HS Code 53050010
Coconut, avaca.... Coco substrate; coco pellet; growing media
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 53050010 would be approximately BDT 27,500.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 27.5% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Coconut, avaca.... Coco substrate; coco pellet; growing media is classified under HS code 53050010, which sits in heading 5305 (Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres n.e.c., raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)) of chapter 53 (Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 0%, 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 27.5%, 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 December 2025, NBR recorded commercial imports under 53050010 in 1 of 6 months, totalling 24,000 kg at an assessable value of BDT 1,653,316. That is an average of BDT 69 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In December 2025 it was the 2,777th largest of 4,219 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 24,000 kg | BDT 1,653,316 | BDT 69 |
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 53 contains 25 tariff lines, averaging 50.48%. At 27.5%, 53050010 sits below that average by 22.98 percentage points. It is the 23rd 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 33.58 points.
Within heading 5305 alone, rates run from 27.5% to 33.63% across 2 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.