HS Code 48119021
Insulated paper
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 48119021 would be approximately BDT 39,750.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 39.75% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Insulated paper is classified under HS code 48119021, which sits in heading 4811 (Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, decorated or printed, rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810) of chapter 48 (Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard).
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 May 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports under 48119021 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 162,747 kg at an assessable value of BDT 49,181,053. That is an average of BDT 302 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 2,910th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 29,889 kg | BDT 9,816,898 | BDT 328 |
| January 2026 | 81,111 kg | BDT 25,502,602 | BDT 314 |
| February 2026 | 17,792 kg | BDT 5,570,443 | BDT 313 |
| March 2026 | 7,375 kg | BDT 2,306,691 | BDT 313 |
| April 2026 | 24,925 kg | BDT 5,496,556 | BDT 221 |
| May 2026 | 1,655 kg | BDT 487,863 | BDT 295 |
Bonded imports. A further 12,000 kg worth BDT 1,269,657 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 2.5% 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 48 contains 126 tariff lines, averaging 67.51%. At 39.75%, 48119021 sits below that average by 27.76 percentage points. It is the 82nd 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 4811 alone, rates run from 33.63% to 64.25% across 15 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.