Author Archives: DE International

Not every container clears at the seaport. Here is how the Kamalapur Inland Container Depot fits into the journey from Chattogram to Dhaka, and what changes for importers who use it.

VAT on an import is not a flat percentage of your invoice. Here is the actual stacking order of assessable value, duty, and advance tax that determines what you pay at the port.

A shipment that cleared cleanly months ago can still be reopened for review. Here is how post-clearance audits actually work, what triggers one, and how to prepare.

Goods moving into an EPZ factory follow a different customs logic than a normal commercial import. Here is how bonded treatment, BEPZA oversight and DTA sales actually work.

Clearing a shipment is not the end of your paperwork obligation. Here is what documents importers in Bangladesh actually need to keep, and why the filing cabinet matters as much as the port.

Spare parts shipments get flagged more often than finished machines. Here is how classification, valuation and end-use documentation actually work for component imports into Bangladesh.

Cross-docking skips storage entirely, moving goods from inbound to outbound transport within hours. Here is when it actually saves cost for Bangladeshi importers, and when it does not fit.

Used machinery imports face age restrictions, valuation disputes and compliance checks that new machinery does not. Here is what to prepare before the shipment departs China.

Aircraft cargo holds are not reefer containers. Here is how insulation, cooling method and ground-handling time determine whether a perishable air shipment survives the trip.

Chemical and hazardous cargo shipments run under the IMDG Code, with classification, certified packaging and segregation rules that general cargo never touches. Here is what is different.