HS Code 49021000
Newspapers, Journals And Periodicals, Appearing At Least 4 Times A Week
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 49021000 would be approximately BDT 14,880.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 14.88% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Newspapers, Journals And Periodicals, Appearing At Least 4 Times A Week is classified under HS code 49021000, which sits in heading 4902 (Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material) of chapter 49 (Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts and plans).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 5%, Supplementary Duty of 0%, VAT of 0%, Advance Income Tax of 2%, Regulatory Duty of 0% and Advance Tax of 7.5%. Combined, these produce a Total Tax Incidence of 14.88%, 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 49021000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 1,548 kg at an assessable value of BDT 5,055,964. That is an average of BDT 3,266 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 3,041st largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 275 kg | BDT 510,854 | BDT 1,858 |
| January 2026 | 181 kg | BDT 290,103 | BDT 1,603 |
| February 2026 | 671 kg | BDT 375,334 | BDT 559 |
| March 2026 | 74 kg | BDT 3,070,091 | BDT 41,488 |
| April 2026 | 306 kg | BDT 495,614 | BDT 1,620 |
| May 2026 | 41 kg | BDT 313,968 | BDT 7,658 |
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 49 contains 24 tariff lines, averaging 49.69%. At 14.88%, 49021000 sits below that average by 34.81 percentage points. It is the 21st 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 46.2 points.
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.