Bangladesh Customs writes its baggage rules for “non-tourist” passengers and never defines the term. Everything below applies to that category.
Personal effects and equipment
Duty-free import is allowed for these: “Duty free import of personal effects, books, magazines, portable professional equipment etc. under baggage.” The source frames this for non-tourist air and sea passengers.
Electronics: a limit by count
The limit is a quantity per item type, with no dollar figure: “duty free facility is given for the items (mobile phone 2 sets and all other items not more than one of each item) contained in Schedule 3.” That means two mobile phones and one of every other Schedule 3 item. Customs does not publish Schedule 3, so we cannot list what else it names. Check the source directly.
Gold and silver
“Each passenger is also entitled duty free import of gold ornaments not exceeding 100 grams or silver ornaments not exceeding 200 grams (one type of ornament not more than 12 pieces).” The 12-piece cap applies within one ornament type, on top of the weight limits.
Land ports: USD 400
“Travelers entering the country through land ports are entitled to a duty free allowance for goods of a maximum value of US$400.” The source states this figure for land-port entry only.
Paperwork and the green channel
“All non-tourist passengers are required to submit Baggage Declaration Form to the Customs Authority” on arrival. Customs also keeps a power to stop you: “if the Customs officer on duty has any reasonable basis to suspect that a passenger is carrying dutiable goods, he/she may challenge a passenger passing through the green channel.” Using the green channel does not protect you from being challenged.
Commercial quantities
Goods beyond what the schedules allow need a permit and payment: “such items will be released on production of import permit from the CCI&E office and payment of duties and taxes and fine and penalty.”
What the source does not say
- It never defines “non-tourist” or says where an ordinary tourist’s allowance differs.
- It gives no dollar-value duty-free threshold for air or sea arrivals to set beside the USD 400 land-port figure.
- It names a fine and a penalty for undeclared commercial-quantity goods but gives no amounts.
If your trip depends on any of these, ask Bangladesh Customs or check the National Board of Revenue page.