CUSTOMS BAGGAGE RULES & REGULATIONS

AIRPORT EMBARKATION FEE: Airport Tax:

Taka 300.00 per person per journey abroad. Children under 2 years and passengers in transit the same day by the first available aircraft are exempted. For domestic Flights the rate of airport tax is Tk. 25.00.

Travel Tax:

Bangladesh nationals traveling abroad are required to pay travel tax of Taka 1800.00 for North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia and far east countries; Taka 600.00 for SAARC member countries and Taka 1300.00 for the remaining countries. Tax on air ticket for domestic journey is Taka. 50.00 only.

CUSTOMS:

Tourists can bring in free of duty personal wearing apparel and other personal effects exclusively meant for their own use including jewellery worth Taka. 3000.00 and gift item worth Taka. 500.00 only.

BAGGAGE RULES:

Non-tourist passenger (incoming) Baggage rules amended up to 13 November, 1994 are as follows:

1. Any item brought as Baggage, but not falling in the category of personal and household effects is subject to the payment to the custom duty, value added tax and supplementary duty:

2. Any passenger arriving by air or sea carrying with him/her handbag, cabin bag, or two suitcases up to 32 inches in length or two cartoons, bags or sacks weighting not exceeding 65 kg irrespective of size containing and household effects shall be exempted from customs, value added and supplementary duty. However, books, magazines and educational items if brought in a third suitcase can also be cleared duty-free.

3. Any item brought as baggage in commercial quantity is subject to payment of customs duty, value added tax and supplementary duty.

4. Bangladeshi citizens are not permitted to import alcohol or alcoholic beverage and cigarette as baggage. But only foreign national can import one bottle or up to 1/6 gallon of spiritual beverage that is spirits, wines, beer and 200 sticks of cigarettes without custom duty.

5. A micro computer can be imported on returnable basis by a Bangladeshi citizen residing abroad provided he/she submits a personnel undertaking that the micro-computer will be re-exported within three months.
6. A passenger may import as baggage some items on payment or fixed amount as customs duty, value added tax and supplementary duty.

CURRENCY REGULATION:

A tourist may bring any amount of foreign exchange in the from of Traveller's Cheque, foreign currency notes or other foreign currency instruments provided he/she makes a written declaration at the time of entry in the Currency Declaration Form (Form FMJ) obtainable from the customs at the port of entry. However no declaration is required for bringing in of foreign exchange up to 5000 US Dollars by foreign tourists. While leaving Bangladesh a tourists can take out the unspent balance of the foreign currency brought in.

PASSPORT & VISA REQUIRMENTS:

Valid passport is required for nationals of all countries for visit to Bangladesh. However, passports are not required for the holders of identity certificate, laissez passers issued by United Nations and its affiliated bodies, continuous Discharge Certificate/Nullies/Seaman book (Traveling on duty to join or repatriate from ship) issued by any country recognized by Bangladesh. Foreign passport holders of Bangladeshi origin do not require visa provided their passports are stamped “ No Visa Required” by Bangladesh Missions abroad.

NOTES FOR BANGLADESHI TRAVELERS:

Visa for European Union Member countries that are accredited to their Missions in the region can be obtained from the Missions of the other Member countries that have their Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh. For Example visa for Spain can be obtained either from the Embassy of France or Germany.

TAXABLE BAGGAGE ITEMS

• Import goods, other than personal and household items are taxable.

• Books & Magazines, which are used for education purpose, are exempted from tax.

• Imported items that are used for commercial purpose are taxable.

• Bangladesh citizen are not allowed to import Alcohol /Alcoholic beverages.

Taxable items under baggage rule: (Valid till June 30, 2004)

Sl #	Particulars	Amount in Taka.
1	Television: Up to 21” Up to 25” Up to 29”	5,000 7,500 10,000
2	VCR/VCP/Satellite receiver	3,000
3	VCD/DVD/MD Player	4,000
4	Music Center With general CD & detached speaker Component System (CD/VCD/DVD/LD/MD Set) Detachable (CD/VCD/DVD/LD/MD Set)	2,000 8,000 15,000
5	Refrigerator / Deep Freezer	5,000
6	Dish washer/ Washing machine/Cloth drier	3,000
7	Electric Sewing Machine/Knitting Machine	1,000
8	Air cooler/Air conditioner Window type Split type	10,000 25,000
9	Fax Machine	5,000
10	Oven Microwave oven Gas oven with burner	2,000 5,000
11	Dish Antenna	7,000
12	Gold Bar (Maximum 10 Kilograms) Per: 11.664 grams Gold Bar or Bullion (Maximum 20 Kilograms) Per: 11.664 grams	125 6
13	Mobile /Celluler Phone	2,500
14	Air gun / Air Rifle	2,000
15	Carpet up to 15 square meters. Per meter	500
16	Candelabrum Per Point:	300

Duty and Tax Free Items (Valid up to June 30, 2004)

Sl #	Particulars
1	Cassett Player / Two in one
2	Disk man /Walkman (Audio)
3	Portable Audio CD Player
4	Desktop / Laptop Computer (with printer & UPS)
5	Computer Scanner
6	Still Camera / Video Camera
7	General Push button / Cordless Telephone set
8	General /Electric oven
9	Rice Cooker / Pressure Cooker
10	Blender / Coffee maker
11	General and Electric Typewriter
12	Sewing Machine (manual)
13	Table / Padestal Fan
14	Sport materials (for personal use)
15	200 gms Gold / Silver Ornaments (Not more than 12 pcs of each items
16	One Cartoon Cigarette (200 sticks)