The government has imposed increased fees on 46 types of export-import services to raise its non-tax earnings to make two ends meet.
It has also increased fees of export-registration certificate (ERC), import-registration certificate (IRC) and indenting-certificate renewal.
Currently, the Office of Chief Controller of Imports and Exports (CCI&E) under the Commerce Ministry provides 52 types of services.
It provides the services to traders under Online Licensing Module (OLM).
Of them, it only collects fees against six services fixed by the government.
The six services are commercial and industrial IRC and renewal, ERC and renewal and formalin production, import, and storage and sale licensing.
The new fee rates will be made effective from September.
The Commerce Ministry on Thursday issued a circular to this effect.
Some Tk1,000-5,000 worth of fees have been imposed against the 46 types of services.
Some Tk25,000 in fees has been imposed on the import of private firearms.
The circular says the IRC- registration fee has been increased by Tk6,000 to Tk24,000 for the import limit of Tk25 lakh-50 lakh.
The registration fee for the range between Tk50 lakh and Tk1 crore has been increased by Tk10,000 to Tk40,000.
The registration fee within the import limit of Tk1 crore to Tk5 crore has been increased by Tk5,000 to Tk50,000.
Besides, the registration fee has been set at Tk60,000 and renewal fee at Tk24,000 for the new import limit from Tk5 crore to Tk20 crore.
The registration fee for the import limit of Tk20-50 crore has been set at Tk70,000 and renewal fee Tk28,000.
In the last slab, the registration fee of import limit from Tk50-100 crore and above has been fixed Tk80,000 and renewal fee Tk32,000.
Meanwhile, the registration fee for the export-registration certificate has been increased by Tk3,000 to Tk10,000.
ERC for indenting service has been increased by Tk10,000 to 50,000 and multiple ERC fee has been increased by Tk3,000 to Tk10,000.
On the other hand, the formalin- production-licence fee has been increased by Tk50,000 to Tk3 lakh, the item import licence fee has been increased from Tk50,000 to Tk2.5 lakh and the licence fee for storage and sale of formalin has been increased by Tk25,000 to Tk1.25 lakh.
Apart from this, a fee of Tk2,000 has to be paid for changing the bank, changing the import limit and changing the ownership of the registration.
Among the new areas where fees have been imposed are changing company name-address and ownership, time extension for LC opening and shipping, clearance permit, exemption from IRC, amendment of export permit, extension of export permit.
Besides, fees must be paid to obtain import permits for hospital, NGO, university products, donations, clearance of goods of private institutions, and clearance of capital equipment.