INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATION
- February 2002: Member of World Customs Organization (WCO)
- November 2003: Member of WCO- Regional Intelligence and Liaison Office (RILO)
- November 2006: Contracting party to the Harmonized System Convention of the WCO
- February 2006: Signed WCO SAFE Framework of Standard’s letter of intent (Secure and Facilitate the Global Economy under the FoS)
- September 2014: 96th Contracting Party to the Revised Kyoto Convention
- 2015: Signed the letter of intent committing to adhere to Container Control Program, UNODC
REGIONAL & BILATERAL AFFILIATION
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC):
- South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)
- Mutual Administrative Assistance on Customs Matters (MAA)
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical & Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC):
- No progress concerning trade cooperation.
- Preferential Trade Agreement with Bangladesh:
- Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Government of India:
- SOUTH ASIA SUB-REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION (SASEC) - TRADE FACILITATION PROGRAM
