Televisions Exporters in Bangladesh: Verified Supplier Checklist

A television order fails most often before any set is built, when the buyer chooses a supplier from a catalogue and a price, without checking whether it can export, make the exact model, and meet destination market rules. This checklist is the document check before that decision, asking for evidence at each step and treating a missing document as an open item. It is a supplier check, not a product test.

Why this checklist matters

Television sourcing combines three risks: a lawful exporter, a factory that actually makes the model ordered, and a finished set satisfying the destination market on safety, restricted substances, labelling, and classification. A supplier can be sound on one point and weak on another, so a good sample alone answers only part of the question.

A written checklist also protects the buyer after the order: when model, panel, software, carton marking, and acceptance rule are written down, a later change is visible. Keep it with the purchase order.

Before you start

Fix the order before you contact suppliers: exact models and screen sizes, destination country, quantity per model, plug and voltage, and language and labelling rules. Safety and substance rules differ by destination.

Set up one evidence folder per supplier, with a subfolder per gate, asking for documents, not assurances. Where a supplier cannot provide an item, record the fact and reason, and decide whether it is a condition of the order or a point to close before shipment. The Export Promotion Bureau keeps an exporters database through which importers can locate exporters: a starting point, not a substitute for the checks that follow.¹

The full checklist (numbered, printable)

Gate A: Identity and standing

1. Confirm the profile legal name, address, and contact details match the trade licence and company documents.

2. Confirm the supplier holds an Export Registration Certificate (ERC), issued by the Office of the Chief Controller of Imports and Exports; its application documents include the form, partnership deed or memorandum and articles and incorporation certificates, a valid trade licence, chamber membership, and a treasury challan.²

3. Check that the ERC, trade licence, and chamber membership are current, with the company name spelled identically on each.

4. Establish whether you deal with the factory, a trading company, or an agent; if not the factory, file its written authority to sell that factory output.

5. Ask for the supplier bank details exactly as they will appear on the contract and invoice, and confirm the account name matches item 1.

6. Ask for two television export references, naming destination market and model type, and contact at least one.

Gate B: Factory reality

7. Ask for dated photographs or a short video of the assembly line, panel handling area, and finished-goods store, with the company name visible in one image.

8. Ask which steps are in-house and which are outsourced: panel assembly, main-board fitting, software loading, testing, and packing, and record the outsourced steps by name.

9. Ask for the production plan: the lines, the assembly and testing sequence, and how a model change is kept separate from other models.

10. Ask how the factory identifies a finished set, by model, serial number, and batch, and check the same identifiers appear on the sample, packing list, and carton.

11. Ask what happens to a set that fails line testing: repaired, retested, or set aside, and who records the result.

12. If you cannot visit, commission an independent visit or live walkthrough at an agreed time, and record the date and visitor name.

Gate C: Destination conformity

13. Write destination market rules into the specification before the sample is made: safety standard, restricted-substance rules, labelling rules, and radio rules for a connected model.

14. For safety, ask for the test report naming the exact model and its standard. IEC 62368-1 takes a hazard-based approach to the safety of audio, video, and information and communication technology equipment, covering electric shock, electrically caused fire, mechanical, thermal burn, and radiation hazards.³

15. For restricted substances, ask for a declaration and material evidence naming the exact model, not a product family. Directive 2011/65/EU restricts certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, television sets are among its covered examples, and its limits are 0.1 percent for lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and 0.01 percent for cadmium.⁴

16. For Bangladesh standards, ask whether a Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) Certification Mark applies to the exact model, and if one is claimed, file the certificate and its scope. BSTI operates a compulsory Certification Marks scheme covering electronic products, and its mark documents include the factory trade licence, testing equipment list, and quality control plan.⁵

17. Confirm the classification with your customs broker before shipment: the core code for LCD colour televisions is 8528.72, heading 8528 covers reception apparatus for television, and national schedules extend the code further.⁶

18. Check carton and set labelling against destination rules: model, serial number, rated voltage, manufacturer or importer identification as required, and applicable safety and substance marks.

19. For a smart or connected model, ask which radio and software rules apply in the destination, who provides software updates, and how long updates and app support will continue.

Gate D: Commercial terms

20. Record the supplier-stated minimum order quantity per model, in writing, and check it per model, not against your total quantity.

21. Ask for a written price breakdown showing what changes the unit price: screen size, panel type, features, software, accessories, packing, quantity.

22. Agree the trade term and the point at which risk and cost pass, write it in full in the contract, and confirm who arranges freight, insurance, and export clearance.

23. Agree payment terms, the documents triggering each payment, and the bank channel, tying the final payment to documents you can check, such as the packing list and bill of lading.

24. Agree the lead time from confirmed sample to shipment, and what counts as confirmation.

25. Agree a change-control rule: no change to panel, main board, software version, accessories, or packing without written buyer approval, and a revised sample where the change affects performance or labelling.

Gate E: Shipment and after-sales

26. List the shipment documents in the contract: sales contract or letter of credit, invoice, packing list, EXP form from the authorised dealer bank, certificate of origin, bill of export, bill of lading or airway bill, and insurance where applicable.²

27. Check invoice and packing list against the purchase order line by line: model, quantity, serial range or batch, carton count, marks.

28. Confirm the certificate of origin route for the destination, including any preference claim and who issues it, before claiming a preference in your import filing.

29. Agree after-sales terms before shipment: warranty period, who handles a faulty set in the destination market, spare parts, and the claim time limit.

30. Before final payment, close every open item from Gates A to D, or record a written waiver from the risk owner.

Common failures and how to fix them

The most common failure is a name mismatch across the profile, licence, and bank account. Reconcile names against the incorporation documents before any payment, because payment to the wrong legal name is hard to unwind. The second is a certificate naming a product family rather than your model: treat it as open until the lab or issuer confirms the model is covered.

A third failure is a sample that differs from bulk: a different panel, remote, or packing. Fix it by writing the sample identifiers into the purchase order and checking the first bulk cartons against it. A fourth is a price that moves when the model changes: tie every change to the price breakdown in item 21, with written approval before production changes. A fifth is a shipment document arriving after the goods: name the document set and deadline in the contract, and tie final payment to the documents in item 23.

Downloadable template / summary table

Copy the five gates into your supplier file, add an evidence column, and record one result per item: closed, open, or waived in writing.

How Exportain helps

Exportain is a B2B marketplace connecting buyers with Bangladeshi suppliers, so the specification behind this checklist can be agreed at enquiry stage. Browse suppliers, compare profiles, and use how supplier verification works on Exportain to see which document and photo checks are recorded on a profile. Profiles show recorded document and photo checks, not factory inspections, and Exportain is not a party to the goods contract and does not inspect goods. For quantity planning, read the MOQ guide.

FAQs

When should this checklist be used?

Use it before choosing a supplier, before signing the purchase order, and before final payment. For a first order, complete all five gates; for a repeat order of an unchanged model, re-check Gates A, C, and E.

Who should complete it?

The buyer, a buying agent, or an independent inspector can complete it, provided one team holds the evidence folder and signs each gate.

What are the most common failures?

Name mismatches, family certificates, samples differing from bulk, prices moving with unrecorded changes, and late shipment documents. Each points to a named item above.

Can a third party do it?

Yes, if you share the specification, destination rules, and evidence folder first. A third party can gather documents and visit the factory, but the buyer owns any decision on a waived item.

Next steps on Exportain

Define your models and destination rules, complete Gates A to C with each shortlisted supplier, then post a free RFQ via RFQs with the specification attached, and compare replies against the evidence folder, not price alone. Browse suppliers too.