Bangladesh issues Notice to inform of obtaining permits for import and export of hazardous chemicals 
The Department of Environment (DOE) of Bangladesh issued a Notice on October 19, 2021, to widely inform the public about obtaining permits for import and export of hazardous chemicals included in Annex 1 of the Hazardous Waste and Ship Breaking Waste Management Rules 2021 enacted pursuant to Article 20 of the Bangladesh Environmental Protection Act, 1995. The Notice clearly states that the conditions for obtaining a permit are: 1. submission of a clearly written application with detailed information to the Director General of the DOE at the time of export and import and 2. payment of the permit fee and value-added tax at the time of application for the permit. When submitting an application, the documents required must be submitted along with the pay order, import registration certificate, letter of credit, trade permit, and, if applicable, environmental permit for chemical storage facilities and permits from the Department of Explosives and the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defense.
Permit fee and value-added tax (Unit: BDT)
| Amount invested in imports and exports | Permit fee
(To be paid by pay order to the Director General of the DOE) |
Value-added tax of 15%
(To be paid by pay order to the Director General of the DOE) |
| 100,000 to less than 500,000 | 1,500 | 225 |
| 500,000 to less than 1 million | 3,000 | 450 |
| 1 million to less than 5 million | 5,000 | 750 |
| 5 million to less than 10 million | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| 10 million to less than 50 million | 20,000 | 3,000 |
| 50 million to less than 200 million | 40,000 | 6,000 |
| 200 million to less than 500 million | 80,000 | 12,000 |
| 500 million to less than 1 billion | 120,000 | 18,000 |
| 1 billion to less than 2 billion | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| 2 billion to less than 5 billion | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| 5 billion to less than 10 billion | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| More than 10 billion | 500,000 | 75,000 |
The Notice and documents including import application form can be downloaded from the following URL (in Bengali).
https://doe.portal.gov.bd/site/page/19a5eaf3-fce3-45e7-bc55-e63c96dab330
For reference:
- Hazardous Waste and Ship Breaking Waste Management Rules 2021
https://moef.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/moef.portal.gov.bd/page/6ee9d54b_b349_4e85_b0da_6df1225285cb/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%20%E0%A6%93%20%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%20%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%20%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%2C%20%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A7.pdf (The text is garbled, but the English descriptions of the chemicals in Annex 1 can be confirmed.)
