HS Code 68118200
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Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 68118200 would be approximately BDT 64,250.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 64.25% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Arti.of asbestos-cement, of cellu...Not cont.asbestos.Ottr sheets, panels, tile is classified under HS code 68118200, which sits in heading 6811 (Asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like) 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 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 68118200 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 856,365 kg at an assessable value of BDT 32,252,522. That is an average of BDT 38 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 1,970th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 22,757 kg | BDT 1,140,147 | BDT 50 |
| January 2026 | 1 kg | BDT 1,253 | BDT 1,253 |
| February 2026 | 41,778 kg | BDT 2,329,709 | BDT 56 |
| March 2026 | 166,486 kg | BDT 8,538,593 | BDT 51 |
| April 2026 | 489,053 kg | BDT 15,585,821 | BDT 32 |
| May 2026 | 136,290 kg | BDT 4,656,999 | BDT 34 |
Bonded imports. A further 24,070 kg worth BDT 1,080,364 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 3.2% 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 68 contains 54 tariff lines, averaging 78.97%. At 64.25%, 68118200 sits below that average by 14.72 percentage points. It is the 16th 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.
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.