Bangladesh makes online VAT return filing on the eVAT portal mandatory for listed producers and service suppliers
This page records one dated change. For the rules in Bangladesh as they stand today, see the Bangladesh guide →
- Jurisdiction
- Bangladesh
- Tax
- VAT
- Change type
- Compliance
- Status
- In force
- Impact
- Action required
- Announced
- 20 September 2026
- Effective
- 20 September 2026
- Authority
- National Board of Revenue (VAT Wing)
- Systems
- Reporting, Tax engine
- Verified
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Producers of cigarettes, mobile phones, MS products, medicine, beverages, cement, tiles, paints and varnishes, and suppliers of insurance, banking, non-banking and mobile banking services.
Confirm whether any registered entity or product/service code falls within the General Order 12 lists and file the next VAT return through the eVAT portal.
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National Board of Revenue General Order No. 12/Mushak/2026, dated 20 September 2026 and issued under section 64(5) of the VAT and Supplementary Duty Act 2012 and rule 118K of the 2016 VAT Rules, makes online submission of the VAT return through the NBR eVAT portal mandatory for producers of listed goods (cigarettes, mobile phones, MS products, medicine, beverages, cement, tiles, paints and varnishes) and for suppliers of listed services (insurance, banking and non-banking services, mobile banking). It also applies to a registered person who supplies both listed and other goods or services. Earlier orders on mandatory online return submission are cancelled, and NBR may add or remove items from the lists.
What changed in detail
National Board of Revenue General Order No. 12/Mushak/2026, dated 20 September 2026, is issued under section 64(5) of the VAT and Supplementary Duty Act 2012 and rule 118K of the 2016 VAT Rules. It takes effect immediately.
Online submission of the VAT return through the NBR eVAT portal is now mandatory for producers of listed goods (cigarettes, mobile phones, MS products, medicine, beverages, cement, tiles, paints and varnishes) and for suppliers of listed services (insurance, banking and non-banking services, mobile banking). It also applies to a registered person who supplies both listed and other goods or services.
Earlier orders on mandatory online return submission are cancelled, and the NBR may add or remove items from the lists.
What it means
A registered person with a mixed supply, listed and unlisted, is caught by the order, not only for the listed lines. Because the NBR can change the lists, businesses outside them today should watch for later orders. Businesses that relied on an earlier order should treat it as cancelled and work from this one.
Proof
এই আদেশ অবিলম্বে কার্যকর হবে।This order shall take effect immediately.
Archived from the official distribution · NBR General Order No. 12/Mushak/2026 (scanned PDF as published by the National Board of Revenue) · nbr.gov.bd