HS Code 03024310
Sardines ( Sardina pilachardus), sardinella (Sardinella spp), brisling . sprattus)Wr
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 03024310 would be approximately BDT 64,250.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 64.25% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Sardines ( Sardina pilachardus), sardinella (Sardinella spp), brisling . sprattus)Wr is classified under HS code 03024310, which sits in heading 0302 (Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) of chapter 03 (Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 25%, Supplementary Duty of 0%, VAT of 15%, Advance Income Tax of 5%, Regulatory Duty of 5% and Advance Tax of 7.5%. Combined, these produce a Total Tax Incidence of 64.25%, which is the figure to multiply by the assessable value of your consignment.
The assessable value is normally the CIF value of the goods plus landing charges. Duties and taxes are applied in a defined order rather than simply added together, which is why the TTI is not the plain sum of the individual rates.
Recorded imports
Between December 2025 and May 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports under 03024310 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 359 kg at an assessable value of BDT 147,786. That is an average of BDT 412 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 3,633rd largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 20 kg | BDT 20,038 | BDT 1,002 |
| January 2026 | 11 kg | BDT 10,997 | BDT 1,000 |
| February 2026 | 61 kg | BDT 42,307 | BDT 694 |
| March 2026 | 58 kg | BDT 43,072 | BDT 743 |
| April 2026 | 63 kg | BDT 9,083 | BDT 144 |
| May 2026 | 146 kg | BDT 22,289 | BDT 153 |
Import figures: NBR Import Statements (IM-4 commercial), December 2025 – May 2026. Assessable value is the customs value on which duty is charged, not the retail or invoice price.
Source: NBR Operative Tariff 2026-2027. The full schedule was reconciled against NBR's online duty calculator before publication; figures were last checked against NBR's live operative tariff search on 10 October 2026.
How this line compares
Chapter 03 contains 443 tariff lines, averaging 56.53%. At 64.25%, 03024310 sits above that average by 7.72 percentage points. It is the 53rd most heavily taxed line in the chapter.
Across the whole Operative Tariff the mean is 61.08%, so this line is dearer than the typical import by 3.17 points.
Within heading 0302 alone, rates run from 30% to 80.18% across 92 lines. Classification inside a single heading can change the bill substantially, so confirm the eight-digit code rather than working from the four-digit heading.
No supplementary duty applies here, which is the normal case — SD is zero on 78% of the tariff. Where it does apply it usually dominates every other component.