Where to sell handmade products in Bangladesh: every option compared

Where can you sell handmade products in Bangladesh?

Use two channels, not six: a Facebook page for people who already know you, and one place that brings buyers who don't. Pick that second channel by the kind of work you make. Daraz suits ready stock made in volume. A curated marketplace or a craft house suits one-off and higher-priced pieces. A fair once a year is the best way to test prices. Etsy isn't an option, because it doesn't open shops from Bangladesh.

One rule before anything else: never pay a "handmade marketplace" website a registration fee until it shows you how many orders it brings sellers like you.

Every option at a glance

Where can you sell handmade products for free?

Four places cost nothing to start:

• A Facebook page. Free to open and to post on. You pay only if you boost posts.
• BSCIC Online Market. The government marketplace for cottage entrepreneurs charges no fee to join. It has no delivery, payment gateway or returns system of its own, so you still deliver every order yourself.
• Bikroy. A classifieds site, not a shop. Since October 2024 every category is free to list in within monthly limits, and Home & Living then allowed 2 free ads a month.
• Marketplaces that charge only when you sell. Daraz has no listing fee, and JADUZ is free to join and to list. Both take their share when a piece sells.

Free to start isn't free to run. On your own page, the real costs are your time and the courier's fee for every parcel a buyer refuses at the door.

Is a Facebook page enough to sell handmade work?

It's enough to start, and it's where most Bangladeshi online sellers already are. e-CAB, the e-commerce trade body, estimated in 2024 that f-commerce sellers ran 2 to 2.5 lakh Facebook pages, and that about 60,000 of them made regular sales.

It isn't enough on its own, for two reasons:

• Facebook isn't a shop here. Meta's Facebook and Instagram Shops aren't available in Bangladesh, and checkout inside the apps works only in the United States. Every sale is a Messenger chat, a courier booking and a cash-on-delivery parcel that you run yourself.
• One platform can switch you off. Women sellers told The Business Standard in November 2025 that their posts now reach half, or even a third, of their old audience, and that account restrictions come "often unannounced, unexplained and difficult to appeal".

So keep the page, and add a second channel that doesn't depend on Facebook's algorithm. Our guide to selling handmade products online from home covers running a page well, from pricing and photos to bKash and couriers.

Should you sell on Daraz?

Yes, if you make the same item in quantity. Daraz brings buyers you can't reach alone, you don't need a registered business to start, and there's no listing fee. Daraz earns from each order instead, and for a one-off piece its fees, and a search that rewards the cheapest listing, work against you. Our Daraz seller guide has the 2026 fee table, the payout timing and the sign-up steps.

Can you sell on Etsy or Amazon from Bangladesh?

Not on Etsy. Etsy opens shops only in countries where Etsy Payments works, and Bangladesh isn't on that list. Global sites such as Amazon also mean export paperwork, international shipping and dollar payments. Bangladesh Bank allowed exporters to sell through platforms including Amazon, AliExpress and eBay in June 2026, capped at $5,000 per transaction, so for most makers selling abroad is a later step. Our guide Is Etsy available in Bangladesh? covers the rules and the legal alternatives.

Which websites sell handmade products in Bangladesh?

Few Bangladeshi sites are built for handmade work. Here is where things stand in October 2026:

• JADUZ: a curated marketplace for Bangladeshi makers of handmade decor, art, textiles and gifts (more below).
• Daraz: the biggest general marketplace, where handmade pieces compete with factory goods on price.
• BSCIC Online Market: free and government-run, for cottage entrepreneurs who deliver their own orders.
• Bikroy: classifieds for local buyers, with monthly limits on free ads.

Craft brands such as Aarong aren't open marketplaces. They work with producers and sell under their own name. Smaller "handmade marketplace" sites come and go, so ask any site that wants a fee how many orders a month it brings sellers like you, and walk away if it can't say.

What does JADUZ do for makers?

JADUZ is our own marketplace, so here is how it works and where it falls short. JADUZ vets makers, markets their work, collects the cash through the courier and pays makers out:

• We vet every maker. You must be 18 or older and make the work yourself or in your own workshop, and we verify your National ID. Resold factory goods aren't accepted, and a curator approves each piece before it goes live.
• You set the price. Joining and listing are free. When a piece sells, JADUZ keeps a commission from its price, never from the delivery fee, and every order shows the rate. The Maker Terms set out the rate and every rule.
• We bring the buyers. Your pieces appear in the shop, in gift guides and in articles like this one, in English and Bangla.
• A Pathao rider collects from your door, and the buyer pays cash on delivery anywhere in Bangladesh.
• You withdraw to bKash, Nagad or a bank account in your name, once the courier has paid the order in.

The downsides are real. JADUZ is new, so it brings fewer buyers today than Daraz or a popular page. Not every application is accepted, because curation is the point. If a buyer refuses a parcel at the door, you pay the courier's return fee. You can keep your Facebook page alongside it. Read how selling on JADUZ works, or apply in a few minutes.

How do you sell through Aarong or a craft house?

Aarong takes new producers through the "Become a producer" form on its website. It works with more than 700 producers and looks for cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises that work with artisans. The route suits workshops and artisan groups that can make the same design in quantity, to Aarong's standard. You trade your name for steady orders: buyers see Aarong's label, not yours.

A smaller craft shop may offer to take your work on consignment instead: it displays your pieces and pays you only when they sell. Before you hand over stock, get these in writing:

• The shop's share of each sale.
• When and how it pays you.
• How long it keeps unsold pieces, and when you collect them.
• Who pays for damage or loss while your pieces are in the shop.

Our guide to shops like Aarong lists the main craft houses and what each is known for.

Are craft fairs worth it?

Yes, as a yearly test rather than your main channel. A week at a stall shows you what buyers pick up, what they ask and what they'll pay, which a page can't teach you.

• The National SME Product Fair. The 13th fair runs from 22 to 28 November 2026 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka. Applications closed on 15 October, and a reposted call listed an 8×8 ft stall at ৳25,000. About 350 enterprises took part in 2025, nearly 60% of them led by women.
• BSCIC fairs at BSCIC Bhaban in Tejgaon run through the year. The October 2026 Sharat Mela had 60 stalls.

If you missed the 2026 application, visit this year's fair as a buyer. Note what sells, at what price, and which stalls have queues, then apply for 2027. Our fair calendar lists dates, venues and how to get a stall.

Do you need a trade licence to sell handmade products online?

Not to start:

• Daraz doesn't require a registered business to start selling.
• bKash's Personal Retail Account, made for small retail and f-commerce sellers, needs no trade licence.
• A Digital Business ID (DBID) is required for online businesses, including sellers who use only a Facebook page. RJSC issues it free at dbid.gov.bd without a trade licence: you upload your NID, photo, signature and addresses. By March 2026 only 2,136 of 13,541 applications had been certified, and a leading reason for rejection was a page without terms and conditions in Bangla. Write those before you apply.

Get a trade licence as you grow. Most women running f-commerce businesses don't have one, and that shuts them out of bank and government support schemes.

Which option should you choose?

Match the channel to the work:

• One-off pieces, a few a month: a Facebook page plus a curated marketplace such as JADUZ.
• The same item in volume: Daraz, with its fees built into your price, plus your page.
• A workshop with several artisans: Aarong's producer form and a stall at the SME fair.
• Unsure what to charge: a BSCIC fair first, then online prices based on what buyers said.
• Buyers abroad: not Etsy. Start with export registration and Bangladesh Bank's 2026 rules.

Which mistakes should you avoid?

• Paying to join a site that can't show you orders.
• Relying on one channel. A restricted page or a changed algorithm can stop sales overnight.
• A different name on every platform. Keep your shop name, phone number and story the same everywhere, so a buyer who finds you in one place can find you in the next.
• Cutting your price to match Daraz. Factory goods win any race to the bottom. Sell the handwork instead.
• Handing over stock on a handshake. Consignment terms belong on paper.