HS Code 21031000
Soya Sauce
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 21031000 would be approximately BDT 96,100.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 96.1% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Soya Sauce is classified under HS code 21031000, which sits in heading 2103 (Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard) of chapter 21 (Miscellaneous edible preparations).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 25%, Supplementary Duty of 20%, VAT of 15%, Advance Income Tax of 5%, Regulatory Duty of 5% and Advance Tax of 7.5%. Combined, these produce a Total Tax Incidence of 96.1%, 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 21031000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 299,059 kg at an assessable value of BDT 38,195,791. That is an average of BDT 128 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 1,807th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 98,383 kg | BDT 13,688,411 | BDT 139 |
| January 2026 | 24,097 kg | BDT 3,090,200 | BDT 128 |
| February 2026 | 10,440 kg | BDT 2,140,905 | BDT 205 |
| March 2026 | 31,180 kg | BDT 4,013,954 | BDT 129 |
| April 2026 | 74,556 kg | BDT 8,888,149 | BDT 119 |
| May 2026 | 60,403 kg | BDT 6,374,172 | BDT 106 |
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 21 contains 23 tariff lines, averaging 103.18%. At 96.1%, 21031000 sits below that average by 7.08 percentage points. It is the 2nd most heavily taxed line in the chapter.
Across the whole Operative Tariff the mean is 61.08%, so this line is dearer than the typical import by 35.02 points.
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.