HS Code 68021010
Tiles, Cubes...; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 68021010 would be approximately BDT 159,800.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 159.8% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Tiles, Cubes...; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder is classified under HS code 68021010, which sits in heading 6802 (Monumental or building stone, worked (except slate) and articles thereof (not of heading no. 6801) mosaic cubes etc., of natural stone including slate; artificially coloured granules of natural stone) of chapter 68 (Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 25%, Supplementary Duty of 60%, 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 159.8%, 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 January 2026 and March 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports under 68021010 in 2 of 6 months, totalling 33 kg at an assessable value of BDT 13,488. That is an average of BDT 409 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In March 2026 it was the 3,790th largest of 4,054 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 3 kg | BDT 2,224 | BDT 741 |
| March 2026 | 30 kg | BDT 11,264 | BDT 375 |
Bonded imports. A further 49,170 kg worth BDT 2,497,140 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 99.5% 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 68 contains 54 tariff lines, averaging 78.97%. At 159.8%, 68021010 sits above that average by 80.83 percentage points. It is the 1st 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 98.72 points.
This line carries supplementary duty of 60%. Only 1,633 of 7,469 lines carry any SD at all, and because it is charged after customs and regulatory duty, and VAT is then charged on top of it, it affects the total far more than the rate alone suggests.