Chittagong customs authorities under the second phase of its largest-ever auction here yesterday put imported goods of 500 consignments on sale.
Forty bidders dropped tenders quoting price for goods worth TK 5 crore.
In the first phase of the auction, the authorities on June 20 put goods worth Tk 1500 crore of some 1100 consignments on auction.
The goods have been occupying spaces of Chittagong Port yards for over a month, creating a huge container congestion.
The process of putting imported goods on sale in auction is prompting the consignees to take delivery of consignments and helping ease the container congestion, port sources said.
The customs has fixed July 11 for holding the auction in the third phase.
