HS Chapter 55
Man-made staple fibres
16 headings · 113 HS codes. Choose a 4-digit heading to see its tariff lines.
Recorded imports
Between December 2025 and May 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports worth BDT 29,940,850,639 (118,819,626 kg) under this chapter, across 81 of its 113 tariff lines. The remaining 32 recorded no commercial import in that window.
| Month | Lines with imports | Net weight | Assessable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 47 | 17,987,915 kg | BDT 5,102,042,762 |
| January 2026 | 45 | 19,951,975 kg | BDT 5,349,373,918 |
| February 2026 | 42 | 10,001,471 kg | BDT 3,036,389,252 |
| March 2026 | 37 | 23,125,140 kg | BDT 6,467,622,990 |
| April 2026 | 51 | 28,196,649 kg | BDT 5,884,550,071 |
| May 2026 | 51 | 19,556,476 kg | BDT 4,100,871,646 |
The largest lines by assessable value in May 2026:
- 55049000 — Artificial Staple Fibres, (Excl. Viscose), Not Carded,Combed Or Processed — BDT 1,609,214,190
- 55032000 — Synthetic Staple Fibres, Of Polyesters, Not Carded, Combed Or Processed — BDT 838,433,477
- 55041000 — Artificial Staple Fibres,Of Viscose Rayon,Not Carded,Combed Or Processed — BDT 621,662,634
- 55021000 — Artificial filament tow of cellulose acetate — BDT 614,763,368
- 55062000 — Synthetic Staple Fibres, Of Polyesters, Carded, Combed Or Processed — BDT 212,648,680
Bonded imports. A further BDT 106,636,441,756 (167,727,256 kg) entered under the bonded-warehouse regime over the same months — duty-free inputs imported against an undertaking to re-export them. That is 78.1% of everything imported under this chapter: most of this trade never pays the duty rates shown above.
Import figures: NBR Import Statements (IM-4 commercial, IM-7 bonded), December 2025 – May 2026. Assessable value is the customs value on which duty is charged, not the retail or invoice price.