Country guide · 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Apostille for importing a Japanese car to Bangladesh
Bangladesh joined the Hague Convention on 30 March 2025 — making it the world's youngest apostille market and a first-mover opportunity. 21,919 Japanese vehicles arrived in 2024, with the corridor running through Chittagong port to BRTA (Bangladesh Road Transport Authority) registration. The Hague Apostille on the MLIT certificate is the new documentary standard that customs and banks are quickly adopting.
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The local authority — BRTA + NBR Customs
Two Bangladeshi authorities sit in the chain: NBR Customs (National Board of Revenue) clears the vehicle at Chittagong port and assesses duty; BRTA (Bangladesh Road Transport Authority) handles registration, fitness, and plate issue at divisional offices (Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, etc.). Since Bangladesh's Hague Convention entered into force in March 2025, apostilled documents are formally recognised — the first-mover advantage for documentation specialists is real.
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Why first-mover apostille matters in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's Hague membership is new. BRTA processes are still being calibrated to the new framework. Two practical benefits of apostille in this transition: (1) banks issuing Letters of Credit for vehicle imports systematically request apostilled originals — the safer documentary path; (2) NBR customs officers, encountering unfamiliar Japanese kanji documents, are reassured by the gold MoFA seal that the document is genuinely issued by a Japanese ministry, accelerating clearance.
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Our process for Bangladeshi importers
Email us the Certificate of Export scan. Feasibility in hours. Apostille at MoFA Tokyo in 3 working days. DHL/FedEx to Dhaka, Chittagong, or any Bangladeshi address: 4-6 days transit. Total: 10-15 days door-to-door. €280 flat fee in EUR. Refund guaranteed if BRTA refuses the apostille (since Bangladesh Hague membership: highly unlikely).
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Tips for Bangladeshi importers and dealers
For LC-financed imports: insist on apostille — your bank will thank you and clearance will move faster. For used Japanese imports through Chittagong: keep the apostilled original at hand for NBR; provide a Bengali translation by a court-certified translator for BRTA. For fleet dealers importing multiple vehicles per month: we offer batch scheduling at MoFA Tokyo to compress total cycle time and courier costs.
Ready to apostille your Bangladesh import?
Send us the scan of your Certificate of Export. We confirm feasibility within hours, deliver the apostilled original to Bangladesh in 15 days door-to-door. € 280, all-inclusive, refund guaranteed.