HS Code 29173400
Other Esters Of Orthophthalic Acid,
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 29173400 would be approximately BDT 80,180.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 80.18% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Other Esters Of Orthophthalic Acid, is classified under HS code 29173400, which sits in heading 2917 (Acids; polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxy-acids; 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 10%, 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 80.18%, 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 29173400 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 44,911 kg at an assessable value of BDT 8,360,960. That is an average of BDT 186 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 2,076th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 2,830 kg | BDT 1,142,303 | BDT 404 |
| January 2026 | 4,800 kg | BDT 833,096 | BDT 174 |
| February 2026 | 12,460 kg | BDT 1,985,775 | BDT 159 |
| March 2026 | 400 kg | BDT 513,934 | BDT 1,285 |
| April 2026 | 1 kg | BDT 97,863 | BDT 97,863 |
| May 2026 | 24,420 kg | BDT 3,787,989 | BDT 155 |
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 80.18%, 29173400 sits above that average by 43.4 percentage points. It is the 2nd 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 19.1 points.
Within heading 2917 alone, rates run from 33.63% to 80.18% across 14 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 10%. 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.