HS Code 44111200
Medium density fiberboard (MDF) of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 44111200 would be approximately BDT 64,250.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 64.25% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Medium density fiberboard (MDF) of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm is classified under HS code 44111200, which sits in heading 4411 (Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances) of chapter 44 (Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 25%, Supplementary Duty of 0%, VAT of 15%, Advance Income Tax of 5%, Regulatory Duty of 5% and Advance Tax of 7.5%. Combined, these produce a Total Tax Incidence of 64.25%, 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 44111200 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 1,462,982 kg at an assessable value of BDT 54,842,325. That is an average of BDT 37 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 1,426th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 252,892 kg | BDT 9,493,662 | BDT 38 |
| January 2026 | 196,740 kg | BDT 7,390,021 | BDT 38 |
| February 2026 | 423,058 kg | BDT 16,643,186 | BDT 39 |
| March 2026 | 58,430 kg | BDT 2,316,222 | BDT 40 |
| April 2026 | 196,320 kg | BDT 6,752,305 | BDT 34 |
| May 2026 | 335,542 kg | BDT 12,246,929 | BDT 36 |
Bonded imports. A further 86,604 kg worth BDT 6,035,519 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 9.9% 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 44 contains 135 tariff lines, averaging 47.77%. At 64.25%, 44111200 sits above that average by 16.48 percentage points. It is the 42nd most heavily taxed line in the chapter.
Across the whole Operative Tariff the mean is 61.08%, so this line is dearer than the typical import by 3.17 points.
Within heading 4411 alone, rates run from 64.25% to 80.18% across 6 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.