HS Code 29157031
Sodium salt of palmitic acid (soap noodle)
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 29157031 would be approximately BDT 96,100.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 96.1% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Sodium salt of palmitic acid (soap noodle) is classified under HS code 29157031, which sits in heading 2915 (Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives) of chapter 29 (Organic chemicals).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 25%, Supplementary Duty of 20%, 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 96.1%, 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 29157031 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 10,061,410 kg at an assessable value of BDT 1,374,543,864. That is an average of BDT 137 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 245th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 1,060,410 kg | BDT 155,272,153 | BDT 146 |
| January 2026 | 1,161,000 kg | BDT 169,474,547 | BDT 146 |
| February 2026 | 1,120,000 kg | BDT 160,818,701 | BDT 144 |
| March 2026 | 2,120,000 kg | BDT 306,201,122 | BDT 144 |
| April 2026 | 2,920,000 kg | BDT 361,963,582 | BDT 124 |
| May 2026 | 1,680,000 kg | BDT 220,813,759 | BDT 131 |
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 96.1%, 29157031 sits above that average by 59.32 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 35.02 points.
Within heading 2915 alone, rates run from 33.63% to 96.1% across 21 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.
This line carries supplementary duty of 20%. 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.