This page outlines the official export incentive sectors and their corresponding cash assistance rates for goods exported from Bangladesh during the fiscal year 2024–2025. The incentive structure is applicable from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, as per the guidelines issued by the Foreign Exchange Policy Department of Bangladesh Bank in FE Circular No. 12, dated June 30, 2024.
(Valid from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025)
Alternative cash support for export-oriented local textile industries (in place of customs bond and duty drawback)
Additional special benefit of 0.50% for textile exports to the Euro region (on top of the existing 1.50%)
Extra support for small & medium enterprises under export-oriented RMG (Knit, Woven & Sweater)
Expansion incentive for new products/new markets (textile sector) – excluding USA/Canada/EU/UK
Jute sector: Diversified Jute Products (≥50% jute as per Jute Act 2017) – 10.00%, Jute Finished Products (Hessian, Sacking & CBC) – 5.00%, Jute Yarn/Twine – 3.00
Extra support for small & medium enterprises under export-oriented RMG (Knit, Woven & Sweater)
Leather goods (ceiling as per previous rules)
Handmade goods (hogla, straw, coir, leaves/bark, garment waste cloth, etc.)
Cattle & buffalo offal, stomach, horns & sinews (excluding bones)
Frozen Shrimp & Fish (based on ice inclusion %): Shrimp – Up to 20%: 8.00, 20–30%: 7.00, 30–40%: 6.00, Above 40%: 4.00. Other Fish – Up to 20%: 3.50, 20–30%: 2.50, 30–40%: 2.00, Above 40%: 1.50
Agricultural items – fresh & processed (vegetables/fruits/agro-processing)
Potato exports
Light engineering products
100% Halal meat & Halal processed meat products
Leather from Savar Tannery & others with ETP: Crust Leather – 6.00, Finished Leather – 6.00
PET bottle-flex and Polyester staple fiber (produced from PET bottle-flex)
Shipbuilding & ship exports
Carbon from jute stick & jute particle board
Export of grain & vegetable seeds
Furniture exports
Plastic goods
Paper & paper products (locally produced)
Agar & Atar
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API)
Accumulator batteries (HS: 8507.10 & 8507.20)
Synthetic/fabric mix footwear & bags
Software, ITES & hardware
Freelancers exporting software/ITES services
Pharmaceuticals (incl. Medical/Surgical Instruments)
Motorcycles
Photovoltaic modules
Razor & razor blades
Ceramic products
Caps
Crab & eel (frozen, live, softshell)
Galvanized sheets/coils (zinc/aluminium coated & color coated)
Chemicals – Chlorine, Hydrochloric Acid
Consumer electronics & home/kitchen appliances
Rice exports
Tea (locally produced)
MS steel products (locally produced)
Bicycles & parts (locally produced)
Cement sheet (locally produced)
Specialized economic zones (BEZA, BEPZA, Hi-Tech Park): Sub-paragraph (a) – 2.00%, Sub-paragraph (b) – 2.00%, Sub-paragraph (c) – 0.30%
For more details or professional assistance regarding export incentives in Bangladesh, please connect with:
Jural Acquity
📞 Phone: +8801707108000
📧 Email: [email protected]
