HS Code 56079000
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited .. with rubber or pla
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 56079000 would be approximately BDT 39,750.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 39.75% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited .. with rubber or pla is classified under HS code 56079000, which sits in heading 5607 (Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics) 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 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 56079000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 85,848 kg at an assessable value of BDT 24,674,586. That is an average of BDT 287 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 1,994th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 50,229 kg | BDT 13,338,648 | BDT 266 |
| January 2026 | 10,274 kg | BDT 3,311,197 | BDT 322 |
| February 2026 | 3,099 kg | BDT 1,711,255 | BDT 552 |
| March 2026 | 810 kg | BDT 314,558 | BDT 388 |
| April 2026 | 3,160 kg | BDT 1,559,939 | BDT 494 |
| May 2026 | 18,276 kg | BDT 4,438,989 | BDT 243 |
Bonded imports. A further 520,894 kg worth BDT 1,034,163,694 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. That is 97.7% of everything imported under this code. In practice this line is an export input rather than a product entering the domestic market, so the duty rates above apply to only a small fraction of the trade.
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 39.75%, 56079000 sits below that average by 28.46 percentage points. It is the 27th 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 5607 alone, rates run from 33.63% to 39.75% across 7 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.