HS Code 56031110
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic white/light/green
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 56031110 would be approximately BDT 64,250.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 64.25% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic white/light/green is classified under HS code 56031110, which sits in heading 5603 (Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated) of chapter 56 (Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables).
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 56031110 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 4,789,371 kg at an assessable value of BDT 1,329,051,570. That is an average of BDT 278 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 344th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 1,303,294 kg | BDT 385,795,476 | BDT 296 |
| January 2026 | 1,114,979 kg | BDT 329,677,872 | BDT 296 |
| February 2026 | 554,089 kg | BDT 170,851,370 | BDT 308 |
| March 2026 | 688,630 kg | BDT 203,895,552 | BDT 296 |
| April 2026 | 469,194 kg | BDT 95,423,973 | BDT 203 |
| May 2026 | 659,185 kg | BDT 143,407,327 | BDT 218 |
Bonded imports. A further 243,843 kg worth BDT 72,082,780 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 5.1% 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 56 contains 39 tariff lines, averaging 68.21%. At 64.25%, 56031110 sits below that average by 3.96 percentage points. It is the 3rd 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 5603 alone, rates run from 58.13% to 64.25% across 12 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.