HS Code 29221500
Triethanolamine
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 29221500 would be approximately BDT 33,630.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 33.63% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Triethanolamine is classified under HS code 29221500, which sits in heading 2922 (Oxygen-function amino-compounds) 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 January 2026 and May 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports under 29221500 in 5 of 6 months, totalling 27,260 kg at an assessable value of BDT 6,942,474. That is an average of BDT 255 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 2,547th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 17,020 kg | BDT 2,950,393 | BDT 173 |
| February 2026 | 230 kg | BDT 75,714 | BDT 329 |
| March 2026 | 2,530 kg | BDT 499,635 | BDT 197 |
| April 2026 | 880 kg | BDT 2,018,790 | BDT 2,294 |
| May 2026 | 6,600 kg | BDT 1,397,942 | BDT 212 |
Bonded imports. A further 18,400 kg worth BDT 2,534,124 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 26.7% 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%, 29221500 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 2922 alone, rates run from 17.88% to 64.25% across 23 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.