Confirm the Bangladesh importer and customs route first
Name the importer of record, its clearing and forwarding agent, bank route and final delivery point before asking for a shipment date. Bangladesh Customs’ Import Export Hub lists the Import Registration Certificate (IRC) and VAT Registration or BIN among the general import documents. Confirm the importer’s current Commercial or Industrial IRC category, BIN, legal name and address, bank and authorised customs contact. VEYRA does not issue or validate these registrations; the importer and appointed agent must confirm that they are active and suitable for the actual transaction.
Freeze the grade, specification and customs description
Do not use “Bitumen 60/70” or “80/100” as the entire purchase and customs description. Attach the governing project specification and revision, intended use, packing, net quantity and destination. Ask the importer or agent to confirm the current HS classification in the Bangladesh Customs Import Export Hub and review the product-specific documents, compliance conditions, operative tariff and applicable duties and taxes for that exact classification. Check the current BSTI mandatory-products list rather than assuming that a certificate is or is not required. Record the destination-side decision before the offer becomes a shipment commitment.
Match the commercial documents to the payment route
The Customs Hub distinguishes an import supported by a Letter of Credit from a transaction using a sales or purchase order without LC; additional import or clearance documents may apply to the non-LC payment route. Before issuing the proforma invoice, obtain the importer’s written instructions for the bank and regulatory route. Align product wording, quantity, unit basis, currency, Incoterms® rule and named place, shipment window, document presentation terms and permitted tolerances across the enquiry, proforma invoice, LC or purchase order. A commercial offer should not promise documentary compliance until the importer and bank have reviewed the required wording.
Prepare manifest and clearance data before loading
Bangladesh Customs operates ASYCUDA World services for manifests, Bill of Lading and Bill of Entry tracking. Agree the exact importer, consignee and notify-party data, port description, product description, package count, net and gross weights, container and seal references and bill-of-lading instructions before final shipping documents are issued. The commercial invoice, packing list, transport document and any origin, insurance or regulatory document requested for the actual entry should use consistent identities and quantities. Ask the clearing agent for its document cut-off and draft-review sequence instead of waiting for vessel arrival.
Keep product evidence traceable to the shipped cargo
Keep the purchase specification and technical data sheet separate from shipment-specific evidence. Agree when the batch COA or laboratory report, inspection report, packing list and loading record will be issued and how their batch, lot, container and seal references will reconcile. A catalogue property table does not prove the quality of a particular shipment. Define who reviews deviations and which documents are required before loading or release. Use the pre-shipment inspection and batch-traceability checklist before closing the documentary scope.
Reconcile drums, container records and destination receipt
For drum-packed cargo, require the final packing list to show drum count, declared net fill or approved fill schedule, total net and gross weights by container, and container and seal numbers. Keep VGM separate from net product quantity. Before delivery, give the receiver a first-opening record and condition-check plan for the container, seal and drums. If count, packaging condition or quantity differs, preserve the evidence and follow the contractual notice route. Review the drum weight and VGM guide and the destination receiving checklist.
Build the Chattogram landed-cost sheet without invented rates
Separate product, packing, inland origin movement, loading, inspection, ocean freight and insurance from Bangladesh-side costs. Ask the importer or agent to confirm current customs duty and taxes, port or terminal charges, shipping-line local charges, clearance, examination if ordered, delivery order, container movement, storage, demurrage and detention. The Chattogram Port Authority publishes tariff material, including a 2025 tariff for goods and vessels; apply the tariff, terminal, service and effective date relevant to the actual consignment. Keep quotation validity and all included, excluded and destination-confirmed costs visible.
RFQ wording for Chattogram
Use this structure: “Product: Bitumen [60/70 or 80/100]. Governing specification and revision: [reference]. Net quantity and packing: [details]. Bangladesh importer legal name, IRC and BIN status: [details]. Payment route: [LC / non-LC, subject to importer and bank confirmation]. Destination: Chattogram, Bangladesh; final delivery point: [location]. Delivery basis and named place: [FOB/CFR/CIF and place]. Shipment window: [dates]. Required product, inspection, packing, origin, insurance and shipping documents: [confirmed list]. Consignee, notify party and clearing agent: [details]. Please separate included, excluded and destination-confirmed costs.” Review the Bitumen 60/70 page, Bitumen 80/100 page and Bangladesh destination brief, then send the Chattogram enquiry.
Official sources and scope — reviewed 9 November 2026
Sources reviewed: the Bangladesh Customs Import Export Hub general-document list and its official service FAQ; the Office of the Chief Controller of Imports and Exports description of IRC services; the Bangladesh Customs ASYCUDA and tracking services; the Chattogram Port Authority tariff page; and the BSTI mandatory-products list. This guide does not assign an HS code, determine certification applicability, calculate duty or tax, promise clearance or quote a live product or freight rate. The Bangladesh importer, bank and appointed agent must confirm the route and requirements for the actual consignment.