Sugar and salt supplier in Bangladesh

Buying sugar and salt in Bangladesh

Food and drink makers, bakeries, pharmaceutical plants, hotels and caterers buy sugar by the tonne; tanneries, dye houses and chemical plants buy industrial salt. Bangladesh uses about 2.0 to 2.2 million tonnes of sugar a year and imports almost all of it as raw or refined sugar; private refiners turn most of the raw sugar into refined sugar here. Edible salt comes from local mills, with crude salt harvested on the coast of Cox's Bazar and Chattogram (Chittagong).

A sugar and salt supplier in Bangladesh can quote a low rate per tonne and deliver a lot with no BSTI mark or test data behind it. Tell us the product, grade, pack and delivery point. We source from verified sellers, check the licences and a lab report for each lot, and deliver to your plant, store or kitchen. You deal with Roptan only.

Sugar and salt we source

What to tell a sugar and salt supplier in Bangladesh

Colour grade for sugar

Sugar colour is usually stated in ICUMSA units: a lower number means less colour, and the trade calls ICUMSA 45 white refined sugar. Ask for the value with polarisation and moisture.

Iodine content for edible salt

Ask for iodine in ppm on a lab report for each lot. Reports in 2025 described packaged salt sold as iodised with no iodine in it.

Purity for industrial salt

Sodium chloride content, moisture and insoluble matter on a lab report, and whether you need crushed, washed or refined salt.

Quantity and pack

Tonnes or cartons, bag size or retail pack, drums for glucose, and your own label or plain packing.

Labels and certification marks

Packs of refined sugar and iodised salt carry the BSTI CM mark, and imported packs usually show the maker and importer names and addresses. Ask for halal certification from the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh where needed.

End use and food safety system

Food, drink, medicine or industry. Food and pharmaceutical buyers usually ask for a plant with HACCP, ISO 22000 or FSSC 22000.

Delivery point and schedule

Factory, warehouse or kitchen; one drop or a monthly call-off. Plan ahead of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Adha, when demand and supply move.

BSTI standards, licences and food safety papers

BDS 138:2006, refined sugar

The BSTI standard for refined sugar, with its 2008 amendment; imported refined sugar must meet it too. Ask for a test report against the current edition.

BSTI CM licence

Refined sugar and iodised salt are on BSTI's mandatory certification mark scheme, so the maker, packer or importer needs a CM licence and the pack carries the mark. Ask for the licence number.

BDS 1236:2020, iodised salt

The trade names this BSTI standard for iodised edible salt. Confirm the current edition with the seller and ask for the iodine test on your lot against it.

Salt registration under the iodised salt law

A law passed by parliament in June 2021 makes iodisation of edible salt mandatory and requires anyone who produces, processes or imports salt to register. Mills usually register with BSCIC.

Food safety: BFSA, HACCP, ISO 22000

Food sold in Bangladesh falls under the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority and the Food Safety Act 2013. For food and pharmaceutical use, ask for the plant's current HACCP, ISO 22000 or FSSC 22000 certificate.

What moves the price of sugar and salt

• World sugar prices and the taka exchange rate, since Bangladesh imports almost all of its sugar.
• Import duty on sugar, which the government changes from time to time and often reviews before Ramadan.
• The salt harvest: a short season on the coast, as in 2025-26, can tighten supply for months.
• Grade and processing: lower colour sugar, vacuum-evaporated salt and fine icing sugar cost more to make.
• Pack: retail packs and printed labels cost more per tonne than bulk bags, drums or tankers.
• Delivery: distance from refineries and salt mills, truck size and the number of drops.

Lead times and delivery

We give no standard lead time: availability depends on stock at refineries and mills and on the calendar. Salt is harvested on the coast in the dry season; the 2025-26 season ran from November to May and fell short of its target, per BSCIC. Sugar demand rises before Ramadan, and salt goes to preserve hides before Eid-ul-Adha. Roptan confirms dates and any minimum quantity for each order in the quote.

We deliver across Bangladesh, to factories in Gazipur, Narayanganj and Savar, to kitchens and stores in Dhaka, and to plants around Chattogram. Each lot comes with its lot number on the bags or drums, the lab report or certificate of analysis, a delivery note and a VAT invoice (Mushak 6.3). Bags are counted or weighed against the order on delivery, and damp or torn bags are set aside.

What we check for this order

• BSTI CM licence and registrationThe seller's BSTI CM licence for refined sugar or iodised salt, and the salt mill's registration, current and in the quoted name.
• A lab report for each lotIodine in ppm for edible salt; colour, polarisation and moisture for sugar; purity for industrial salt, from an accredited lab.
• Food safety systemHACCP, ISO 22000 or FSSC 22000 for the plant that packs a food or pharmaceutical order, current on the quote date.
• Weight and condition on deliveryA weighbridge record or bag count against the order, lot numbers that match the report, and dry, sealed bags.