HS Code 25059000
Natural Sands(Ex.Silica & Quartz Sands & Metal-Bearing Sands Of Ch.26)Nes
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 25059000 would be approximately BDT 33,630.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 33.63% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Natural Sands(Ex.Silica & Quartz Sands & Metal-Bearing Sands Of Ch.26)Nes is classified under HS code 25059000, which sits in heading 2505 (Sands of all kinds; natural, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26) of chapter 25 (Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 5%, 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 33.63%, 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 25059000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 677,241 kg at an assessable value of BDT 15,987,591. That is an average of BDT 24 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 2,558th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 241,999 kg | BDT 5,561,326 | BDT 23 |
| January 2026 | 33,235 kg | BDT 1,463,225 | BDT 44 |
| February 2026 | 43,000 kg | BDT 862,144 | BDT 20 |
| March 2026 | 105,950 kg | BDT 3,925,706 | BDT 37 |
| April 2026 | 193,552 kg | BDT 2,800,935 | BDT 14 |
| May 2026 | 59,505 kg | BDT 1,374,255 | BDT 23 |
Bonded imports. A further 7,393,500 kg worth BDT 21,735,992 entered under the bonded-warehouse regime in the same period — goods brought in duty-free as inputs on the undertaking that they leave again as exports, which in Bangladesh overwhelmingly means ready-made garments. Bonded entries account for 57.6% of the total value imported under this code, the rest entering commercially.
Import figures: NBR Import Statements (IM-4 commercial, IM-7 bonded), 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 25 contains 79 tariff lines, averaging 52.49%. At 33.63%, 25059000 sits below that average by 18.86 percentage points. It is the 43rd 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 27.45 points.
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.