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Department of Textiles Recommendations (Ad-hoc IRC, IP, Machinery, Work Permit)

বস্ত্র অধিদপ্তরের সুপারিশ সেবা

Registered textile mills need DoT recommendations for ad-hoc industrial IRC, IP, machinery and raw-material clearance, foreign staff work permits and visas, deferred payment, foreign loans and bond HS-code additions.

Authority

Department of Textiles (One Stop Service Centre), BTMC Bhaban, Karwan Bazar

Processing time

IP and machinery clearance 7 working days; deferred payment, foreign loan NOC and composite certificate 10; ad-hoc IRC (1st, 2nd/3rd) and bond HS-code addition 12; IRC regularisation, work permit and visa recommendation 15.

Validity

Per recommendation.

Legal basis

Textile Act 2018

Who needs it?

Spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing-finishing and composite textile mills registered with the Department of Textiles.

Government fees

Government fees only — paid to the authority. Our professional fee is quoted separately, in writing. Each line shows how it was verified and when.

ItemAmountStatus
IP, machinery clearance, work permit, visa, deferred payment, foreign loan NOC, composite certificate, bond HS-code recommendationsTk 1,000 each by treasury challan code 1-4131-0001-1816Source: dot.gov.bd/pages/office-citizen-charters/citizens-charter-h0u6ru-6a589603caddd318c3320216Official source checkedChecked 29 Oct 2026
Ad-hoc IRC / IRC regularisation / entitlement change recommendationsAs per Schedule-1 of the 2021 RulesSource: dot.gov.bd/pages/office-citizen-charters/citizens-charter-h0u6ru-6a589603caddd318c3320216Official document — reconfirm

Required documents

Typical

  • Application on letterhead (Rules 2021 forms)
  • DoT registration certificate
  • Trade licence and income-tax certificate
  • LC/invoice/packing list for machinery or raw-material clearance
  • Bond licence copy for HS-code addition
  • Treasury challan

Step-by-step process

  1. 1

    Apply on MyGov with scanned papers.

  2. 2

    Pay Tk 1,000 (or the Schedule-1 fee) by treasury challan.

  3. 3

    DoT reviews (7–15 working days).

  4. 4

    Recommendation letter issued to CCI&E, Customs, Invest Bangladesh or the bank.

Frequently asked questions

What does DoT registration itself cost?

By investment: up to Tk 10 crore Tk 5,000; 10–25 crore Tk 10,000; 25–50 crore Tk 25,000; 50–100 crore Tk 50,000; above 100 crore Tk 1,00,000 — see our textile registration guide.

Legal basis & official sources

Last reviewed 29 Oct 2026 by Legal Zone Business Licence Desk. Fees and rules change — we reconfirm every figure before you pay.

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