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Production & Manufacturing
Factory establishment, industrial licensing, environmental clearance, and supply arrangements for manufacturers.
In short
Tuhin & Partners advises manufacturers in Bangladesh on establishing a factory: industrial land and premises, trade and factory licensing, environmental clearance from the Department of Environment, machinery import and duty treatment, supply and offtake contracts, product standards certification, and the labour regulation attaching to an industrial workforce.
Key takeaways
- A manufacturing operation needs a trade licence, factory registration, and environmental clearance appropriate to its category.
- The Department of Environment classifies projects by impact, and the clearance requirements follow that classification.
- Capital machinery import may attract concessionary duty treatment depending on the project and its registration.
- Tuhin & Partners advises on establishment, licensing, contracts and labour compliance for manufacturers.
Manufacturers in Bangladesh face a layered regulatory environment: industrial licensing, factory and labour compliance, environmental clearances, utility connections, bonded warehouse facilities, and import arrangements for capital machinery and raw materials.
We advise local and foreign manufacturers across the full life cycle — site selection, incorporation and BIDA registration, licensing, employment structuring, ongoing regulatory compliance, and supply, distribution and export contracts — inside and outside export processing and economic zones.
Common questions
What approvals are needed to set up a factory in Bangladesh?
A factory ordinarily needs a trade licence, registration with the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments, environmental clearance from the Department of Environment, fire safety clearance, and utility connections — alongside the company's own incorporation and, for foreign investment, BIDA registration.
What is environmental clearance and when is it required?
Environmental clearance is issued by the Department of Environment, which classifies industrial projects into categories by likely environmental impact. The category determines what studies and documentation are required, and clearance should be obtained before construction rather than sought afterwards.
Are there advantages to manufacturing inside an economic zone?
Economic zones administered by BEZA, and export processing zones administered by BEPZA, offer fiscal incentives and a consolidated approval process that can be materially simpler than assembling the same permissions outside. Whether that outweighs the site constraints depends on the project.
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