Country Guides: Bangladesh to Japan

From: Bangladesh To: Anywhere	From: Bangladesh To: Japan	From: Anywhere To: Japan
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Multi-lateral trade agreement/facilitation

Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific (ESCAP), the United Nations Bldg., Rajadamnern Nok Ave., TH-10200 Bangkok, Thailand; phone: +66 2 288 1234; fax: +66 2 288 1000

ESCAP is a regional commission under the administrative direction of the United Nations. The ESCAP promotes cooperation among its member countries in order to achieve sustainable social and economic development in the Asia-Pacific region.
- 53 member countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, France, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Kingdom of Great Britain, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.
- 9 associate members: American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, Macao, New Caledonia, Niue, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

(Last updated on 2024-03-10)

Bi-lateral trade agreements

Japan and Bangladesh signed an agreement on 26 April 2023. The agreement establishes cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters.

(Last updated on 2023-04-28)

Generalized System of Preferences

The import country in this country pair participates in a GSP scheme which grants preferential duty treatment to certain beneficiary countries. The export country in this country pair is a GSP beneficiary for some of the GSP schemes.

The following link will take you to a document which contains a list of beneficiaries for the various GSP Schemes: UNCTAD: List of GSP schemes and beneficiaries.

Under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme, participating countries grant duty-free entry or tariff reductions to certain beneficiary countries. This program applies to eligible products from designated beneficiary developing countries or territories around the world. The program is intended to encourage economic growth and development in those countries.

Note: For more information about the GSP program see: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Palais des Nations, 8-14 Ave. de la Paix, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland; phone: +41 22 917 1234; fax: +41 22 917 0057

(Last updated on 2023-02-22)

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