Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission has recommended reducing the customs duties imposed on fresh fruits including apples, oranges, grapes, pears, and pineapples.

The organisation believes that the price of imported fresh fruits has increased due to the increasing dollar rate and the imposed customs duties, which has created unbearable pressure on the consumer.

Recently, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) increased the supplementary duty on fresh fruit imports from 20 to 30 percent.

Now, the Tariff Commission has proposed to restore it to its previous level. In addition, the organisation has also recommended reducing the advance tax on fresh fruit imports from 10 percent to 2 percent and rationalizing the 20 pe...