News / Bangladesh extends AEO facility to accelerate cargo flow from ports

Chittagong Port. Photo: Moheen Reeyad, Wikipedia

In a bid for faster delivery of import containers, Bangladesh Customs has extended its authorised economic operator (AEO) scheme to nine more renowned companies.

For AEO-affiliated firms, imported cargo does not go through physical checking and is directly delivered to factories or warehouses, avopiding any delays at a port yard.

Customs is hoping the number of containers at terminal yards and inland container depots will not go beyond tolerable limits, alleviating any congestion difficulties.

Chittagong’s port yards and depots are infamous for congestion, ...