FEPD Circular No. 43: Collection of Demurrage, Detention, Handling or equivalent charges by the foreign shipping lines/ their agents as source of fund for calculation of their remittable surplus

Foreign Exchange Policy Department
Bangladesh Bank
Head Office
Dhaka. www.bb.org.bd
FE Circular No.43 Date: December 14, 2017
All Authorized Dealers in
Foreign Exchange in Bangladesh and
All foreign shipping lines & their agents operating in Bangladesh Dear Sirs, Collection of Demurrage, Detention, Handling or equivalent charges by the foreign shipping lines/ their agents as source of fund for calculation of their remittable surplus Please refer to chapter 10 of the Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Transactions’ 2009 (GFET) in terms of which surplus earnings of foreign shipping lines working in Bangladesh/their agents are remittable without prior approval of Bangladesh Bank. While arriving at remittable surplus, only freight charges collected in Bangladesh are considered as source of fund. It is observed that the legitimate charges (Charges of Demurrage, Detention, Handling or equivalent charges) in addition to freight are collectable in Bangladesh. Such charges have been declared taxable in Finance Act' 2017 through amendment of Section 102 of Income Tax Ordinance,1984. In view of scope of wider sources of fund in Bangladesh, it has now been decided that these charges shall be considered for calculation of remittable surplus of foreign shipping lines/their agents working in Bangladesh subject to deduction of taxes and commission. Accordingly the quarterly returns of foreign shipping lines/their agents will be submitted to Bangladesh Bank incorporating these charges. To bring transparency in transactions, existing Form Shipping-I(Appendix 5/34 of GFET’ 2009 (Vol-1)) has been amended as per attached with this circular. Foreign shipping lines/their agents in Bangladesh shall incorporate these charges in revised Form Shipping-I and submit to Bangladesh Bank with their usual periodic returns. Import/export manifests/Bill of Lading Statements shall also be prepared specifying these charges and attached with revised Form Shipping-I. Please bring the above instructions to the notice of your concerned clientele. Yours faithfully, (Jagannath Chandra Ghosh) Deputy General Manager Phone: 9530092 Enclosure- 1

See Chapter 10 Para 1(vi)(a) APP.5 34
FORM SHIPPING – I
To be submitted in duplicate
STATEMENT OF FREIGHT/OTHERS*/PASSAGE COLLECTION IN RESPECT OF FOREIGN VESSELS AND DISBURSEMENTS IN BANGLADESH FOR THE QUARTER ENDED…………………20………………………

1. Name of Foreign Ship-owners/Charter_________________________________________
2. Addess__________________________________________________________________
3. Name and address of Shipping Agent__________________________________________
   (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
   Sl.
   No.
   Name of the vessels
   Date of arrival
   Date of departure
   Port of sailing
   Collections in Taka during quarter (both cash and credit) as per Import/Export Manifests/Bill of Lading Inward remittances as per bank certificate Inter agent transfer (receipts) Outstanding Passage/ Freight/ Others* relating to previous period realized in cash during the quarter Freight Others* Passage Export Import Export Import A B C D E (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) Gross Collections (6+7+8+9) Deductions/Disbursements as per statements attached Net Balance payable /receivable Freight/Others* Payable outside Bangladesh as per Import / Export manifest advice Remarks Outstanding passage/freight/others* on credit relating to the collections of the current quarter not yet realized as per statement Total of disbursements (as per disbursement statement) Inter Agent Transfer (payment) Other general expenses not shown elsewhere as per statement Remittance allowed by the AD Total (a+b+c+d+e) Export Import a b c d e f

• Others = Permissible collections as per FE Circular No. 43, dated December 14, 2017
  SUMMARY: Balance B/F from previous quarter (+/-)_________________________________ Add Subtract this quarter (+/-)_________________________________________ C/O to next quarter__________________________________________________ Date_______________________ Enclosures: (1) Supporting statements and documents for columns 6, 7, 8, 11 (b, c & d) & 13 (2) A certified true copy of the voyage accounts rendered to the principal. Stamp and Signature of the Sipping Co./Agent