To curb the rising price of eggs in the domestic market, 231,000 pieces of eggs have been imported from India through the Benapole land port. This marks the first instance of eggs imported through the Benapole port from India.
Masudur Rahman, Revenue Officer of the Cargo Branch at Benapole Customs Checkpost, confirmed the development on Monday (September 9) at 10 am. He mentioned that the eggs will be released after the completion of the inspection.
According to customs sources, the invoice value of the imported eggs is 11,272 dollars. The import price per dozen eggs is 0.56 dollar, which equates to approximately TK 5 per egg. Including a 33% customs duty on the specified price per dozen, the total import cost per egg stands at Tk 7.
The importer, Hydro Land Solution based in Dhaka, facilitated the import of the eggs via Indian trucks, with the Indian exporting company being Shri Lakshmi Enterprise. On behalf of the importer, Benapole's C&F agent, Ratul Enterprise, has submitted the necessary documents to the customs house for clearance of the egg consignment.
Binoy Krishna Mandal, an official from the Livestock Department in Benapole, stated that they have received the relevant documents from the importer. He assured that the consignment would be cleared promptly following the inspection.
Othello Chowdhury, Deputy Commissioner of Benapole Customs House, noted that the consignment entered Benapole port yesterday evening. The C&F agent has submitted the required documents to the customs house for clearance today, Monday. He further stated that field officers have been instructed to expedite the clearance of the consignment.
