2.1. To
achieve optimum national growth through increase of export in
regional and international market.
2.2. To narrow down the gap between the country's
export earning and import payment through achievement of the export
targets;
2.3. To undertake timely steps for production of
exportable goods at a competitive price with a view to exporting and
strengthening existing export markets and making dent in new
markets;2.4.
To take the highest advantage of entering into the post Uruguay
liberalized and globalizes international market;
2.5. To make our exportable items more attractive
to the market through product diversification and quality
improvement;
2.6. To establish backward linkage industries and
services with a view to using more indigenous raw materials, expand
the product base and identify and export higher value added products
;
2.7. To simplify export procedures and to
rationalize and solidify export incentives;
2.8. To develop and expand infrastructure ;
2.9. To
develop trained human resources in the export sector;
2.10. To raise the quality and grading of export
products to internationally recognized levels.
3. Strategies:
The following strategies
shall be undertaken to attain the objectives of the export policy
1997 - 2001:
3.1.
Simplifying export procedures, and helping the private sector
achieve efficiency. The Govt. desires more and more involvement of
the private sector while the govt. will continue to play its
facilitating role;
3.2. Enhancing technological strength and
productivity and facilitating reduce cost and attain internationally
accepted standard of quality of exportable products and thereby
consolidate their competitiveness ;
3.3. Ensuring maximum use of local raw materials in
the production of export goods and encouraging establishment of
backward linkage industries;
3.4. Participation in the international trade
fairs, specialized fairs, single country exhibitions abroad and also
sending out trade missions, with a view to consolidating our
position in the existing market and creating new markets;
3.5. Encouraging export of new category high value
added readymade garments and also encouraging the concerned trade
associations for establishment of a Fashion Institute ;
3.6. For promotion of high value added leather and
leather goods export: providing various facilities including bonded
warehouse facilities for import of materials such as raw hides,
pickled, wet blue, crushed and finished leather, components and
chemicals etc. to 100% export oriented leather industries;
3.7. For promotion of export of shrimp: Extension
and modernization of traditional/semi-intensive method of shrimp
cultivation and ensuring quality as per buyer’s requirements ;
3.8. For promotion of export of jute and jute
goods: Undertaking extensive publicity of jute and jute goods as
environment-friendly natural fiber and diversification of the uses
of jute products;
3.9. For promotion of export of tea undertaking
programmes for establishing brand name and developing linkage with
established blending and distributing agents;
3.10. For promotion of export of agro-based
products: undertaking programmers for raising quality standard and
expansion of market;
3.11. For the promotion of export of electrical and
electronic goods ( including computer software and data entry) :
Building and ensuring conducive infrastructure;
3.12. For the promotion of export of engineering
consultancy and other services and sub-contracting involving, in a
bigger way, Bangladesh missions abroad obtaining contracts;
3.13. Organizing regularly international trade
fairs and product-specific fairs with the country;
3.14. Making appropriate development and expansion
of infrastructure conducive to export;
3.15. Making arrangements for necessary technical and
practical training for development of skilled manpower in the export
sector;
3.16. Ensuring maximum utilization of financial and
other assistance extended by the World Trade Organization to the
Least Developed Countries;
3.17.
Ensuring maintenance of ecological balance and pollution-free
environment in the production of exportable goods;
3.18. Extending technical and marketing assistance
for development of new products and for finding appropriate
marketing strategies;
3.19. Taking necessary steps to assist procurement
of raw materials by the export-oriented industries at world price
