HS Code 09083190
Cardamoms :Neither Crushed or ground. EXCL. Wrapped/canned upto 2.5 Kg
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 09083190 would be approximately BDT 55,000.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 55% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Cardamoms :Neither Crushed or ground. EXCL. Wrapped/canned upto 2.5 Kg is classified under HS code 09083190, which sits in heading 0908 (Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms) of chapter 09 (Coffee, tea, mate and spices).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 25%, Supplementary Duty of 20%, VAT of 0%, Advance Income Tax of 5%, Regulatory Duty of 0% and Advance Tax of 0%. Combined, these produce a Total Tax Incidence of 55%, 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 09083190 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 2,910,701 kg at an assessable value of BDT 6,061,146,897. That is an average of BDT 2,082 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 77th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 344,871 kg | BDT 721,485,852 | BDT 2,092 |
| January 2026 | 465,980 kg | BDT 1,030,203,154 | BDT 2,211 |
| February 2026 | 542,403 kg | BDT 1,174,232,784 | BDT 2,165 |
| March 2026 | 586,415 kg | BDT 1,276,625,326 | BDT 2,177 |
| April 2026 | 495,947 kg | BDT 945,457,665 | BDT 1,906 |
| May 2026 | 475,085 kg | BDT 913,142,116 | BDT 1,922 |
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 09 contains 71 tariff lines, averaging 59.18%. At 55%, 09083190 sits below that average by 4.18 percentage points. It is the 42nd 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 6.08 points.
Within heading 0908 alone, rates run from 30% to 88.75% across 12 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.
This line carries supplementary duty of 20%. Only 1,633 of 7,469 lines carry any SD at all, and because it is charged after customs and regulatory duty, and VAT is then charged on top of it, it affects the total far more than the rate alone suggests.