BD Trip Guide — rule changes Every change to Bangladesh customs, baggage and legalisation rules that we have evidence for — dated, sourced, and written as a diff against what came before. en https://bdtripguide.com/changes New-phone allowance became a yearly count https://bdtripguide.com/changes#change-sro-312-2025 bdtg-change-sro-312-2025 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT One new handset per calendar year duty-free; two for a BMET cardholder. Previously: Duty was charged per handset, banded by value. Source: SRO 312-Law/2025/102/Customs (2 Jul 2025) Gold-bar duty restated per tola https://bdtripguide.com/changes#change-sro-261-2025 bdtg-change-sro-261-2025 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Maximum 117 g or 10 tola per calendar year, at Tk 5,000 per 11.664 g. Previously: Earlier baggage rules set the limit at 234 g. Source: SRO 261-Act/2025/71/Customs (2 Jun 2025), via NBR/HSIA Bangladesh joined the Apostille Convention https://bdtripguide.com/changes#change-apostille-2025 bdtg-change-apostille-2025 Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT A single apostille certificate replaces the chain for member states, in force from 30 March 2025. Previously: Documents needed multi-step embassy legalisation. Bangladesh acceded on 29 July 2024. Source: HCCH Apostille Convention (Convention 12) status table Gold-bar carrying limit halved and duty raised https://bdtripguide.com/changes#change-budget-2023 bdtg-change-budget-2023 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT 117 g per year, with the per-tola duty increased. Previously: 234 g of gold bars per year. Source: FY2023-24 national budget (The Daily Star, Jun 2023)