HS Code 27101981
Greases (mineral) wrapped/canned up to 2.5kg
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 27101981 would be approximately BDT 64,250.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 64.25% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Greases (mineral) wrapped/canned up to 2.5kg is classified under HS code 27101981, which sits in heading 2710 (Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils) of chapter 27 (Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 25%, Supplementary Duty of 0%, 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 64.25%, 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 27101981 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 230,135 kg at an assessable value of BDT 101,998,173. That is an average of BDT 443 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 2,236th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 98,213 kg | BDT 31,134,944 | BDT 317 |
| January 2026 | 8,303 kg | BDT 2,818,213 | BDT 339 |
| February 2026 | 43,037 kg | BDT 13,843,434 | BDT 322 |
| March 2026 | 16,765 kg | BDT 6,055,192 | BDT 361 |
| April 2026 | 55,473 kg | BDT 45,411,563 | BDT 819 |
| May 2026 | 8,344 kg | BDT 2,734,827 | BDT 328 |
Bonded imports. A further 62 kg worth BDT 1,189,913 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 1.2% 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 27 contains 83 tariff lines, averaging 41.95%. At 64.25%, 27101981 sits above that average by 22.3 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 3.17 points.
Within heading 2710 alone, rates run from 28.18% to 64.25% across 39 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.
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.