HS Code 69091990
Ceramic Wares For Lab.Use(Excl.Porcelain Or China)Having A Hardness <9mohs
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 69091990 would be approximately BDT 33,630.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 33.63% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Ceramic Wares For Lab.Use(Excl.Porcelain Or China)Having A Hardness <9mohs is classified under HS code 69091990, which sits in heading 6909 (Ceramic ware for laboratory, chemical, other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs, similar receptacles used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar used in the conveyance or packing of goods) of chapter 69 (Ceramic products).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 5%, 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 33.63%, 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 69091990 in 5 of 6 months, totalling 1,536 kg at an assessable value of BDT 1,633,266. That is an average of BDT 1,063 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 3,131st largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 164 kg | BDT 462,932 | BDT 2,823 |
| January 2026 | 602 kg | BDT 449,568 | BDT 747 |
| February 2026 | 269 kg | BDT 344,213 | BDT 1,280 |
| April 2026 | 500 kg | BDT 153,375 | BDT 307 |
| May 2026 | 1 kg | BDT 223,178 | BDT 223,178 |
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 69 contains 37 tariff lines, averaging 86.42%. At 33.63%, 69091990 sits below that average by 52.79 percentage points. It is the 25th 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 27.45 points.
Within heading 6909 alone, rates run from 28.73% to 33.63% across 5 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.