6. 25% CD on imported rice instead of present 10% CD.
Higher import duties on imported rapeseed cake/soya
cake at 10% from 5%
Reduction of SD to 10% from 20% on stabilizer for
milk (used for the preparation of milk products)
Reduction of import duties to 1% on agricultural
machineries from earlier 3%
•Continuation of the current duty tax concessions for
the existing items along with some new items in the
poultry sector
8. Export Promotion
• Rise in AIT rate: Upward revision of AIT rate from 0.6% to 1.5%
(rise by 150%) for all export-
• Cash incentives to continue for 19 sectors (3 to 20%) including
three recently included sectors (furniture, plastic goods and potato
starch) Tk.4,500 crore has been allocated as incentives including
Tk.500 crore for jute goods
• Concessional facilities provided for fire equipment and inputs
for pre-fabricated buildings extended to non-RMG export-oriented
industries will facilitate setting up of safe workplace in those
industries
9. Domestic Market Oriented Industry
Fiscal measures related to VAT, customs duty, supplementary duty
etc. are likely to have positive impact on domestic industries
• Exemption of VAT on Ribbed Smoked Sheets (rubber industries),
wheat crusher, dyeing, printing, finishing and calendering of grey
fabrics
• Continuation of VAT exemption on Refrigerator, Fridge and Air
Conditioner, Palm oil, soya bean oil and natural stone
Reduced CD and taxes for inputs (chemical) for toiletries, paper,
ceramics and rubber
•Duty reduction on inputs used in plastic, poultry and dairy food,
construction, chemical, electrical, CKD motorcycle for transport