Add gold bars in tola and the number of new phones.
Pick Yes if you hold a BMET card.
Read the duty and the red/green channel result.
Duty formulas
Gold bar duty = tola x Tk 5,000 (max 10 tola, once a year).
Gold jewellery up to 100 g duty-free; silver up to 200 g duty-free.
New phones: 1 free (2 with a BMET card); excess = total − free.
Declaration is needed if: bars > 0, or jewellery > 100 g, or silver > 200 g, or excess phones > 0.
Worked example
80 g jewellery + 50 g silver + a 2-tola bar + 1 new phone (no BMET): duty = 2 x 5,000 = Tk 10,000. The jewellery (80 ≤ 100) and silver (50 ≤ 200) are duty-free and the single phone is within the free limit. But the 2-tola bar (about 23.33 g) means you must declare at the red channel.
Local rules
The 100 g jewellery allowance and the one-bar allowance each reset every calendar year.
At most 12 pieces of the same type of jewellery.
Excess new phones are assessed at the airport and need BTRC registration.
Duty-free limits table
Item
Duty-free limit
Over the limit
Gold jewellery
100 g/year
Declare + pay duty
Silver
200 g
Declare + pay duty
Gold bar
Never duty-free (max 10 tola)
Tk 5,000 per tola + declare
Used phones
2
—
New phones
1 (2 with BMET card)
Declare; duty on assessment
More: red vs green channel
With nothing to declare, walk through the green channel. With a gold bar, over-limit jewellery or silver, or extra new phones, declare at the red channel — skipping it risks fines and seizure.
Note: this calculator’s “known duty” covers only the fixed gold-bar duty. Over-limit jewellery, silver and extra phones are valued by the customs officer, so no exact taka figure can be given in advance. On silver, one report printed 2,000 g, but HSIA and Prothom Alo confirm 200 g, which this calculator uses. For large amounts of gold, verify the rules with NBR or airport customs first.
Frequently asked questions
How much gold jewellery is duty-free?
Up to 100 grams per calendar year, at most 12 pieces of the same type. More than that must be declared.
What is the duty on a gold bar?
Tk 5,000 per tola. One bar of up to 10 tola (about 117 g) is allowed once a year; any bar must be declared.
How many mobile phones can I bring?
Two used phones and one new phone are duty-free. Declare extra new phones; their duty is assessed at the airport.
What is the BMET benefit?
BMET card holders who stayed abroad 6+ months may bring 2 new phones duty-free.
When can I use the green channel?
When there is nothing to declare — jewellery within 100 g, silver within 200 g, no bar, no excess phones.
What is the silver limit?
Up to 200 grams duty-free. One report printed 2,000 g, but HSIA and Prothom Alo confirm 200 g.
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