Publications
Official government publications, trade laws, investment guides, and sector profiles
Operative Tariff Schedule (Full)
Customs & TradeThe Operative Tariff Schedule is the live, web-searchable version of the Bangladesh Customs Tariff maintained at hub.ban...
Source: Bangladesh Customs (NBR)
Audit Provision for Cash Incentive Cases
Customs & TradeThe Audit Provision for Cash Incentive Cases, codified in Bangladesh Bank Circular FE-2 (2017) Section 9 and reinforced...
Source: Bangladesh Bank
Cash Incentive Circular (August 2017)
Customs & TradeThe Cash Incentive Circular of August 2017 (Bangladesh Bank FE-2 Circular dated 30 August 2017) is the foundational docu...
Source: Bangladesh Bank
APTA Rules of Origin
Customs & TradeThe Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) Rules of Origin (Annex II of the APTA Agreement) define the criteria that produc...
Source: Bangladesh Customs (NBR)
SAFTA Rules of Origin
Customs & TradeThe SAFTA Rules of Origin (Annex IV of the SAFTA Agreement) establish the criteria for products to qualify for preferent...
Source: Bangladesh Customs (NBR)
VAT and Supplementary Duty Act 2012
Investment & TradeThe Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act 2012 (effective 1 July 2019, after 7-year transition) replaced the VAT Ac...
Source: National Board of Revenue (NBR)
Income Tax Act 2023 (New)
Investment & TradeThe Income Tax Act 2023 (effective 1 July 2024) replaced the Income Tax Ordinance 1984, modernising Bangladesh's direct...
Source: National Board of Revenue (NBR)
Bankruptcy Act 1997
Investment & TradeThe Bankruptcy Act 1997 provides the legal framework for handling insolvency of individuals and partnerships (companies...
Source: Ministry of Law
Companies Act 1994
Investment & TradeThe Companies Act 1994 is the primary statute governing the incorporation, regulation, and winding up of companies in Ba...
Source: RJSC (Registrar of Joint Stock Companies)
Bangladesh Labor Act 2006 (Amended 2018)
Investment & TradeThe Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 (as amended in 2013, 2018, and 2019) consolidates and amends the laws relating to employm...
Source: Ministry of Labour and Employment
Sector Profile: Semiconductor
Investment & TradeThe Semiconductor sector is the newest addition to Bangladesh's export portfolio. The country made its first semiconduct...
Source: EPB
Sector Profile: Renewable Energy
Investment & TradeThe Renewable Energy sector in Bangladesh is in its export infancy but growing rapidly. Current export value FY2023-24:...
Source: EPB