International Trade Today is a Warren News publication.

Bangladesh Introduces New Export-Import License System

Bangladesh’s import and export license approval and renewal system is now online, allowing traders to “fast-track the approval process” and streamline export-import procedures, according to a July 24 report from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The system allows traders…

Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article

If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment.

to apply for Bangladesh's Ministry of Commerce’s Export Registration Certificates and Import Registration Certificates. The move is part of the ministry's commitment under the World Trade Organization to digitize trade procedures and “cut costs for companies,” the report said. The move is expected to reduce paperwork, processing times and corruption “by ensuring traders do not have to make informal payments to secure permits,” the report said.