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Germany demands BD factory visit to validate bicycle origin

The German customs administration is persuading Bangladesh to allow inspections of Bangladeshi bicycle factories in a bid to eliminate any doubts regarding the country of origin, according to sources familiar with the matter. The administration has proposed a visit to the facilities of Bangladeshi

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https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/importers-get-chinese-bicycles-in-india-via-sri-lanka-bangladesh-114021000488_1.html

The accusation from German custom authority is not proven yet. They said they had doubts about the origin of the bicycles imported from Bangladesh. Let's first prove them that Bangladeshi exporters are really exporting Chinese bicycles to Germany.

As for Indian claims, it is your importers who are importing Chinese bicycles from Bangladesh to get the product at lower custom charges. So, both the exporters and importers are violating the trade agreement signed between Bangladesh and India. Why blame Bangladesh alone?