Govt withdraws onion import duty; 10% slash for sugar
Headline:
Low pressure likely to form over Bay Saturday: BMD
Newly appointed CEC, commissioners likely to take oath Sunday
82 more Bangladeshi expats return home from war-hit Lebanon
Trump vows JFK files release; experts doubt major revelations

Govt withdraws onion import duty; 10% slash for sugar

Govt withdraws onion import duty; 10% slash for sugar


The government has withdrawn import duty on onion and reduced that on sugar by 10 per cent in a bid to stabilise the prices of the two essential items.

The Internal Resources Division (IRD) under the Ministry of Finance issued two separate gazettes in this regard on Thursday evening.

While the customs duty on onion import was withdrawn, the regulatory duty on sugar import was cut down to 20 per cent from 30 per cent.

Read: Proposal for duty withdrawal on onion import to be considered: FnM

The decision came as the prices of the daily essentials kept soaring in the local market.

Govt withdraws onion import duty; 10% slash for sugar

As per the latest information, the onion is selling at Tk70-80 per kg, up from Tk40 a month ago.

Earlier this week, the Ministry of Commerce urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to withdraw customs duty on onion import, aiming to keep its price stable in the market.

Read: Hili onion importers suffer as India bans export

The ministry also urged the NBR to slash import duties on crude soybean oil, palm oil and sugar to cool the overheated domestic market.

Subscribe UNB YouTube Channel
Onion onion import onion import duty sugar import