HS Code 29389090
GLYCOSIDES, NATURAL OR REPRO. BY SYNTHESIS AND... EXCL. RUTOSIDE AND ITS DERIVATIVES RO
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 29389090 would be approximately BDT 33,630.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 33.63% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
GLYCOSIDES, NATURAL OR REPRO. BY SYNTHESIS AND... EXCL. RUTOSIDE AND ITS DERIVATIVES RO is classified under HS code 29389090, which sits in heading 2938 (Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other 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 29389090 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 39,739 kg at an assessable value of BDT 259,412,851. That is an average of BDT 6,528 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 1,245th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 7,827 kg | BDT 61,550,196 | BDT 7,864 |
| January 2026 | 4,150 kg | BDT 24,725,635 | BDT 5,958 |
| February 2026 | 10,925 kg | BDT 64,001,174 | BDT 5,858 |
| March 2026 | 4,431 kg | BDT 24,832,677 | BDT 5,604 |
| April 2026 | 9,331 kg | BDT 66,577,631 | BDT 7,135 |
| May 2026 | 3,075 kg | BDT 17,725,538 | BDT 5,764 |
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 33.63%, 29389090 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 2938 alone, rates run from 12.5% to 33.63% across 3 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.