As much as 12 million tons of goods were imported through Chittagong port from July to September in the last fiscal year. According to the Chittagong Port Authority and Chittagong Customs House, 140 tons of goods were imported through the Chittagong sea port during the first quarter of the 2017-18 fiscal year. In addition, 923,000 tons of stone, 763,000 tons of wheat, 612,000 tons of high speed diesel and 463,000 tons of rice were imported through Chittagong port. At the private level, BSM imported 50,000 tons, S Alam Trading Company Ltd imported 26,000 tons, Commodities Trading Company imported 16,000 tons, Lucky imported 16,000 tons, Bengal Trade 6,500 tons and Green Grain Processing Industry imported 3,000 tons of rice. Some 20,000 government and private enterprises import goods from 4,671 different categories through Chittagong port every year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 27, 2017 15:00 UTC