Tourist Baggage (Import) Rules -1981 shall apply to visitors staying in the country for more than 24 hours but not for more than 06(six) months on condition that the visitors shall not intend to reside in the country nor shall get renumerated from within it and in that event she/he shall be allowed to import the following items without duty or tax : |
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Personal imitation jewellery of value not exceeding BDT 3,000.00; |
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One in use wrist watch; |
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One cigarette lighter, two fountain pens, one penknife or instrument of similar use that can be carried in pocket or on person; |
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One electric iron, portable electric plate, a hair drier and an electric shaver; |
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One still camera; |
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One movie camera; |
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One cinematographic camera and a projector; |
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Pair of binocullars; |
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One portable sound recording machine; |
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One portable music system; |
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One portable type writer; |
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One wheel/invalid chair in use; |
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One perambulator or go cart; |
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Fire arms or shooting and other sports accessories; |
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Metal objects trophy, medallion, crests etc; |
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Clothing for personal use; |
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Handbag and goods essential for travelling; |
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Other personal wearing apperals, makeup and cosmetics; |
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Spectacles, physical aid and travel clock; |
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Five photographic films and 10 film plates; |
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Reasonable quantity of film for movie camera; |
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Two rolls of film for cinematographic camera; |
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Resonable quantity of toys for use of accompanying children; |
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200 sticks of cigarette or 50 cigars or half lb. of tobacco or less than half lb. of hand made cigarettes; |
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Not more than one third galon of alcoholic beverages; |
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Half lb. of perfume and toiletries; |
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Not more than BDT 100 of confectionery and non alcoholic beverages. |
The exemption is made with the understanding that a tourist shall re-export items 1-15 listed above. In addition he/she may import non-professional video camera and/or microcomputer with less than 1 megabyte initial random access memory and C&F value not exceeding BDT 100,000 provided the intention to re-export the said computer and/or video camera is endrosed in passport and also a written declaration of such intentions is made to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs. |
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CURRENCY
REGULATIONS
A
tourist may bring in any amount of foreign exchange
in the form of Traveller's Cheque, foreign currency
notes or other foreign currency instruments provided
he/she fills up a Declaration in Form FMJ obtainable
from the customs at the port of entry. However,
no declaration is required for bringing in of foreign
exchange upto US$ 5,000.00 by foreign tourists. While
leaving Bangladesh a tourist can take out unspent
balance of the foreign currency brough int.
HOW
TO REACH
Bangladesh
can be reached by air from any part of the world.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines connects Dhaka, Chittagong
and Sylhet with 26 major cities of the World. International
carriers such like British Airways, Saudia,
Kuwait Airways, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Pakistan
International Airlines, Indian Airlines, Cathay
Pacific, Gulf Air, Uzbek
Airways, Qatar Airways, Oman Air, Sri-Lankan Airlines,
Thai Air, Yeaman Air, China Eastern Airlines and Malaysian Airlines fly to and from
Dhaka. For further details please contact Bangladesh
Biman, Dhaka (Phone: 880-2-9560151-81) and the concerned
Airline Office.
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