Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal

Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal (Bengali: Homeকাস্টমস, এক্সাইজ ও ভ্যাট আপিলাত ট্রাইব্যুনাল) is a Bangladesh government quasi-judicial tribunal that holds hearing on tax related disputes.^[1]

Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal

Formation	1 October 1995
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Website	cevt.gov.bd

Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal is under the National Board of Revenue.^[2]

History

Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal was established on 1 October 1995.^[3] The verdicts of the tribunal can be appealed to the High Court Division.^[4] It is composed of one tax officer and one judge, one of whom will be the president of the tribunal.^[4]

Matiur Rahman, president of the Customs, Excise and VAT Appellate Tribunal, was removed from office on 23 June 2024 following allegations of corruption against him in the media.^{[2] [5]} The Anti-Corruption Commission created a three member investigation committee.^[6]