Clearance, freight and documentation prepared properly.

The Harmonised System (HS) code is the international commodity classification customs authorities use to determine duties, taxes and regulatory conditions. Classification depends on material, composition, function, specifications and intended use — so no website or AI tool can give you a binding classification. Our Copilot can suggest search terms and a category-level starting point, but the official classification must be confirmed through the Bangladesh Customs Import & Export Hub and by the licensed C&F team handling your file.

Document sets are cargo- and route-specific, never universal. A typical preparation list includes the commercial invoice, packing list, transport document (bill of lading or air waybill), and any certificate the buyer or the product category calls for. Sector permissions, inspection or testing requirements must be verified per product — we build the checklist after reviewing your actual cargo, and we never present a generic list as universally required.

No — and any site that instantly promises a duty figure without a verified classification and the current tariff schedule should be treated with caution. Duty and tax depend on the confirmed HS classification, assessable value, applicable supplementary duty, VAT, advance tax and any regulatory duty in force at the time of clearance. Our team prepares an assessment estimate only after reviewing your documents. Use NBR and the Customs Hub as the authoritative references.

CBM (cubic metre) is the volume your cargo occupies: length × width × height × quantity, converted to metres. It is the base input for LCL sea freight and for storage planning. Volume alone is not a freight quotation — chargeable-weight rules and carrier pricing require verified rate data, which is why our calculator deliberately shows volume only.

Incoterms® (ICC rules) define where cost, risk and responsibility hand over between buyer and seller. Broadly: EXW places most responsibility on the buyer at the seller's premises; FOB hands over at the port of loading once goods are on board; CFR/CIF add main carriage (and, for CIF, insurance) to the destination port; DAP/DPU/DDP push responsibility furthest toward the seller, with DDP including import clearance. The term you agree determines which legs we can quote for — tell us the term if you know it, or select “Advise me”.

Quotations are prepared manually after review, so this website does not publish a turnaround promise. What we can control is input quality: a complete planner submission with cargo, route, packages and contact details needs far fewer clarification rounds. Validity and commercial terms are set per quotation — 14 days validity, subject to carrier availability, exchange rate and any change in the duty or tax structure at the time of shipment.

In the default local guidance engine, nothing leaves your browser — the logic runs in JavaScript on this page. If you explicitly switch to Puter AI (live), your commodity description is sent to that model provider under Puter's User-Pays model, which may require you to sign in to Puter. In the production configuration, requests instead go to the owner-funded Puter Serverless Worker with input caps, allowlisted keys, rate limiting and no prompt storage. Never paste confidential contracts, licences or personal documents into the Copilot.

Not with a public tracking number. Submit a status request and our operations team verifies the actual record against carrier documents, port and customs records before replying through your preferred channel. This is deliberate: a public lookup screen built on front-end data would either be fabricated or would expose private commercial information.