NBR Launches National Single Window | NBR’s national single window launched for simpler trade procedures

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today partly launched the much-awaited National Single Window (NSW), a simplified platform for global trade aimed at easing business processes by reducing procedural time.

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Chief Adviser’s Special Envoy on International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi jointly inaugurated the platform at an event held at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka.

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The single-entry point will deliver a user-friendly electronic system that streamlines and automates procedures for international trade-related permits, licenses, certificates, and customs declarations.

Initially, the tax administration brought seven out of 19 customs agencies under the system.

“The rest of the agencies will be coordinated by February this year,” said Jewel Ahmed, Project Director of the NSW, while delivering a presentation at the event.

The NBR will offer services related to 119 certifications and permissions through the NSW.

The electronic gateway will allow businesses to submit information related to imports and exports to regulatory authorities only once to clear their goods from the ports. 

“Once the platform is fully operational, businesses will no longer need to visit the offices in person to obtain the necessary documents.” 

The project, initiated in 2017, aims to streamline trade operations by ultimately combining the activities of 19 agencies related to customs under one system, he said. 

The seven integrated agencies are the Department of Environment, the Directorate General of Drug Administration, the Export Promotion Bureau, the Department of Explosives, the Bangladesh National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention, the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority, and the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority. 

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed was present as the special guest, while NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan chaired the event.

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