Economic Reporter :
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said Fifty-two countries have waived duty on Bangladeshi products. Replying to a query he said to the Parliament on Monday.
Tofail Ahmed said, Apart from European countries, Australia, Switzerland, Japan, Turkey, Russia, Norway and New Zealand have allowed duty-free access for all kind of products from Bangladesh except arms and ammunition.
The minister said the US has allowed duty-free access for 8,620 Bangladeshi products, South Korea 8,778 products, China 4,788 products, Thailand 6,999 products and Malaysia 297 products.
He said the government had move to expand duty-free access facilities for products to more countries.
In this regard, Tofail added that the government signed several trade deals, including SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement, South Asian Free Trade Area, Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Co-operation and Trade Preferential System among the member states of OIC.
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said Fifty-two countries have waived duty on Bangladeshi products. Replying to a query he said to the Parliament on Monday.
Tofail Ahmed said, Apart from European countries, Australia, Switzerland, Japan, Turkey, Russia, Norway and New Zealand have allowed duty-free access for all kind of products from Bangladesh except arms and ammunition.
The minister said the US has allowed duty-free access for 8,620 Bangladeshi products, South Korea 8,778 products, China 4,788 products, Thailand 6,999 products and Malaysia 297 products.
He said the government had move to expand duty-free access facilities for products to more countries.
In this regard, Tofail added that the government signed several trade deals, including SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement, South Asian Free Trade Area, Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Co-operation and Trade Preferential System among the member states of OIC.
