E-payment is mandatory for paying more than two lakh taka
An E-payment system was introduced in 2017. But the outcome of the system was not that significant in the last two years. In the financial year 2018-19, total revenue of Tk. 1,130 crore has been received through e-payment. And in the first 9 months of 2019-20 financial year, 4 thousand 110 crore taka has been received.
In such a context, from July 1, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made e-payment mandatory for paying a duty of more than Tk 200,000 against import-export goods. It has also been made compulsory to pay all amounts of duty-tax through e-payment from the beginning of the next year as opposed to import-export goods.
The directive was issued by the NBR on Monday (May 24).
According to sources, the ICD of Kamalapur and Dhaka Custom House have started using e-payment on an experimental basis from April 2021 against all types of bills of entry. However, from July, all customs houses and customs stations in the country will have to make e-payment if the duty is more than Tk 2 lakh. And in January 2022, besides paying taxes through e-payment, other charges will also come under e-payment.
At present 18 commercial banks are involved in the e-payment system. In the e-payment system, payment can be made directly from the bank account of the importer or C&F agent to the government treasury through Bangladesh Bank.
