Shipping to and from Bangladesh

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Cut-off Time for Bangladesh Exports

Port	Dry (Cargo: Non-Textile/ Garments)	Dry (Cargo: Textile/ Garments)	Reefers
Port Chittagong	Dry (Cargo: Non-Textile/ Garments) Estimated Time of Vessel Arrival (ETA) -1 day	Dry (Cargo: Textile/ Garments) Estimated Time of Vessel Arrival (ETA) +1 day	Reefers Estimated Time of Vessel Departure (ETD) -1 day
Port Dhaka ICD, Pangaon ICT & SAPL RT	Dry (Cargo: Non-Textile/ Garments) No Cut off, subject to arrival of the container at Chittagong before vessel’s operations closure	Dry (Cargo: Textile/ Garments)	Reefers
Port Mongla	Dry (Cargo: Non-Textile/ Garments) No Cut off, subject completion of stuffing activity before vessel’s operations closure	Dry (Cargo: Textile/ Garments)	Reefers

Shipment Instruction Deadline (Prior ETD)

Bangladesh is strictly maintaining No SI, No Load Policy. Before ETD, we give chasers to Shippers to submit SI before vessel sailings.

Verified Gross Mass (ETD -6 hours)

As per global guideline, Bangladesh has also opted strict maintenance of No VGM, No Load policy applicable for all types of Laden Exports. Shipper must declare the VGM and deadline of submission is ETD-6 hours from Chittagong & Mongla. Also, Bangladesh is strictly monitoring VGM Compliance report.

Weight Limitation

Container Type	Max. Cargo Weight	Tare Weight	Chittagong / Mongla	Dhaka ICD / Pangaon ICT	SAPL RT
Container Type 20DRY	Max. Cargo Weight 21,700	Tare Weight 2,300	Chittagong / Mongla √	Dhaka ICD / Pangaon ICT √	SAPL RT √
Container Type 40DRY	Max. Cargo Weight 26,480	Tare Weight 4,000	Chittagong / Mongla √	Dhaka ICD / Pangaon ICT √	SAPL RT √
Container Type 40HC	Max. Cargo Weight 26,480	Tare Weight 4,000	Chittagong / Mongla √	Dhaka ICD / Pangaon ICT √	SAPL RT √
Container Type 45HC	Max. Cargo Weight 26,480	Tare Weight 4,000	Chittagong / Mongla √	Dhaka ICD / Pangaon ICT X / √	SAPL RT √
Container Type 20REEF	Max. Cargo Weight 21,000	Tare Weight 3,000	Chittagong / Mongla √	Dhaka ICD / Pangaon ICT X / √	SAPL RT √
Container Type 40HREF	Max. Cargo Weight 26,080	Tare Weight 4,400	Chittagong / Mongla √	Dhaka ICD / Pangaon ICT X / √	SAPL RT √
Container Type Out Of Gauge	Max. Cargo Weight To be evaluated by Local Office	Tare Weight To be evaluated by Local Office	Chittagong / Mongla √	Dhaka ICD / Pangaon ICT X / √	SAPL RT X

Acceptable place of receipt –

Port of Chittagong (Chattogram)
Dhaka Inland Container Depot (Dhaka ICD)
Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (PICT)
SAPL Inland Water Container Terminal (SAPL RT)
Port of Mongla
Any Export Processing Zone (EPZ) – Dhaka EPZ, Adamjee EPZ, Chittagong EPZ, Karnaphuli EPZ, Comilla EPZ, Mongla EPZ, Ishwardi EPZ, Uttara EPZ
Any Store Door location within country – for more details go to “Inland Services”