Bangladesh’s health and wellness market is expanding rapidly, with increasing demand for vitamins, minerals, herbal supplements, protein formulations, and nutraceutical products. However, before any food supplement can be legally imported, marketed, or distributed in Bangladesh, it must be registered with the appropriate regulatory authority.

In Bangladesh, food supplements are regulated under the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA). Compliance with DGDA requirements is mandatory to ensure product safety, quality, and lawful market entry.

Food supplements in Bangladesh are regulated by the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA). The authority oversees the registration, import authorization, quality compliance, and post-market monitoring of supplement products.

Any foreign manufacturer or local importer must obtain proper approval from DGDA before commercial distribution.

As per the circular issued by the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA), Memo No. DGDA/bibidh-07/1098, dated 24 December 2025, a Public Notice has been promulgated to strengthen the control and regulation of food supplements and related products in Bangladesh.

According to the Drug and Cosmetics Act, 2023, the categories of Food Supplement, Dietary Supplement, Herbal Supplement, Nutritional Supplement, Medical Nutrition, and Therapeutic Nutrition have been clearly defined under the law. Based on these statutory definitions, such products now fall exclusively under the regulatory jurisdiction of the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA).

In line with this directive, all registration applications for these products must be submitted to DGDA and will be placed before the Drug Control Committee (DCC) for technical evaluation and approval prior to market authorization.

Required documents for import registration of Food supplement, Herbal, nutritional dietary and medical nutrition’s:

1. Letter of Authorization-duly signed by the manufacturer.
2. Declaration letter issued by the Chamber of commerce of the country of origin.
3. FSC/CPP issued by the Regulatory Authority of the Country of Origin – Attested by the Bangladesh embassy in the Country of Origin.
4. FSC/CPP issued by the Regulatory Authority of any of the reference country, EU, USA, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Russia – Attested by the Bangladesh embassy.
5. Material safety data sheet (MSDS), Certificate of Analysis (COA).
6. Product test method and composition detail, Manufacturing process.
7. Stability Data (6 months accelerated and the real time stability data of the shelf life)
8. Product packaging, box, label – Draft
9. Wholesale/depot license of registration holder.

 

Validity: Registration certificate will validate for 5 years from the issue date. certificates have to renewal before or after 5 years.

Required time to register: For the first time generic in Bangladesh, it may take 1.5 year to 2 years and for the existing registered generic in Bangladesh, it may take 5-6 months.