HS Code 29394100
Ephedrine And Its Salts Excl.Pseudoephedrine (Inn) And Its Salts
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 29394100 would be approximately BDT 39,750.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 39.75% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Ephedrine And Its Salts Excl.Pseudoephedrine (Inn) And Its Salts is classified under HS code 29394100, which sits in heading 2939 (Alkaloids; 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 10%, 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 39.75%, 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 March 2026 and April 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports under 29394100 in 2 of 6 months, totalling 50 kg at an assessable value of BDT 464,832. That is an average of BDT 9,297 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In April 2026 it was the 3,283rd largest of 4,161 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 25 kg | BDT 234,688 | BDT 9,388 |
| April 2026 | 25 kg | BDT 230,144 | BDT 9,206 |
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 39.75%, 29394100 sits above that average by 2.97 percentage points. It is the 26th 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 21.33 points.
Within heading 2939 alone, rates run from 27.5% to 39.75% 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.
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.