HS Code 12112090
Ginseng Roots,Of Fresh Or Dried, Nes
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 12112090 would be approximately BDT 31,500.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 31.5% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Ginseng Roots,Of Fresh Or Dried, Nes is classified under HS code 12112090, which sits in heading 1211 (Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered) of chapter 12 (Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 10%, 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 31.5%, 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 January 2026 and April 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports under 12112090 in 2 of 6 months, totalling 102 kg at an assessable value of BDT 304,160. That is an average of BDT 2,982 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In April 2026 it was the 3,966th largest of 4,161 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 100 kg | BDT 300,478 | BDT 3,005 |
| April 2026 | 2 kg | BDT 3,682 | BDT 1,841 |
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 12 contains 91 tariff lines, averaging 22.9%. At 31.5%, 12112090 sits above that average by 8.6 percentage points. It is the 33rd 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 29.58 points.
Within heading 1211 alone, rates run from 15% to 39.75% across 16 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.