Download UNNExT workshop on Paperless trade facilitation for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

UNNExT workshop on
Paperless trade facilitation for
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
2-4 February 2015
United Nations Conference Center (UNCC)
Bangkok, Thailand
Welcome to Presentation
on
Paperless Trade Facilitation of SMEs in
Bangladesh
Md. Abdul Hakim
Joint Commissioner
Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate
Dhaka (South), Dhaka.
Definition of SMEs In Bangladesh
Small Industry:
# Manufacturing
- 5 Million to 100 Million BDT, Employee 25 to 99
# Service
- .5 Million to 10 Million BDT, Employee10 to 25
Medium Industry:
# Manufacturing
- 100 Million to 300 Million BDT, Employee100 to 250
# Service
- 10 Million to 150 Million BDT, Employee 50 to 100
SME Data of Bangladesh
Six Million SMEs working in Bangladesh.
90% Total Companies are SMEs.
Forty million people engaged in SMEs.
25% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Main Sectors of SMEs
Ready Made Garments (RMG)
Leather
Jute
Aromatic Rice
Agro Tools
Dairy Products and Pond Fisheries.
Paperless Trade Facilitation of SMEs
Three Key Government Institutions
- National Board of Revenue
- Ministry of Commerce and
- Bangladesh Bank
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Three Key Issues
- National Single Window (NSW)
- Automation and
- Change of Mindset
Continue…….
Existing Programs and Policies to
Facilitate Trade for SMEs
-
Risk Management Unit (RMU)
Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
National Single Window (NSW)
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