Can I send clothes to Bangladesh?
Yes.
Clothes are fine but heavily taxed by courier: about 104% in total for new cotton T-shirts and trousers, or 64% if customs treats them as worn clothing. In travelers' baggage, clothing is usually duty-free.
More rules for Bangladesh
Quantity limits
- Baggage (travelers only)
- Passengers aged 12 or over: 65 kg duty-free, plus up to 35 kg more of clothing, personal items, books, periodicals, and study materials. Under 12: 40 kg. Does not apply to courier shipments.
- Transfer of residence
- After two years or more abroad: used clothing, books, and bedding free; professional equipment up to USD 1,000 free; listed household goods up to USD 3,000-5,000 at a depreciated value.
Before you ship to Bangladesh
- Tax-free limit
- Consignments worth Tk 2,000 (about $16) or less, counting the goods alone without freight and insurance, clear free of all duties and taxes if the duty and tax due would also be Tk 2,000 or less. The relief doesn't cover goods declared as having no commercial value, restricted goods, or anything commercial. There is no separate duty-free allowance for gifts or used personal effects sent by courier: above the de minimis they pay normal duties and taxes.
- Receiver ID
- National Identity Card (NID) or passport needed. For gift and low-value (de minimis) consignments to a private person, the courier must file a copy of the receiver's National ID card or passport with customs. Businesses give their VAT registration number or a customs-issued Consignee Identification Number (CIN). Other personal boxes are also declared in the receiver's name, so have the NID or passport copy ready before you ship.
- Transit
- 3-5 business days from the Gulf, the UK, and Europe; 4-7 from North America and Australia
Questions
Can I send clothes to Bangladesh?
Yes. Clothes are fine but heavily taxed by courier: about 104% in total for new cotton T-shirts and trousers, or 64% if customs treats them as worn clothing. In travelers' baggage, clothing is usually duty-free.
Ask about a specific item
Official sources
- 1.
Bangladesh Customs, National Board of Revenue
Tariff 2026-2027 (11-06-2026): operative tariff with CD, SD, VAT, AIT, RD, AT and TTI (opens in a new tab) - 2.
National Board of Revenue (Bangladesh Gazette, June 3, 2025)
অপর্যটক যাত্রী ব্যাগেজ বিধিমালা, ২০২৫ (Non-Tourist Passenger Baggage Rules, 2025), S.R.O. No. 261-Law/2025/71/Customs (opens in a new tab) - 3.
National Board of Revenue, via the Bangladesh Customs Import Export Hub
এক্সপ্রেস পদ্ধতির আওতাভুক্ত পণ্যচালান দ্রুত খালাসকরণ বিধিমালা, ২০২৪ (Expedited Shipment Rules, 2024), S.R.O. No. 207-Law/2024/59/Customs (opens in a new tab) - 4.
Government of Bangladesh, via the Bangladesh Customs Import Export Hub
Plant Quarantine Act, 2011 (Act No. V of 2011), English text (opens in a new tab) - 5.
Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Laws of Bangladesh
ঔষধ ও কসমেটিকস্ আইন, ২০২৩ (Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 2023) (opens in a new tab) - 6.
Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Laws of Bangladesh
The Antiquities Act, 1968 (opens in a new tab) - 7.
National Board of Revenue, via the Bangladesh Customs Import Export Hub
কাস্টমস (ডি মিনিমিস) বিধিমালা, ২০১৯ (Customs (De minimis) Rules, 2019), S.R.O. No. 297-Law/2019/46/Customs (opens in a new tab) - 8.
Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Gazette, August 24, 2026)
আমদানি নীতি আদেশ ২০২৬-২০২৯ (Import Policy Order 2026-2029) (opens in a new tab) - 9.
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh)
Customs (opens in a new tab) - 10.
Bangladesh Customs, National Board of Revenue
Transfer of Residence Baggage (Import) Rules, 2000 (S.R.O. No. 165-Law/2000/1846/Cus.) (opens in a new tab)
General guidance, not legal advice. Customs in Bangladesh makes the final decision on every box.