Bangladesh Waives Duties on Certain COVID-Related Imports

Bangladesh recently waived import duties on “emergency products and raw materials” used to produce test kits and COVID-related medical items, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported June 8. All “approved” importers will be exempt from import duties as well as “supplementary duty, regulatory duty,” value-added taxes and other taxes associated with 46 emergency products and 16 raw material items used to produce the medical goods. The exemptions, along with the country’s existing import duty waiver on personal protective equipment, will last until June 30, 2022, HKTDC said.