Dhaka, July 25 -- Chattogram Custom House collected Tk 77,685 crore in revenue in the fiscal year 2024-25, marking a 12.96percent increase from the previous year. Remarkably, 20 imported items alone accounted for 37percent-or Tk 28,767 crore-of the total revenue, despite there being over 4,800 product types processed during the year.
According to newly released customs data, the top revenue-generating imports included diesel, furnace oil, cement clinker, palm oil, crude oil, apples, hot-rolled steel, oranges, crushed stone, sugar, milk powder, polypropylene, motorcycle parts, scrap, betel nuts, dates, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
In total, 9.39 crore tonnes of goods valued at Tk 5,01,572 crore were imported t...