Written by The Banking Post
Chattogram Customs House (CCH), Bangladesh’s top revenue generator, collected Tk 754.32 billion in FY 2024-25—a 9.71% increase from Tk 688.66 billion in FY 2023-24. However, it fell short of its Tk 804.02 billion target by Tk 49.70 billion.
Despite rising year-on-year takings—up from Tk 614.65 billion in FY 2022-23—CCH has consistently missed its revenue goals in recent years:
- FY 2023-24: Shortfall of Tk 87.50 billion
- FY 2022-23: Shortfall of Tk 127.42 billion
- FY 2021-22: Shortfall of Tk 49.16 billion
- FY 2020-21: Shortfall of Tk 127.27 billion
- FY 2019-20: Shortfall of Tk 164.45 billion
Officials attribute the FY 2024-25 gap to the country’s dollar shortage, which limited importers’ ability to open letters of credit and dampened high-tariff imports. Additionally, administrative disruptions from a pen-down action by CCH staff hindered collections.
CCH oversees duty collection at Chittagong Seaport—which handles 92% of Bangladesh’s trade—and Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram. While the agency missed its target, the substantial revenue remains a vital contribution to the national exchequer.
