HS Code 21069040
Stabilizer for milk
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 21069040 would be approximately BDT 80,180.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 80.18% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Stabilizer for milk is classified under HS code 21069040, which sits in heading 2106 (Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included) of chapter 21 (Miscellaneous edible preparations).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 25%, Supplementary Duty of 10%, 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 80.18%, 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 February 2026 and May 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports under 21069040 in 4 of 6 months, totalling 37,425 kg at an assessable value of BDT 25,836,399. That is an average of BDT 690 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 2,176th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 200 kg | BDT 463,115 | BDT 2,316 |
| March 2026 | 15,000 kg | BDT 9,762,854 | BDT 651 |
| April 2026 | 17,225 kg | BDT 12,517,946 | BDT 727 |
| May 2026 | 5,000 kg | BDT 3,092,484 | BDT 618 |
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 80.18%, 21069040 sits below that average by 23 percentage points. It is the 15th 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 19.1 points.
Within heading 2106 alone, rates run from 64.25% to 621.63% 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.
This line carries supplementary duty of 10%. 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.