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Tuesday | September 22, 2026 | Dhaka

Private ICDs raise six charges 9.85pc after fuel price hike

17.4pc diesel price hike drives operational costs up; export-import supply chains face new cost pressure as 19 private ICDs adjust tariffs
 Business Report
 Published: 12:01 AM, 22 September 2026  Updated: 10:53 PM, 21 September 2026

Citing the recent surge in domestic fuel prices, the Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA) on Monday announced a 9.85 percent increase in service charges for handling import, export, and empty containers across private off-docks.

According to a circular issued by BICDA, the new rates take effect immediately from Monday.
The association explained that the government’s recent 17.4 percent hike in diesel prices led to a sharp increase in fuel-related operational costs at private Inland Container Depots (ICDs).

Consequently, BICDA adjusted six major service charges by 9.85 percent to offset the rising operational expenses.

Industry insiders note that the upward revision in container handling fees will slightly increase overall freight and logistics costs for Bangladesh’s international trade, which could ultimately exert pressure on import-export supply chains.

The government yesterday raised the prices of all four major petroleum products by Tk 20 a litre, passing on to consumers a large share of the high import cost that has been mounting since the US war on Iran.

The new prices, effective from today, take diesel to Tk 135 a litre from Tk 115, octane to Tk 165 from Tk 145, petrol to Tk 160 from Tk 140, and kerosene to Tk 155 from Tk 135.

The six charges are for empty container transportation between Chattogram port and ICDs; empty container transportation between Patenga Container Terminal (PCT), also known as RSGT Chattogram, and ICDs; empty container lift-on and lift-off; export goods stuffing and handling; export loaded container VGM (Verified Gross Mass); and import goods delivery.

Under the current tariff, the export goods stuffing and handling package charge is Tk 8,056 for a 20-foot container and Tk 10,742 for a 40-foot container.

About 93 percent of export goods are stuffed into containers at the 19 private ICDs, commonly known as off-docks, located in and around Chattogram before being shipped through Chattogram port.

The ICDs also handle a portion of the port’s import containers. About 21 percent of import containers are sent from the port to the private ICDs, where the goods are delivered to importers.

Besides, the import containers that become empty after the goods are delivered directly from the port are also sent to the ICDs, a portion of which are stored there for a particular time and the rest are used for stuffing export cargoes.