HS Code 49081090
Transfers(Decalcomanias), Vitrifiable, Nes
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 49081090 would be approximately BDT 39,750.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 39.75% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Transfers(Decalcomanias), Vitrifiable, Nes is classified under HS code 49081090, which sits in heading 4908 (Transfers (decalcomanias)) 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 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 49081090 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 343,494 kg at an assessable value of BDT 161,818,827. That is an average of BDT 471 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 757th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 76,153 kg | BDT 32,412,279 | BDT 426 |
| January 2026 | 24,306 kg | BDT 11,496,727 | BDT 473 |
| February 2026 | 70,362 kg | BDT 29,716,522 | BDT 422 |
| March 2026 | 45,089 kg | BDT 25,435,845 | BDT 564 |
| April 2026 | 28,814 kg | BDT 18,694,694 | BDT 649 |
| May 2026 | 98,770 kg | BDT 44,062,760 | BDT 446 |
Bonded imports. A further 17,986 kg worth BDT 87,936,091 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 35.2% 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 49 contains 24 tariff lines, averaging 49.69%. At 39.75%, 49081090 sits below that average by 9.94 percentage points. It is the 11th 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.
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.