HS Code 25252000
Mica Powder
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 25252000 would be approximately BDT 33,630.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 33.63% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Mica Powder is classified under HS code 25252000, which sits in heading 2525 (Mica, including splittings; mica waste) 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 25252000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 253,736 kg at an assessable value of BDT 14,696,170. That is an average of BDT 58 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 2,154th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 60,600 kg | BDT 2,269,703 | BDT 37 |
| January 2026 | 64,341 kg | BDT 2,756,028 | BDT 43 |
| February 2026 | 3,203 kg | BDT 523,471 | BDT 163 |
| March 2026 | 19,301 kg | BDT 1,194,436 | BDT 62 |
| April 2026 | 9,516 kg | BDT 4,735,692 | BDT 498 |
| May 2026 | 96,775 kg | BDT 3,216,840 | BDT 33 |
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 33.63%, 25252000 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.