HS Code 15171010
Margarine, excluding liquid margarine in 10kg or above packing
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 15171010 would be approximately BDT 39,750.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 39.75% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Margarine, excluding liquid margarine in 10kg or above packing is classified under HS code 15171010, which sits in heading 1517 (Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16) 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 December 2025 and May 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports under 15171010 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 3,513,673 kg at an assessable value of BDT 569,174,911. That is an average of BDT 162 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 368th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 726,991 kg | BDT 124,452,156 | BDT 171 |
| January 2026 | 516,995 kg | BDT 83,442,062 | BDT 161 |
| February 2026 | 275,070 kg | BDT 46,151,203 | BDT 168 |
| March 2026 | 540,120 kg | BDT 86,373,094 | BDT 160 |
| April 2026 | 585,677 kg | BDT 96,912,825 | BDT 165 |
| May 2026 | 868,820 kg | BDT 131,843,571 | BDT 152 |
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%, 15171010 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 1517 alone, rates run from 39.75% to 64.25% across 3 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.