The Benapole Custom House fetched a record Taka 6,164.59
crore revenue in the last fiscal year (FY24) which was also Taka 216.59 crore
higher than the fiscal target of Taka 5,948 crore.
The revenue collection from the Benapole Custom House is
also 6.53 percent or Taka 378.36 crore higher than the previous fiscal year
FY23.
The revenue collection from the Benapole Custom House
in FY23 was Taka 5,786.23 crore.
Officials at the Benapole Custom House said that the revenue
collection from this house witnessed a significant growth due to realization of
fine for false declaration, fixing accurate duty for following HS code, and for
strengthening vigilance to prevent irregularities.
Talking to BSS, Benapole Custom House Commissioner Md Abdul
Hakim said, "We've strengthened our vigilance for preventing
irregularities on imports. We've also put emphasis on realizing duty through
determining the real HS code after seeing the sample of products."
Besides, he said that the overall revenue collection has
increased due to the realization of arrear duty and resolving cases.
Customs officials said in the last fiscal year, higher
revenues were collected from duty on fabrics, perishable items, truck chassis,
motor parts and industrial raw materials.
The highest amount of revenues was collected from Power Grid
Company BD, SMCL Niloy, and SM Corporation.
