HS Code 29161400
ESTERS OF METHACRYLIC ACID
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 29161400 would be approximately BDT 33,630.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 33.63% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
ESTERS OF METHACRYLIC ACID is classified under HS code 29161400, which sits in heading 2916 (Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, 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 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 29161400 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 1,845,758 kg at an assessable value of BDT 547,773,520. That is an average of BDT 297 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 363rd largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 322,027 kg | BDT 100,687,874 | BDT 313 |
| January 2026 | 169,963 kg | BDT 62,437,194 | BDT 367 |
| February 2026 | 245,710 kg | BDT 72,590,906 | BDT 295 |
| March 2026 | 261,387 kg | BDT 95,254,625 | BDT 364 |
| April 2026 | 385,154 kg | BDT 83,439,924 | BDT 217 |
| May 2026 | 461,517 kg | BDT 133,362,997 | BDT 289 |
Bonded imports. A further 31,176 kg worth BDT 11,597,684 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 2.1% 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 29 contains 491 tariff lines, averaging 36.78%. At 33.63%, 29161400 sits below that average by 3.15 percentage points. It is the 229th 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.
Within heading 2916 alone, rates run from 33.63% to 64.25% across 12 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.