INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
in the EPZs of Bangladesh
Success of Government
Leads EPZs of Bangladesh
Bonanza for Investment
Presented by
Md. Ahsan Kabir
General Manager (Investment Promotion)
Vision of BEPZA
To become a significant contributor for economic
development of Bangladesh
Mission of BEPZA
Strengthen the economic base of Bangladesh through
industrialization, promotion of investment, boost up
export and generation of employment in the Export
Processing Zones.
Objectives of BEPZA
Promotion of local & foreign investment in EPZs.
Better services to the investors
Boost up export of EPZs.
Enhancement of employment opportunities including worker welfare in
EPZs.
Transfers of technology & skill development.
Uttara - EPZ
EPZs of
Bangladesh
Ishwardi - EPZ
Dhaka - EPZ
Adamjee - EPZ
Comilla - EPZ
Chittagong - EPZ
Mongla - EPZ Karnaphuli - EPZ
Management
Board of GovernorsChaired by the hon’ble
Prime MinisterExecutive BoardExecutive Chairman,
Member (IP), Member (Eng.), Member (F)
EPZHeaded by General Manager
A Foreign Ownership(100%) 259 56%
B Joint Venture 72 16%
C Local Venture (100%) 132 29%
In Operation 463 100%
Under implementation (LA) 87
Newly Sanctioned Industry 41
Total 591
Investors from 37 countries
Why you should invest in EPZs
Congenial investment climate
Industrial friendly atmosphere
Peaceful working environment
Win win ventures good infrastructure facilities
Reduction of lead time
Less cost of doing business
Friendly policy of the government
Attractive incentives
Better law & order situation
Infrastructure facilities
Fully serviced plots (Avg size 2000 SQM)
Factory building available on rental basis
Business support services:
Courier
Banks
C & F Agent
Shipping Agent etc
Administrative support services:
Commissariat
Health Club
Medical Center
Investors Club
Sports Complex etc.
Tax Holiday
Incentives (Fiscal)
Duty free export & import
Exemption from dividend tax
GSP facility available
Duty & quota free access to
EU
Canada
Norway
Australia
Japan
100% foreign ownership permissible
Incentives (Non - Fiscal)
No ceiling on foreign investment
Full repatriation of capital & dividend
BEPZA accords recommendation for Residentship /
Citizenship
Support Service Facilities
Work Permits issued by BEPZA
IP & EP issued within the same day
No UD (Utilization Declaration)
IRC (Import Registration Certificate)
ERC (Export Registration Certificate)
& renewal of bond license required
Import & 10% sale to DTA (Domestic Tariff Area) allowed
Customs clearance at factory site
Intra / Inter zone sub-contracting & transfer of goods allowed
Legal protection for the investors
Signatory of
MIGA (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency)
ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute)
Member of
WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
OPIC (Overseas Private Investment Corporation)
Asia’s most competitive production base
comparative monthly minimum wages
CHINA
THAILAND
PHILLIPPINES
JORDAN
MALAYSIA
INDIA
INDONESIA
VIETNAM
PAKISTAN
SRI LANKA
BANGLADESH
432
294
212
211
191
163
142
96
87
72
70
ZoneLand
(US$ / SQM / YEAR)
SFB
(US$ / SQM / MONTH)
Chittagong, Dhaka, Comilla, Adamjee &
Karnaphuli EPZ2.20 2.75
Mongla, Ishwardi & Uttara EPZ 1.25 1.60
Service charge -rent
YEAR INV ($m)
1997-98 68.83
1998-99 71.61
1999-00 34.98
2000-01 48.41
2001-02 55.61
2002-03 102.63
2003-04 115.04
2004-05 118.52
2005-06 112.89
2006-07 152.37
2007-08 302.19
2008-09 148.03
2009-10 221.99
2010-11 313.23
2011-12 339.26
2012-13 328.53
2013-14 402.58
2014-15 406.35
2015-16 404.36
2016-17 (Dec’ 16) 177.85
Investments
Total Actual Investment
$ 4,176.63 millions
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YEAR EXP ($m)
1997-98 636.05
1998-99 711.69
1999-00 890.81
2000-01 1067.87
2001-02 1077.02
2002-03 1200.00
2003-04 1354.00
2004-05 1548.68
2005-06 1836.18
2006-07 2063.67
2007-08 2429.58
2008-09 2581.70
2009-10 2822.54
2010-11 3697.62
2011-12 4210.80
2012-13 4,856.68
2013-14 5,525.31
2014-15 6,113.49
2015-16 6,676.32
2016-17 (Dec’16) 3111.76
Export
Total Export
$ 55,1929.24 millions
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BEPZA’s Contribution to National Export
Year Total Export of Bangladesh (US$B)Total Export of EPZs
(US$B)BEPZA’s Contribution (%)
2000-01 6.46 1.06 16.51
2001-02 5.98 1.07 18.00
2002-03 6.54 1.20 18.33
2003-04 7.60 1.35 17.80
2004-05 8.65 1.54 17.90
2005-06 10.52 1.83 17.44
2006-07 12.17 2.06 17.00
2007-08 14.11 2.42 17.22
2008-09 15.56 2.58 16.60
2009-10 16.25 2.82 17.36
2010-11 22.92 3.69 16.13
2011-12 24.410 4.21 17.24
2012-13 27.01 4.85 17.97
2013-14 30.17 5.52 18.30
2014-15 31.19 6.11 19.59
2015-16 34.24 6.67 19.50
YEAR No of EMPL
1997-98 14,049
1998-99 14,059
1999-00 9,890
2000-01 16,020
2001-02 8,764
2002-03 10,167
2003-04 10,071
2004-05 15,802
2005-06 23,021
2006-07 23,360
2007-08 17,130
2008-09 16,394
2009-10 28,064
2010-11 43,666
2011-1233,598
2012-1333,987
2013-14 15,009
2014-15 31,084
2015-16 33,551
2016-17 (Dec’ 16) 7,861
Employment
Total Employment
461,513 nos.
Female
Male
Male- 36%
166,145
Female- 64%
295,368
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Zone Wise Statistics (up to Dec,16)
EPZ
Industry
Investment
(US$ m)
Export
(US$ m) Employment (No.)
In Op. (No.) U/Impl. (No.)
CEPZ 172 11 1,511.91 25,302.95 194,650
DEPZ 106 9 1,257.20 21,491.16 91,349
AEPZ 49 18 397.82 2,543.90 51,114
COM EPZ 40 31 265.46 1,847.59 25,774
KEPZ 46 18 463.67 3,318.89 66,731
IEPZ 15 16 104.94 499.69 8,035
MEPZ 23 15 45.02 467.81 1,809
UEPZ 12 10 130.62 457.26 22,051
Total 463 128 4,176.63 55,929.23 461,513
Country wise Enterprises (up to Dec, 2016)
SL Country Enterprise
(Nos.)
1 BANGLADESH 133
2 S. KOREA 75
3 CHINA 65
4 JAPAN 32
5 TAIWAN,CHINA 25
6 INDIA 22
7 U.S.A. 17
8 UNTD KINGDOM 17
9 MALAYSIA 9
10 PAKISTAN 8
11 SRILANKA 8
12 GERMANY 6
13 NETHERLAND 6
14 CANADA 5
15 ITALY 5
16 BR. VIRGIN. IS 4
17 FRANCE 3
18 SINGAPORE 3
19 DENMARK 2
SL CountryEnterprise
(Nos.)
20 INDONESIA 2
21 SPAIN 2
22 AUSTRALIA 1
23 BELGIUM 1
24 CAYMAN ISLDS 1
25 IRELAND 1
26 KUWAIT 1
27 MALTA 1
28 MARSHAL ISLAND 1
29 PANAMA 1
30 PORTUGAL 1
31 ROMANIA 1
32 SWEDEN 1
33 TURKEY 1
34 U. A. E. 1
35 UKRAINE 1
36 MAURITIUS* -
37 OMAN* -
Total : 463
*UNDER IMPLEMENTATION
Product Wise Enterprises (up to Dec, 2016)
Sl ProductEnterprise
(Nos.)
1 Garments 116
2 Garment Accessories 88
3 Textile 40
4Knitting & other Textile pdt. 35
5 Footwear & Leather goods 34
6Electronics & Electrical goods 18
7 Terrytowel 18
8 Plastic goods 15
9 Metal Products 13
10 Tent 10
11 Agro Poducts 9
Sl ProductEnterprise
(Nos.)
12 Service Oriented Industries 9
13 Caps 6
14 Chemical & Fertilizer 6
15 Furniture 3
16 Paper Products 3
17 Power Industry 2
18 Ropes 2
19 Sports goods 2
20 Fishing Reel & Golf Equipment 1
21 Toys 1
22 Miscellaneous 32
Total : 463
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In Global ranking
EPZs of Bangladesh ranked one of the 10 Best
Economic potential
Cost-competitiveness
Free Zones of the future
Global Recognition
NIKE
REEBOK
LAFUMA
H & M(SWEDEN)
GAP
BROUKS
J.C. PENNY
WALMART
KMART
MOTHER CARE (UK)
LEE
WRANGLER
DOCKERS
OSPIG(GERMANY)
NBA
TOMMY HILFIGER
ADIDAS
FREE SPIRIL(UK)
FALCON(USA)
EDIE BAUYER
EAGLE
RELEIGH(UK)
EMMILEE
MILES(GERMANY)
AMERICAN EAGLE
HI-TECH(UK)
PHILLIP-MAURICE(UK)
WINS MORE
LL CAMERA LENS (IO PARTS) - KONIKA, MINOLTA, NIKON, FUJI, OLYMPUS.
GOLF SHAFTS - ABU GARCIA
MOBILE PARTS - SONY ERICSSON
AUTOMOBILE PARTS - NISSAN, MITSUBISHI, HINO,TOYOTA
Brand products
Recent activities
In presence of the Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
BEPZA-JETRO MoU signed in Japan on 27 May, 2014
The Hon’ble Prime Minister Hun Sen, Kingdom of Cambodia
Visited Dhaka EPZ at Savar on 16 June, 2014
State Minister of Labour & Employment & Executive Chairman BEPZA attended 103rd ILC in Geneva between 6-12 June,
2014
ILO Country Director, Bangladesh met with BEPZA Chief
in Dhaka at BEPZA Complex on 17 April, 2014
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh H.E Mr. Masato Watanabe called on Executive Chairman of BEPZA
at the latter’s office in Dhaka on August 02, 2016Government Awards BEPZA for Achieving KPI Targets of 2014-15 FY
Conclusion
EPZsof Bangladesh
BONANZAfor Investors
Bangladesh EPZs ensures
Congenial investment climate
Industrial friendly atmosphere
Peaceful working environment
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA),
Prime Minister’s Office
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh,
BEPZA Complex, House#19/D, Road#6, Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.epzbangladesh.gov.bd
Contact us
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