HS Code 03048690
Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), EXCL. Wrapped/canned upto 2.5 Kg
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 03048690 would be approximately BDT 54,500.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 54.5% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), EXCL. Wrapped/canned upto 2.5 Kg is classified under HS code 03048690, which sits in heading 0304 (Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen) 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 0%. Combined, these produce a Total Tax Incidence of 54.5%, 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 03048690 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 407 kg at an assessable value of BDT 335,294. That is an average of BDT 824 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 3,792nd largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 150 kg | BDT 150,310 | BDT 1,002 |
| January 2026 | 68 kg | BDT 68,104 | BDT 1,002 |
| February 2026 | 73 kg | BDT 73,102 | BDT 1,001 |
| March 2026 | 35 kg | BDT 35,043 | BDT 1,001 |
| April 2026 | 26 kg | BDT 2,578 | BDT 99 |
| May 2026 | 55 kg | BDT 6,157 | BDT 112 |
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 54.5%, 03048690 sits below that average by 2.03 percentage points. It is the 269th most heavily taxed line in the chapter.
Across the whole Operative Tariff the mean is 61.08%, so this line is cheaper than the typical import by 6.58 points.
Within heading 0304 alone, rates run from 54.5% to 96.1% across 96 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.