Bangladesh, Nov. 18 -- The customs have found a gross mismatch between the assessed import value and the ruling market prices of onion.
The average price of a kilogram of onion currently stands at Tk 30 as per the customs-assessed value, but the item was being sold at Tk 230 at the retail level on Sunday.
Analysing the July-October import data, it has been found that some 2,51,826 tonnes of onion valued at Tk 7.59 billion were imported through different customs ports.
Of the total shipments, some 2,32,000 tonnes came from India and the rest from countries like Myanmar, Thailand and Egypt.
Talking to the FE, customs officials said some onion entered Bangladesh even after the ban imposed by India on September 29 last.
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