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How much gold can I bring to Bangladesh from the USA?
Gold bar and jewellery limits for travellers arriving at Dhaka: 117 g of bars a year at Tk 5,000 per tola, plus 100 g of worn jewellery duty-free.
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How much gold can I bring to Bangladesh from the USA?
Gold bar and jewellery limits for travellers arriving at Dhaka: 117 g of bars a year at Tk 5,000 per tola, plus 100 g of worn jewellery duty-free.Bringing a new phone to Bangladesh — what will I owe?
One new phone a year is duty-free (two with a BMET card), and two used handsets travel free. The old Tk 5,000/10,000/25,000 slabs were abolished in July 2025.Cash limit at Dhaka airport — when must I declare?
You may carry up to USD 10,000 or equivalent without declaring it. Above that you must declare on the FMJ form — declaring is free, not declaring is the offence.Duty-free baggage allowance for Bangladesh (65 kg)
Accompanied baggage up to 65 kg comes in duty-free, or 40 kg for a traveller under 12. The weight allowance is separate from the item allowances.Bringing a TV to Bangladesh — duty by screen size
Television duty is banded by screen size under the NBR tariff. We have not transcribed the current band table, so this page explains the structure without publishing a figure.Gifts you carry to Bangladesh — do the allowances change?
No. An item you are giving away is assessed exactly like an item you are keeping, and quantity is what usually moves gifts out of the personal-effects category.Customs duty on gifts sent to Bangladesh by courier
Posting a parcel is not the same as carrying it. Baggage allowances do not apply to unaccompanied goods, and the recipient becomes the importer.Laptops and personal electronics — what comes in free?
Ordinary personal electronics travel with you as personal effects. The questions that actually matter are quantity, newness, and whether the item is restricted.
At the airport & beyond
Dhaka airport green vs red channel — a walkthrough
Which customs channel to use at Hazrat Shahjalal, what happens in each, and why declaring something duty-free costs you far less than not declaring something dutiable.What you must declare at Bangladesh customs
A single checklist of everything that needs declaring on arrival at Dhaka — gold, phones, cash, and the allowances that decide each one.Prohibited and restricted items for Bangladesh
The difference between what may not enter Bangladesh at all and what needs a permit — and why this page deliberately does not publish a full list.BMET card holders — what extra allowance do you get?
A BMET or expat card doubles the new-phone allowance from one to two per calendar year. It does not change the gold, cash, or baggage allowances.
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