How to get an Import Registration Certificate (IRC) in Bangladesh
Anyone can Import any permissible item without any value and quantity restrictions and without obtaining any permission from any authority in Bangladesh but the Import Registration Certificate (IRC) or import license is needed for the import of the same.
In Bangladesh, the Office of the Chief Controller of Imports and Exports (CCIE) which is an individual organization under the Ministry of Commerce issues this import certificate or import licence and the legal basis for this permission is found in Import Policy Order 2015-2018.
So finally, the Import Registration Certificate (IRC) or import licence is a mandatory document for business entities who are desirous of importing raw material or any other special items to Bangladesh.
The procedure of issuance of Import license in Bangladesh
Stage-01: Application Filing
Stage-02: Receive the Certificate
Documents for Registration or Renewal
1. Photo of the applicant/owner/proprietor/managing director
2. NID of the applicant/owner/proprietor/managing director
3. Up to date Trade license (Original Copy)
4. eTIN
5. Up to date membership certificate (Original Copy)
6. Up to date Bank Solvency Certificate (Original Copy)
7. MOA (in case of a company)
8. Form XII MOA (in case of a company)
9. Incorporation Certificate MOA (in case of a company)
10. Partnership deed (in case of Partnership Firm)
11. Environment Certificate (in case of a factory)
12. Company Letterhead
13. Mobile & e-mail address.
14. JV Agreement
Stage-03: Renewal of IRC
IRC is required to be renewed every year. The required documents are:
- IRC and Passbook ( Original copy and Two set Photo Copy)
- Renewal Application by the applicant
- Treasury Challan of the annual renewal fee at Bangladesh Bank or Sonali Bank (Original copy and Two set Photo Copy)
The applicant is required to arrange the below-mentioned documents and deposit the annual renewal fee at Bangladesh Bank or Sonali Bank
Note: Renewal of IRC can also be done by the Nominated Banks as per the Import Policy Order 2019-22. The IRC applicant needs to mention the name of a single Nominated bank in the IRC application form for subsequent renewals.
Official/Government Fees for Registration/Renewal
The importers have been classified into 8 (eight) categories on the basis of their value ceiling of overall annual import. The initial category-wise registration fees and annual renewal fees are as under
New Registration:
Here is the schedule of government fees for new registration and renewal
| Category No. | Ceiling-Value of Overall Annual Import | Initial Registration Fees | Annual Renewal Fees |
| First | Tk. 5,00,000 | Tk. 5,000 | Tk. 3,000 |
| Second | Tk. 25,00,000 | Tk. 10,000 | Tk. 6,000 |
| Third | Tk. 50,00,000 | Tk. 24,000 | Tk. 10,000 |
| Fourth | Tk. 1,00,00,000 | Tk. 40,000 | Tk. 15,000 |
| Fifth | Tk. 5,00,00,000 | Tk. 50,000 | Tk. 22,000 |
| Sixth | Tk. 20,00,00,000 |
Tk. 60,000
|
Tk. 24,000 |
| Seventh | Tk. 50,00,00,000 |
Tk. 70,000
|
Tk. 28,000
|
| Eighth | Tk. 100,00,00,000 |
Tk. 80,000
|
Tk. 32,000
|
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