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License and Approval

Below we have compiled a list of licenses/approvals/permits/certificates, which are most frequently required for doing business in Bangladesh. Please note that there are some other licenses/approvals/permits, which are not mentioned here.

Unless you are conducting your business as a proprietorship, you will be required to register a Partnership or Company prior to obtaining these licenses/approvals/permits/certificate.

Name of License  Government Agency
Trade License All City Corporations, Municipalities & Union Parisads
Tax Identification Number (TIN) National Board of Revenue (NBR)
VAT Registration National Board of Revenue (NBR)
Import Registration Certificate (IRC) Office of the Chief Controller of Imports & Exports (CCI&E)
Export Registration Certificate (ERC) Office of the Chief Controller of Imports & Exports (CCI&E)
Ad-hoc IRC/ BIDA Recommendation / BIDA Suparishnama Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA)
Indenting Registration Certificate (IRC) Office of the Chief Controller of Imports & Exports (CCI&E)
Quality Certification Mark Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution (BSTI)
Approval of Factory Plan Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE)
Certificate of Registration of Factories and Establishment Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE)
Bonded Warehouse License Customs Bond Commissionerate (CBC)
Explosives Licenses Department of Explosives
Registration Certificate from Inspector of Boiler Office of the Chief Inspector of Boiler (CIOB)
Environmental Clearance Certificate Department of Environment (DOE)
Fire License Fire Service and Civil Defense (FS&CD)
Acid License Deputy Commissioner (DC) of all Districts
Construction Certificate RAJUK/CDA/KDA
Registration Certificate of Designs Department of Patent, Design and Trade Marks (DPDT)
Registration Certificate of Patent Department of Patent, Design and Trade Marks (DPDT)
Trade Marks Registration Department of Patents, Designs & Trademarks (DPDT)
Copyright Registration Copyright Office
Project Registration with BIDA Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA)
Work Permit for Foreign Nationals BIDA and BEPZA
Approval of Foreign Loan Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA)