FEPD Circular Letter No. 41: Import of Ophthalmic Medical Equipment including Intraocular Lens on deferred/usance basis

Foreign Exchange Policy Department Bangladesh Bank Head Office Dhaka www.bb.org.bd FE Circular Letter No. 41 Date: 03 December 2020 All Authorized Dealers in Foreign Exchange in Bangladesh Dear Sirs, Import of Ophthalmic Medical Equipment including Intraocular Lens on deferred/usance basis. Please refer to paragraph 33(a)(5) and FE Circular No.11 dated 8th May 2018 in terms of which import of life saving drugs (certified/declared as such by Directorate General of Drug Administration) and Ophthalmic Medical Equipment including Intraocular Lens are permissible on upto 90 days deferred/usance basis under supplier’s/buyer’s credit terms. 2. To facilitate the imports of Ophthalmic Medical Equipment including Intraocular Lens it has been decided that the deferred/usance period under supplier’s/buyer’s credit is extended upto 180 days from existing 90 days. Other relevant instructions in this context shall remain unchanged. Please bring the contents of this circular to the notice of your concerned clientele. Yours faithfully, (Mohammad Khurshid Wahab) General Manager Phone: 9530123