Bangladesh is one of the developing country in the world. Many people are doing business to live their lives. To do any business in Bangladesh, license is mandatory for every form of business. License provides the legal authority to do business in Bangladesh. Unless you are conducting your business as a proprietorship, you will be required to register a Partnership or Company prior to obtaining these licenses/approvals/permits/certificate.
Following are the list of licenses that may be required to be obtained, depending on the nature of the businesses, we provide services to obtain all sorts of licenses in Bangladesh.
SL | Name of License | Name of Gov. Agency |
1 | Trade License | All City Corporations, Municipalities & Union Parisads |
2 | Tax Identification Number (TIN) | National Board of Revenue (NBR) |
3 | VAT Registration | National Board of Revenue (NBR) |
4 | Export Registration Certificate (ERC) | Office of the Chief Controller of Imports & Exports (CCI&E) |
5 | Import Registration Certificate (IRC) | Office of the Chief Controller of Imports & Exports (CCI&E) |
6 | Fire License | Fire Service and Civil Defense (FS&CD) |
7 | Acid License | Deputy Commissioner (DC) of all Districts |
8 | Factory Registration Certificate | |
9 | Ad-hoc IRC/ BIDA Recommendation / BIDA Suparishnama | Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) |
10 | Approval of Factory Plan | Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) |
11 | Approval of Foreign Loan | Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) |
12 | Bonded Warehouse License | Customs Bond Commissionerate (CBC) |
13 | Certificate of Registration of Factories and Establishment | Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) |
14 | Construction Certificate | RAJUK/CDA/KDA |
15 | Copyright Registration | Copyright Office |
16 | Environmental Clearance Certificate | Department of Environment (DOE) |
17 | Explosives Licenses | Department of Explosives |
18 | Indenting Registration Certificate (IRC) | Office of the Chief Controller of Imports & Exports (CCI&E) |
19 | Project Registration with BIDA | Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) |
20 | Quality Certification Mark | Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution (BSTI) |
21 | Registration Certificate from Inspector of Boiler | Office of the Chief Inspector of Boiler (CIOB) |
22 | Registration Certificate of Designs | Department of Patent, Design and Trade Marks (DPDT) |
23 | Registration Certificate of Patent | Department of Patent, Design and Trade Marks (DPDT) |
24 | Trade Marks Registration | Department of Patents, Designs & Trademarks (DPDT) |
25 | Work Permit for Foreign Nationals | BIDA and BEPZA |