HS Code 25151200
Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks ....a rectan.. (including square) shape
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 25151200 would be approximately BDT 135,910.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 135.91% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks ....a rectan.. (including square) shape is classified under HS code 25151200, which sits in heading 2515 (Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous stone; of an apparent specific gravity of less than 2.5, alabaster, whether cut by sawing etc, into blocks, slabs of a rectangular (square) shape) 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 25%, Supplementary Duty of 45%, 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 135.91%, 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 25151200 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 12,177,548 kg at an assessable value of BDT 245,658,206. That is an average of BDT 20 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 1,352nd largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 4,051,960 kg | BDT 84,354,904 | BDT 21 |
| January 2026 | 5,668,218 kg | BDT 119,474,901 | BDT 21 |
| February 2026 | 368,420 kg | BDT 7,585,215 | BDT 21 |
| March 2026 | 748,990 kg | BDT 14,991,475 | BDT 20 |
| April 2026 | 289,420 kg | BDT 4,637,475 | BDT 16 |
| May 2026 | 1,050,540 kg | BDT 14,614,236 | BDT 14 |
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 25 contains 79 tariff lines, averaging 52.49%. At 135.91%, 25151200 sits above that average by 83.42 percentage points. It is the 1st 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 74.83 points.
This line carries supplementary duty of 45%. 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.