HS Code 28249010
Red Lead
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 28249010 would be approximately BDT 33,630.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 33.63% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Red Lead is classified under HS code 28249010, which sits in heading 2824 (Lead oxides; red lead and orange lead) of chapter 28 (Inorganic chemicals; compounds of precious metals, rare-earth metals, radioactive elements or isotopes).
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 April 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports under 28249010 in 5 of 6 months, totalling 1,505 kg at an assessable value of BDT 488,607. That is an average of BDT 325 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In April 2026 it was the 3,738th largest of 4,161 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 468 kg | BDT 173,701 | BDT 371 |
| January 2026 | 80 kg | BDT 30,163 | BDT 377 |
| February 2026 | 484 kg | BDT 181,578 | BDT 375 |
| March 2026 | 211 kg | BDT 79,170 | BDT 375 |
| April 2026 | 262 kg | BDT 23,995 | BDT 92 |
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 28 contains 200 tariff lines, averaging 38.13%. At 33.63%, 28249010 sits below that average by 4.5 percentage points. It is the 126th 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.