Silver Allowance for Travellers to Bangladesh
A passenger arriving in Bangladesh can bring 200 g of silver ornaments duty-free per calendar year, however many trips they make, under the baggage rules as amended in July 2025. No more than 12 pieces of one type of ornament are allowed. Silver bars have no duty-free amount and pay the duty customs assess. The press wording of the 2025 change ("100 grams of gold jewellery or 200 grams of silver ornaments") leaves unclear whether both allowances can be used in the same year, so check with customs.
Reviewed October 2026 from official sources (listed below). Rules change — check with customs before you travel.
Estimate
Values your silver at today's international price and applies the 200 g ornament allowance by weight. An estimate, not a customs assessment.
Duty-Free Silver Allowance in Bangladesh
| Traveller | Duty-free allowance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger, first silver this calendar year | 200 g of silver ornaments | Total for the year across one or more trips (S.R.O. 312, in force 2 July 2025). At most 12 pieces of one type. |
| Passenger who has already used this year's allowance | None | The allowance applies once per calendar year. |
| Silver bars | None | Allowed on payment of duty. No duty-free amount, and no silver equivalent of the one-gold-bar facility. |
| Gold (for comparison) | 100 g of gold jewellery per calendar year | Whether the gold and silver allowances can both be used in one year is not clear from the published wording. |
The 200 g silver allowance
Bangladesh gives silver its own allowance: 200 g of silver ornaments per calendar year, compared with 100 g of gold jewellery. Since S.R.O. 312 (in force 2 July 2025) the allowance is counted per calendar year, not per trip. Bangladesh Customs' summary of the rules adds that no more than 12 pieces of one type of ornament are allowed.
The 2025 press release says passengers may bring "100 grams of gold jewelry or 200 grams of silver ornaments". It is not clear whether that means one or the other, so ask customs if you carry both.
Silver bars and other silver
Silver bars are allowed on payment of duty, with no duty-free amount. There is no fixed per-tola duty for silver like the Tk 5,000 per tola charged on a gold bar; customs assess the duty. Large or commercial quantities can be detained or confiscated.
Silver price in Bangladesh today
Live rates →| Fine silver (999) | ৳2,508 / tola | ৳2,15,059 / kg |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling (925) | ৳2,323 / tola | ৳1,99,128 / kg |
Bringing Silver to Bangladesh: FAQ
How much is 1 kg of silver worth in Bangladesh today?
About ৳2,15,059 for 1 kg of fine (999) silver at the international price converted to BDT (Oct 26, 2026, 15:38 UTC). Customs use their own notified or assessed value, and shops charge more, so treat this as an estimate.
How much silver can I bring to Bangladesh?
200 g of silver ornaments duty-free per calendar year, however many trips you make, with no more than 12 pieces of one type. Silver bars pay duty.
Is the silver allowance per trip or per year?
Per calendar year since the July 2025 amendment to the baggage rules.
Silver Travel Allowance in Other Countries
Sources: BSS: NBR amends baggage rules, S.R.O. 312 (2 July 2025) · The Financial Express: NBR amends baggage rules (2 July 2025) · Bangladesh Customs: baggage rules · Prothom Alo: what inbound passengers can bring (June 2024). Information, not legal advice: customs officers decide on the spot, and rules change. See also: silver price in Bangladesh · gold allowance for Bangladesh · where silver is cheapest.