Customs & Tariffs

The agreement signed in Washington on 9 February 2026 lowers the US tariff from 20% to 19% and grants zero reciprocal tariff to certain garments made with US cotton and synthetic fibre.

Signed in Tokyo on 6 February 2026, the EPA gives Bangladesh duty-free access for 7,379 products from day one, including garments, and opens 97 services sub-sectors to Japan.

Benapole Custom House collected Tk 65.59 billion against a Tk 112.9 billion target in FY2025-26; the NBR has trimmed this year's goal as officials report 130 fraud cases in six months.

Reported in July 2025: the National Board of Revenue added 27 import categories in two phases, letting private ICDs handle 65 types of imported goods.