Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Business leaders and policy experts on Thursday raised concern over the recently issued SRO 384/2025, warning that the current framework for duty-free import of raw materials beyond the bonded warehouse facility could discourage small exporters.

The concerns were voiced at a high-level dialogue titled "Duty-Free Import of Raw Materials beyond Bonded Warehouse Facility", organised by Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) at its conference room in Dhaka.

In the keynote presentation, Md Nooruzzaman, Senior Research Associate at BUILD, said under the SRO, non-bonded exporters will be allowed to import raw materials duty-free against a 100 percent bank guarantee.

He said the requirement would be difficult for many...