Reply

Benefits enjoyed by the privileged persons are elaborated in the SRO no. 237-Law/2003/2015/Cus, dated 02/08/2003. As per Rule 3 of the said SRO, a privileged person is entitled to import free of customs duties-

a) articles of foodstuff, medicines and other consumable stores of the value specified in the schedule;

b) alcoholic beverage, liquor and tobacco of the value specified in the schedule;

Provided that, the articles under clause (a) and clause (b) may be imported by a privileged person at a time for a maximum of three months quota as specified in the schedule.

Under Rule 3, a privileged person is also entitled to import free of customs duties,-

(a) articles for personal use and household effects, if his or her continuous stay in Bangladesh is expected to be not less than six months and such import shall be limited to a maximum Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) value of taka fifty thousand for the first year and shall be imported within the period of six months from the date of his or her first arrival in Bangladesh and this period may, on satisfactory grounds, be extended by another period of three months by the commissioner of customs concerned and by the National Board of Revenue for such further period as it may deem fit; and 

(b) after expiry of the period of one year of continuous stay in Bangladesh, articles of personal use and household effects up to the Cost Insurance and Freight (CIF) value of taka fifteen thousand per year for the next two years.

A privileged person is also entitled to import free of customs duties a motor car for his or her personal and family use, if his or her continuous stay in Bangladesh is expected to be not less than one year and in such case the motor car, if any, shall be imported within six months from the date of his or her first arrival in Bangladesh.