1. Import & Import business in Bangladesh
2. Export & Export business in Bangladesh
3. Import by Manufacturer & Commercial importer
4. Prospect of import-export business in Bangladesh
5. Investment, how to accumulate business capital/fund
6. Minimum required fund/capital with breakdown
7. Important stakeholder in Import-export business
8. Local Trade bodies related to import-export (Chamber/ Associations)

1. International Trade Bodies & their role in import-export business
2. ICC and its role in international trade
3 Role of WCO & WTO in international trade
4 Discussion on SAFTA, APTA, NAFTA, ASEAN, BIMSTEC, EU, MERCOSUR

1. Type of Business- Proprietorship / Partnership / Limited Company
2. Registration and Licensing:-
• Trade License
• RJSC Registration for Partnership & Limited company
• MoA & AoA (Memorandum & Articles of Association)
• Tax Identification Number (TIN)
• Business Identification Number (BIN)
• Import Registration Certificate (IRC)
• Export Registration Certificate (ERC)
• Export Promotion Bureau (EPB)
• Fire License
• Factory License
• Permission from Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA)
• Environment Clearance Certificate from DOE
• Import Permit (IP)
• Export Permit (EP)
• Bonded Warehouse License
• BGMEA/BGAPMEA /BKMEA/BTMA/BGWIA/BDYEA Certificate.
• MCCI /DCCI/GCCI

1. Important Definition of Imports and Exports (Control) Act related to import
2. Important Definition of Import Policy Order (IPO)
3. Incoterms (International Commercial Terms) and its use in international trade
4. Conditional Import (Import under certain terms & conditions)
5. Import restricted or Banned Items
6. Types of Import and its process
7. General Conditions for Import
8. Prior approval from Ministry/Division for some items

1. Products which are regularly imported in Bangladesh
2. How to select high demanded/attractive products (Merit list analysis)
3. Market demand analysis strategy and methodology
4. Competitor analysis technic & strategy

1. Product sourcing from different country, use of Ai for better sourcing
2. Sample collection process at free of cost & at reduced rate
3. Effective Communication Strategy in International Business.
4. Negotiation Skills for National & International Trade
5. Win-win and win-lose approaches to negotiations
6. Price negotiation modalities, Cost and Price analysis, Determinants of pricing;
7. Questions during negotiation; body language in negotiation and mistakes.
8. Contract signing with the supplier

1. Brief discussion on Foreign Exchange Regulation Act 1947
2. Importance of LC in international trade
3. LC, LCA & their type (Master LC, Back to Back LC etc.)
4. Advising & confirming LC
5. Documents required for opening LC
6. TT, advance TT, Import without LC CAD ,
7. Various Guarantee (APG, BG, PG, SBLC),
8. UPAS, Discoun�ng, LATR, Credit Report, OBU, Bank charge Calcula�on

1. International Payment Method, SWIFT
2. Different types of bank & their role in Interna�onal Trade
3. Insurance company & Their role in interna�onal trade
4. Insurance Cover Note and Insurance Policy
5. Insurance Charge or premium Calcula�on
6. Various Insurance Clause, Risk Coverage & Premium

1. Types of Port and their functions
2. Shipping, C&F and other agents
3. Indentor and their function in Import-Export Business
4. Shipping agent/ freight forwarder selection for carrying of imported cargo
5. Bill of lading/ Air way bill/ Truck receipt/ Rail receipt and its type
6. Person liable to prepare BL/ AWB/ TR/RR
7. Freights charge calculation for Sea, Air & Road
8. Port charge and its calculation method

1. Rules for Classification of Goods (GIR) & Procedure.
2. Necessity & Impact of H.S.Code in International Trade.
3. Title and notes of Section, Chapter, Heading and Sub-heading & it’s use.
4. Use of Dot (.), Dash (-), Punctuation in H.S. Classification
5. Advance Rulling, CPC and It’s use in Import Business
6. WTO Valuation Agreement and Methods of Valuation.
7. Valuation Rules, Transaction Value & Its Determination Process.
8. Tariff Value and Minimum Value of Imported Goods.

1. Cargo Declaration, Registration & Amendment Procedure.
2. Pre-Arrival Processing (PAP) and Related SRO/Order.
3. Goods Declaration, Registration & Amendment Procedure.
4. Examination, Customs Assessment & Clearance Procedure.
5. Provisional, Final & Re-Assessment of Goods.
6. Different Duty, Their Rates on Imported or Exported Goods.
7. Disposal of Uncleared Goods (Auction, Destruction Etc.)
8. Case Study (Duty-Tax Calculation of Imported or Exported Goods).

1. Local transport/ Freights Inwards
2. Actual Landed Cost of Imported Items
3. VAT Rebate/Tax Adjustment
4. Profit determination
5. Selling Price Determination

1. Brief Discussion on Bonded Warehouse System.
2. Bond License Rule, Eligible Industries and Documents Required.
3. Import Entitlement, Bonding Capacity & Bonding Period.
4. Inclusion of Machinery & Raw Material in Bond License.
5. Utilization Declaration (UD) & Utilization Permission (UP).
6. ExP, Co-efficient, Contract Manufacturing.
7. Ownership, Factory Transfer & Other Issues of Bond.
8. Duty Free benefits for Import-Export against Bank Guarantee

1. Persons Liable to Pay VAT, SD, AT & TT and time of Payment.
2. Brief discussion on Schedules of VAT Act, 2012
3. Preparation of Input-Output Coefficients (Musak 4.3) (With Case Study)
4. VAT Deduction at Source (VDS), Legal Provision and Related Rules.
5. Services under VDS, their Rates and Deduction Procedure.
6. Deducting Authority, Supplier & Their Responsibility.
7. Time of Deduction, Payment and Adjustment Procedure.
8. Penal Provision for Non-compliance of VDS.

1. VAT Accounting, Legal Provisions, and Their Importance.
2. Accounting Related Registers (Musak 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.10).
3. Documents Required for Manufacturer, Trader/Commercial Importer.
4. Input, Input-Tax, Input Tax Credit (Rebate) and It’s Mechanism (With Case Study).
5. Conditions for Input Tax Credit and Partial Input Tax Credit
6. AT Adjustment, AT & Other Tax Refund Procedure.
7. Fill-up and Submission of VAT Return (Musak- 9.1) (With Case Study)

1. Brief Discussion on Income Tax Act, 2023
2. Persons Liable to Pay Income Tax
3. Advance Income Tax at Import stage and it’s rate
4. Documentation for Tax claim & audit proceeding
5. Maintaining accounts & Financial Statements for Income Tax
6. Income tax return