HS Code 15156000
Microbial fats and oils and their fractions
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 15156000 would be approximately BDT 39,750.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 39.75% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Microbial fats and oils and their fractions is classified under HS code 15156000, which sits in heading 1515 (Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils n.e.c. in chapter 15 (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified) of chapter 15 (Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes).
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 7.5%. Combined, these produce a Total Tax Incidence of 39.75%, 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 January 2026 and February 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports under 15156000 in 2 of 6 months, totalling 102 kg at an assessable value of BDT 151,702. That is an average of BDT 1,487 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In February 2026 it was the 3,377th largest of 4,051 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 2 kg | BDT 1,501 | BDT 751 |
| February 2026 | 100 kg | BDT 150,201 | BDT 1,502 |
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 15 contains 61 tariff lines, averaging 47.32%. At 39.75%, 15156000 sits below that average by 7.57 percentage points. It is the 23rd 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 21.33 points.
Within heading 1515 alone, rates run from 34.75% to 39.75% across 8 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.