity and ensuring food 
security, the Government issued "K rishi Cards" (agricultural cards) 
to 18.2 million farmers for fertilizers, agricultural loans, and 
subsidies for diesel and other inputs. 
January 2010 The Government started open market sales (OMS) of rice in Dhaka 
and adjoining districts to stabilize rice prices. 
February 2010 1. The Government introduced "fai r prices cards" for 2.5 million 
ultra-poor families across the country, which families with no 
permanent income or land and not enlisted for any social safety net 
programmes would receive. 
2. Kilograms of rice per month at  Tk22.0 a kilogram for 3 months. 
June 2010 As a precautionary step, Bangladesh Bank directed all commerical 
banks to cap interest rates at 12. 0% on import finance for essential 
items, edible oil, gram, lentils, pul se, onions, spices, dates, fruits, 
and sugar to ensure an adequate supply of these items and to keep 
prices under control during the ensuing Ramadan. 
July 2010 The budgetary allocation for food subsidy was Tk11.0 billion in 
FY2011.  However, it is expected to increase by about 40.0% due to 
higher food grain prices on the in ternational market, and expansion 
of safety net programmes for the extreme poor. 
January 2011 1. Addressing the food price issue, the Government has been 
providing around 1.2 m illion families with 20 kg of rice every 
month at Tk24/kg through fair pr ice cards in addition to open 
market sales (OMS). 
2. The Government started providing food grains at subsidized 
prices to 6.75 million poor people along with 0.3 million Class-IV 
government employees and village police who get 20 kg of food 
grains every month under fair price cards. 
 Trade Measures 
December 2009 The Government imposed a ban on rice exports to stabilize rice 
prices and ensure availability of th e staple in the domestic market, 
which still continues. 
June 2010 As a precautionary step, Bangladesh Bank directed all commercial  
banks to cap interest rates at 12. 0% on import finance for essential 
items, edible oil, gram, lentils, pul se, onions, spices, dates, fruits, 
and sugar to ensure an adequate supply of these items and to keep 
prices under control during the ensuing Ramadan. 
December 2010 Bangladesh has reduced the maximum payment time from rice 
procurement from 60 to 45 days for local millers and from 45 to 30 
days for importers to discourage rice hoarding 
February 2011 The Government reduced import VAT on edible oil from 15.0% to 
10.0%. 
BB re-fixed the time-limit fo r repayment of loans for the 
procurement of rice millers a nd traders and has extended loan 
repayment time for the rice millers to 45 days from the previously 
fixed 30 days upon the F ood Ministry suggestion. 
The Government imposed a ban on sugar exports. 
 
Source : Asian Development Bank  (2012), F ood Price Escalation in South Asia, South Asia Working Paper  Series,  No. 10, 
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Table AV.1 
Regional Aid for Trade Programmes 
Donor Programming strategy Focus areas Link 
Asian 
Development Bank  South Asia Sub-Regional Economic 
Cooperation programme for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal. ADB providing US$161.7 million, 
for a number of projects including US$100 million for Bangladesh-
India Electric Grip Connection. 
Working groups have been established for:  Energy & Power, Transport and Trade, Investment & Private Sector.  Other areas of 
work include:  ICT, Tourism and 
Environment http://beta.adb.org/countries/subr
egional-programs/sasec 
European Union Regional Strategy Paper for Asia 2007-13 
and EU's Multi-annual Indicative Programme 
for Asia 2011-13 
 The Multi-Annual Indicative 
Programme for Asia has a budget 
allocation of €321 million.  Focus 
areas:  regional integration, climate change, human and animal 
health, displaced people.  Other 
EU programmes include:  Asia-Wide Programmes (e.g. Asia 
Invest Programme and Asia Trust 
Fund. http://www.eudelbangladesh.org/
en/eu_and_country/cooperation/regiocooperation/index.htm and 
http://eeas.europa.eu/asia/rsp/07_
13_mtr_annex_en.pdf 
USAID  
 USAID Regional Development Mission for 
Asia South Asian Regional Initiative 
for Energy (SARI/E) promotes 
energy security through cross border energy trade, energy markets and access to clean 
energy  http://www.usaid.gov/locations/as
ia/countries/rdma/ and 
http://www.sari-energy.org/ 
UK DFID Asia Operational Plan 2011-15  Trade, regional climate and human 
trafficking. UK£60 million 
budgeted for 4 years. http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Documen
ts/publications1/op/asia-reg-
2011.pdf ink:  
SAARC 
Development Fund 
(SDF) SDF Secretariat established in April,  2010  Two funding windows: Economic 
and Infrastructure.   http://www.sdfsec.org/ 
World 
Bank  South Asia Regional Strategy Inclusive growth and creating 
quality jobs, responding to financial and food-price crises, 
and promoting regional 
cooperation http://web.worldbank.org/WBSIT
E/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:2
1265405~menuPK:2298227~pag
ePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:223547,00.html 
 
Source : WTO Secretariat compilation.  Bangladesh WT/TPR/S/270 
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Table AV.2 
Foreign Direct Investment and Aid for Trade (commi tments) in selected sectors (US$ millions (2006-09)) 
Sector  2006 2007 2008 2009 
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing FDI 1.3 7.3 14.4 11.8 
AfT 23.14 22.34 99.25 39.92 
Mining, quarrying and petroleum FDI 187.1 190.2 73.3 20.3 
AfT - 0.08 - - 
Electricity, gas and water (Energy for AfT) FDI 21.1 25.8 27.8 30.9 
AfT 65.2 314.1 591.2 499.1 
Transport, storage and communications FDI 346.9 201.9 641.4 250.1 
AfT 213.1 251.9 96.5 171.8 
Finance (banking and financial servi ces for AfT) FDI 124.0 87.3 146.4 153.0 
AfT 99.0 117.2 19.7 33.2 
 
Source: UNCTAD and OECD  
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Table AV.3 
Non-OECD Partners' aid programmes 
Partner Programming Strategy Focus areas Links 
China Closer Comprehensive Partnership of 
Co-operation Bilateral trade, transport 
links, agriculture co-operation, flood control, 
communications http://bd2.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/bilat
eralcooperation/bilateralagreement/201005/20100506913230.html 
India US$1 billion line of credit for 
Bangladesh from the EXIM Bank of 
India.  India Programme and 
Technical Cooperation Scheme also provides assistance.   Infrastructure development, 
including building railway 
bridges, supply of 
locomotives and assistance in dredging http://www.mea.gov.in/mystart.php?id=
100018210&pid=2290 
Islamic Development 
Bank IDB group financing in 2010:  
US$856 million and trade finance of 
US$7,771 million Energy, infrastructure, 
training, trade finance, 
micro-finance http://www.isdb.org/ 
Kuwait Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic 
Development Infrastructure e.g. financing 
of Lebukhali Bridge Project http://www.kuwait-fund.org/ 
OPEC fund for 
International 
Development  Cumulative operations of US$440.5m 
in 2011 Energy, infrastructure e.g. 
Sikalbaha 225 MW 
Combined Cycle Power Plant 
Project. http://www.ofid.org/COUNTRIES/Asia
/Bangladesh.aspx 
Saudi Arabia Saudi Fund for Development Infrastructure e.g. -
Moghbazar Flyover http://www.saudinf.com/main/l104.htm 
United Arab 
Emirates UAE Office for Coordination of 
Foreign Aid US$13.3 million disbursed in 
2010 (education and health) http://www.ocfa.gov.ae 
 
Source : WTO secretariat compilation. 
 
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