Opening up a factory in any of the targeted sectors (RMG, leather, food-processing, ceramic manufacturing, chemical manufacturing and pharmaceuticals) requires quite a long list of commercial documents other than the environmental and social registration, licensing and certification. List of essential license & certificate for factory compliance in Bangladesh:

→ Registrar of the Joint Stock of Companies also known as RJSC
→ Name clearance certificate
→ Export registration certificate (Permit)
→ Import registration certificate (I.R.C)
→ Value Added Tax (VAT) registration certificate
→ Trade license (for manufacturing)
→ Tax identification number (TIN)
→ Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) enrolment certificate
→ Bank Solvency Certificate
→ Article of Memorandum
→ Certificate of incorporation
→ BOND license & General BOND
→ PDB Testimonial
→ BIDA registration (Local and Foreign Investment Projects)
→ Ad-hoc IRC/BIDA Recommendation/BIDA Suparishnama
→ Bonded warehouse license
→ Police clearance certificate
→ Construction certificate
→ Registration certificate of patent
→ Trade marks registration
→ Copyright registration
→ Work permit for foreign nationals