HS Code 29124100
Aldehyde-alcohols,...Vanillin (4-Hydroxy-3-Allthobenzaldehyde)
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 29124100 would be approximately BDT 39,750.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 39.75% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Aldehyde-alcohols,...Vanillin (4-Hydroxy-3-Allthobenzaldehyde) is classified under HS code 29124100, which sits in heading 2912 (Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde) of chapter 29 (Organic chemicals).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 10%, 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 39.75%, 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 29124100 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 78,200 kg at an assessable value of BDT 22,791,242. That is an average of BDT 291 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 2,673rd largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 11,300 kg | BDT 2,815,117 | BDT 249 |
| January 2026 | 29,600 kg | BDT 9,708,748 | BDT 328 |
| February 2026 | 13,000 kg | BDT 3,935,253 | BDT 303 |
| March 2026 | 11,000 kg | BDT 2,737,135 | BDT 249 |
| April 2026 | 9,300 kg | BDT 2,609,829 | BDT 281 |
| May 2026 | 4,000 kg | BDT 985,160 | BDT 246 |
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 29 contains 491 tariff lines, averaging 36.78%. At 39.75%, 29124100 sits above that average by 2.97 percentage points. It is the 26th 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 21.33 points.
Within heading 2912 alone, rates run from 33.63% to 64.25% across 10 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.