Members of Parliaments (MPs) and ministers of former ousted Awami League (AL) government had imported 52 duty free luxurious cars from abroad. However, they didn’t discharge those cars as the government had suddenly fall and those cars are still remain in the yard of the port.
Hence, Chattogram Port Authority has sent the documents to the auction branch of Customs authority last Wednesday to start the auction process of 18 of these vehicles. However, the customs could not give a specific date when it will be auctioned.
Former MPs and ministers imported 52 vehicles through Chattogram Port, Mongla and Kamalapur ICDs. But as after August 5, the twelfth national parliament was dissolved, the customs authority blocked the transfer of 52 luxury cars.
According to NBR data, most of the 52 vehicles are Toyota Land Cruiser and Land Cruiser Prado, Range Rover, Toyota Jeep, Toyota LC Station, Mercedes Benz, and BMW branded cars.
The normal duty rate of this 3346 cc car brought through Chattogram port is 826.6 percent. Most of these imported cars were brought from Australia, Japan and Singapore. Chattogram Port Authority has started handing over the cars to customs for auction sale as the stipulated period of keeping them in the yard after import has passed more than 30 days ago.
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