A Chinese company housed in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone imported finished goods with "Made in Bangladesh" labels by declaring those as raw materials, in an incident that violated both local and international rules.
An official of Chattogram Custom House has reportedly received a death threat from abroad, after he disclosed information about seized liquor consignments, which were illegally imported using false declaration.
The price of the vehicle was shown as 200,000 US dollar or Tk 1.87 crore in the import document and as an exporter the company had the opportunity to get a duty benefit of Tk 24 crore under the 170 Customs Procedure Code.
The Customs Intelligence & Investigation Directorate (CIID) has recently seized a brand new Rolls Royce worth Tk27 crore from Dhaka after it was released from Chattogram Export Processing Zone (EPZ) without paying import duties. Imported from the United Kingdom by Z&Z Intimates Limited, the car was hidden in the garage of the residence of the company's managing