HS Code 08041029
Dates, Dried, Nes
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 08041029 would be approximately BDT 48,750.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 48.75% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Dates, Dried, Nes is classified under HS code 08041029, which sits in heading 0804 (Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried) of chapter 08 (Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons).
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 0% and Advance Tax of 0%. Combined, these produce a Total Tax Incidence of 48.75%, 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 08041029 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 1,145,942 kg at an assessable value of BDT 245,291,906. That is an average of BDT 214 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 2,254th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 83,096 kg | BDT 20,899,039 | BDT 252 |
| January 2026 | 270,449 kg | BDT 60,745,567 | BDT 225 |
| February 2026 | 151,555 kg | BDT 36,685,869 | BDT 242 |
| March 2026 | 451,585 kg | BDT 113,824,944 | BDT 252 |
| April 2026 | 163,182 kg | BDT 10,492,558 | BDT 64 |
| May 2026 | 26,075 kg | BDT 2,643,929 | BDT 101 |
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 08 contains 151 tariff lines, averaging 93.73%. At 48.75%, 08041029 sits below that average by 44.98 percentage points. It is the 148th 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 12.33 points.
Within heading 0804 alone, rates run from 43.75% to 121.78% across 18 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.