Ctg customs collects record Tk 81,471cr in FY26

The Custom House, Chattogram, the country’s largest revenue-generating customs station, collected a record Tk 81,471 crore in the fiscal year 2025-26, registering a 12.37 percent year-on-year increase, driven by tighter enforcement, improved customs administration and sustained import activity.

According to official data, the customs station collected Tk 8,969 crore more than the Tk 72,501 crore earned in FY25. Revenue had stood at Tk 68,775 crore in FY24.

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The record collection underscores the customs house’s growing contribution to the national exchequer. Over the past 11 years, its annual revenue has nearly tripled, rising from Tk 27,344 crore in FY15 to more than Tk 81,000 crore in FY26.

Chattogram Custom House has maintained annual revenue above Tk 50,000 crore for the sixth consecutive fiscal year, extending its steady growth trajectory.

Assistant Commissioner of Customs Sharif Mohammad Al Amin said enhanced oversight and improved governance played a key role in achieving the record collection.

“We have strengthened monitoring to prevent irregularities in imports and ensured that duties and taxes are assessed based on accurate customs valuation,” he said.

“At the same time, we have expedited the assessment and clearance process to facilitate uninterrupted trade throughout the year.” The measures have helped discourage false declarations and other non-compliant practices while encouraging greater compliance among importers, he added.

Officials at Chattogram Custom House attributed the robust growth to stricter monitoring of imports, reforms in customs procedures and amendments to the Customs Act aimed at improving compliance and curbing revenue leakage.

The reforms introduced minimum penalties for false declarations and strengthened the authority of customs officials to intensify surveillance and enforcement throughout the import process, customs officials said.

The bulk of the revenue came from imports of high-speed diesel, crude oil, palm oil, automobiles and spare parts, electric batteries, cement clinker, steel products, ceramics, electronic goods, milk powder, apples, scrap materials, and crushed stone, according to customs data.

Although around 5,130 categories of goods are imported through Chattogram port every year, these commodities have consistently remained among the highest revenue-generating items over the past decade.

As the country’s principal maritime gateway, Chattogram port handles more than 90 percent of Bangladesh’s seaborne trade, making Chattogram Custom House a key barometer of the country’s import activity and one of the government’s largest sources of indirect tax revenue.