The following is a list of licenses, approvals, permits, and certificates which are required to set up manufacturing business in Bangladesh.
Below is a List of Business Licenses, the relevant Agencies and the links to their websites:
SL |
Name |
Agency |
Links |
1. |
Trade License |
City Corporation |
www.dhakasouthcity.gov.bd |
2. |
Approval of Factory Plan |
Office of the Chief Inspector of Factories and Establishment (CIFE) |
www.dife.gov.bd/ |
3. |
Bonded Warehouse License |
Customs Bond Commissionerate (CBC) |
www.cbc.gov.bd/ |
4. |
Certificate of Incorporation |
Register of Joint Stock Companies and Firms |
http://www.roc.gov.bd/ |
5. |
Environmental Clearance Certificate |
Department of Environment (DOE) |
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6. |
Export Registration Certificate (ERC) |
Office of the Chief Controller of Imports & Exports (CCI&E) |
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7. |
Import Registration Certificate (IRC) |
Office of the Chief Controller of Imports & Exports (CCI&E) |
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8. |
Fire License |
Fire Service and Civil Defense (FS&CD) |
www.fireservice.gov.bd/ |
9. |
Registration of Foreign Investment/Joint Venture |
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) |
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10. |
Registration of Local Investment Projects |
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) |
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11. |
Tax Holiday Certificate |
National Board of Revenue (NBR) |
http://www.nbr-bd.org/ |
12. |
Tax Identification Number (TIN) |
National Board of Revenue (NBR) |
http://www.nbr-bd.org/ |
13. |
VAT Registration |
National Board of Revenue (NBR) |
http://www.nbr-bd.org/ |
14. |
Trade Marks Registration |
Department of Patents, Designs & Trademarks (DPDT) |
http://www.dpdt.gov.bd/ |
15. |
EPB Certificate |
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) |
www.epb.gov.bd/ |