HS Code 32041700
Pigments And Preparations Based Thereon
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 32041700 would be approximately BDT 33,630.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 33.63% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Pigments And Preparations Based Thereon is classified under HS code 32041700, which sits in heading 3204 (Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon; synthetic organic products used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores; whether or not chemically defined) of chapter 32 (Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints and varnishes; putty; inks).
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 32041700 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 2,410,901 kg at an assessable value of BDT 1,267,235,712. That is an average of BDT 526 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 254th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 444,368 kg | BDT 238,006,956 | BDT 536 |
| January 2026 | 387,616 kg | BDT 229,503,773 | BDT 592 |
| February 2026 | 295,341 kg | BDT 157,109,286 | BDT 532 |
| March 2026 | 449,293 kg | BDT 213,161,995 | BDT 474 |
| April 2026 | 431,240 kg | BDT 218,776,580 | BDT 507 |
| May 2026 | 403,043 kg | BDT 210,677,122 | BDT 523 |
Bonded imports. A further 763,349 kg worth BDT 656,170,432 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 34.1% 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 32 contains 57 tariff lines, averaging 54.84%. At 33.63%, 32041700 sits below that average by 21.21 percentage points. It is the 30th 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 3204 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.