China to expand duty-free access for Bangladeshi goods

The announcement came during the bilateral meeting between China and Bangladesh on Sunday where Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi led the Chinese delegation

China announced to raise duty-free access to 99 percent Bangladeshi products with effect from September 1 this year.

The announcement came during the bilateral meeting between China and Bangladesh on Sunday where Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi led the Chinese delegation.

This is a very significant achievement for Bangladesh as we hope that some of our key exportable goods will be included in the list of this one percent products, State Minister M Shahriar Alam told the newsmen after the closed door meeting.

The one-and-half-hour meeting discussed issues related to Rohingya repatriation, PPP cooperation, Chinese investment, project implementation and easing visa restrictions and geopolitics.

Mr Wang left Dhaka at 10:45 am after his meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.