HS Code 37012000
Instant Print Flat Film, Unexposed
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 37012000 would be approximately BDT 39,750.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 39.75% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Instant Print Flat Film, Unexposed is classified under HS code 37012000, which sits in heading 3701 (Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, whether or not in packs) of chapter 37 (Photographic or cinematographic goods).
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 December 2025 and April 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports under 37012000 in 5 of 6 months, totalling 22,081 kg at an assessable value of BDT 7,727,609. That is an average of BDT 350 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In April 2026 it was the 3,263rd largest of 4,161 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 8,615 kg | BDT 3,131,702 | BDT 364 |
| January 2026 | 1,018 kg | BDT 361,499 | BDT 355 |
| February 2026 | 70 kg | BDT 26,292 | BDT 376 |
| March 2026 | 9,878 kg | BDT 3,958,947 | BDT 401 |
| April 2026 | 2,500 kg | BDT 249,169 | BDT 100 |
Bonded imports. A further 42 kg worth BDT 526,329 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 6.4% 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 37 contains 32 tariff lines, averaging 38.6%. At 39.75%, 37012000 sits above that average by 1.15 percentage points. It is the 4th 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 3701 alone, rates run from 33.63% to 45.88% across 5 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.