BM Desk : Travelers from overseas send a variety of gifts for their spouses, parents, kids, and other family members. They also bring necessities for the home. The government offers baggage rule facilities for this.
Eleven product types can be brought after paying taxes and duties, whereas 19 product types can be brought duty-free. No letter of credit (LC) will need to be opened for this. According to the luggage rule, all of these items are permitted to be taken back from overseas. Every two to three years, the government modifies the baggage rule. The budget for this year has also been altered.
Passengers who are 12 years of age or over are exempt from paying duty and taxes when they unload 65 kg of luggage. Nonetheless, travelers under the age of 12 are permitted to discharge 40 kilograms of Baggage duty-free.
The 19 product categories that are duty-free. Two old cell phones are on the list of these products; A brand-new cell phone; 15 square meters of carpet; TV up to 29 inches; laptop or desktop; a computer scanner; a printer; a digital or steel camera; a video camera; Microwave and oven; gas oven, rice cooker, pressure cooker; bread maker, coffee maker, blender, food processor, juicer, and toaster; sewing machine; fan for a table; personal toys; jewelry made of 100 grams of gold; A single cigarette carton; CD and speaker music system.
11 different kinds of commodities are allowed entry after paying taxes and duties. The weight of these gold bars is 117 grams. 40 thousand taka in duty and tax will be required for this. In addition to this, you can bring 234 grams or 20 tola of silver bars; televisions that are 30 inches or larger; home theater systems; refrigerators and deep freezers; air conditioners; dish antennas; high definition cameras; chandeliers; air guns with Ministry of Commerce approval; and a dishwasher, washing machine, or clothes dryer. These articles have duties and taxes ranging from 300 to 90 thousand taka. When returning from overseas, you are allowed to bring a maximum of one 117-gram gold bar per year under this budget. Five thousand taka per bhori (11.664 grams) is the set charge on bringing gold bars.
In the past, a traveler returning from overseas was allowed to bring 100 grams of gold jewelry as often as he pleased without incurring any duties. Passengers are now exempt from paying duty on up to 100 grams of gold jewelry per year. Once a year, a traveler returning from overseas is exempt from paying duty and tax on two old and one new cell phone.
