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8 November  2023 
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Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
  
REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM BANGLADESH  
The following communication, dated 7 November  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Bangladesh . 
 
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In accordance with the recommendation resulting  from the  first review of the operation and 
implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (G/TFA/2 , paragraph  9.2 v i.)1, Bangladesh  
hereby confirm s, for information purposes , that it has fulfilled its commitments under Articles 7.2 
and 10.9 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, as  detailed below : 
 
Article Regulatory t ext issued  Link to text  
Article 7.2 – 
E-Payment for all 
Customs Stations 
and Houses  National Board of Revenue Letter 
Document No. - 
08.01.0000.067.10.003.19/185, dated 
31 August 2020  https://nbr.gov.bd/uploads/public -
notice/E -payment_Letter_No -1.pdf 
 
National Board of Revenue letter 
Document No - 
08.01.0000.066.31.009.20 (Part -1)/166, 
dated 1 September 2021  https://nbr.gov.bd/uploads/public -
notice/E -payment_Letter_No -2.pdf 
 
NBR letter No. 
08.01.0000.066.31.009.20 (part -1)/222, 
dated 22 November 2021  https://nbr.gov.bd/uploads/public -
notice/E -payment_Letter_No -3.pdf 
 
Article 10.9  –
Temporary admission 
of Goods Inward and 
Outward Processing  Statutory Regulating Order regarding 
Temporary admission of goods and 
inward and outward processing issued 
on 27/01/2022  https://nbr.gov.bd/uploads/sros/IMG_2
0220208_0001.pdf  
 
 
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1 Building on the discussions during this first review of the operation and implementation of the Trade 
Facilitation Agreement, and with a view to furthering its work in regard to Section II of the TFA, the 
Committee : 
vi. recommends that Members whose implem entation dates have passed for their category B or C 
provisions, and on a voluntary basis and for informational purposes only: (i) confirm the passing of 
implementation dates in any form or reporting (orally or in writing); and/or (ii) share their implemen tation 
experiences with the Committee while explicitly mentioning the provision they have implemented. Category B 
and Category C provisions shall be implemented on the definitive dates as notified by Members as per 
Article  16.5 of the Agreement. The  Committee could encourage those Members who have implemented 
category B provisions in particular to take the actions above. It should be noted that this proposal never 
intends to modify the Members' obligations under the TFA . 