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61 Bangladeshi products up for duty waiver from India
Bangladesh is likely to get duty-waiver for exports of the proposed 61 products to India, during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Bangladesh early next year.
The government placed a proposal to India seeking duty waiver for the products, including 54 readymade garments, in a bid to narrow the trade gap between the two countries.
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan during his visit to India in October also pushed for the waiver.
Khan said the announcement of the duty waiver might come either during the visit of the Indian prime minister or anytime next year. "The possibility of a waiver is high, as during my visit to India in October both the countries agreed on the move," Khan said.
"The Indian government is actively considering duty waiver for the 61 products, because the move will benefit both countries. It is a win-win game," Khan said.
Bangladesh enjoys duty-free facility in exporting eight million pieces of garment to India under an agreement signed in 2007.
During her visit to India in January, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proposed a broader duty-free facility for the Bangladeshi RMG products to the neighbour. Also, Bangladesh is pressing India to remove non-tariff barriers such as hidden taxes on apparel.
Abdus Salam Murshedy, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said the quota of eight million pieces of garments for duty-free export to India already finished in the middle of this year.
"On completion of the quota of eight million pieces, we exported a lot of garment items with duty until the end of the year, as demand for Bangladeshi garment items in India is on the rise.
Of the total quota, affiliated members of BGMEA get a 70 per cent share, while the rest goes to the members Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association. The trade deficit with India recently crossed the US$3-billion level.
The Island
Bangladesh is likely to get duty-waiver for exports of the proposed 61 products to India, during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Bangladesh early next year.
The government placed a proposal to India seeking duty waiver for the products, including 54 readymade garments, in a bid to narrow the trade gap between the two countries.
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan during his visit to India in October also pushed for the waiver.
Khan said the announcement of the duty waiver might come either during the visit of the Indian prime minister or anytime next year. "The possibility of a waiver is high, as during my visit to India in October both the countries agreed on the move," Khan said.
"The Indian government is actively considering duty waiver for the 61 products, because the move will benefit both countries. It is a win-win game," Khan said.
Bangladesh enjoys duty-free facility in exporting eight million pieces of garment to India under an agreement signed in 2007.
During her visit to India in January, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proposed a broader duty-free facility for the Bangladeshi RMG products to the neighbour. Also, Bangladesh is pressing India to remove non-tariff barriers such as hidden taxes on apparel.
Abdus Salam Murshedy, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said the quota of eight million pieces of garments for duty-free export to India already finished in the middle of this year.
"On completion of the quota of eight million pieces, we exported a lot of garment items with duty until the end of the year, as demand for Bangladeshi garment items in India is on the rise.
Of the total quota, affiliated members of BGMEA get a 70 per cent share, while the rest goes to the members Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association. The trade deficit with India recently crossed the US$3-billion level.
The Island