Chittagong Customs House, the country’s largest customs station, has kicked off the new fiscal year with a strong performance, recording an 11.13 percent increase in revenue collection for the months of July and August of FY 2025–26.
Officials attribute this positive outcome to tighter monitoring of imports and a comprehensive crackdown on trade irregularities.
According to official data from the customs department, revenue earnings for the first two months of the fiscal year amounted to Tk 13,394.18 crore, up by Tk 1,341.65 crore from Tk 12,052.53 crore collected during the same period last year.
In July 2025–26, revenue stood at Tk 6,884.15 crore, reflecting an 11.97 percent increase with Tk 735.92 crore more than the previous year’s Tk 6,148.23 crore. In August 2025–26, collections reached Tk 6,510.03 crore, up by Tk 605.73 crore from the same month last year, a growth of 10.26 percent.
Chittagong Customs House is responsible for duty collection on imports through Chittagong Port, Bangladesh’s key gateway for foreign trade, and through Chittagong Airport. On average, around 2,000 import bills of entry and 5,000 export bills are processed daily, generating more than Tk 200 crore in revenue every day.
Customs officials explained that the growth is driven by enhanced surveillance to combat fraud, false declarations, and money laundering linked to trade, alongside strengthened measures to prevent duty evasion.
“There is consistent growth in revenue collection each month, and the first two months of the fiscal year have shown very promising results,” said HM Kabir, Deputy Commissioner and spokesperson of Chittagong Customs House.
Kabir also highlighted that, while the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has yet to announce the official revenue target for FY 2025–26, Chittagong Customs House is optimistic about sustaining this upward trend in the coming months.
In the previous fiscal year (2024–25), Chittagong Customs House collected Tk 77,684.94 crore, compared to Tk 68,866.58 crore in FY2023–24.
