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: info@bepza.org

Web: www.epzbangladesh.gov.bd

Contact us

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