HS Code 72122000
Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 72122000 would be approximately BDT 39,750.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 39.75% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc is classified under HS code 72122000, which sits in heading 7212 (Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated) of chapter 72 (Iron and steel).
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 72122000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 6,512,585 kg at an assessable value of BDT 779,744,170. That is an average of BDT 120 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 700th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 1,512,537 kg | BDT 166,098,593 | BDT 110 |
| January 2026 | 1,951,089 kg | BDT 210,840,337 | BDT 108 |
| February 2026 | 423,966 kg | BDT 47,043,231 | BDT 111 |
| March 2026 | 1,002,830 kg | BDT 142,545,137 | BDT 142 |
| April 2026 | 1,175,951 kg | BDT 162,916,115 | BDT 139 |
| May 2026 | 446,212 kg | BDT 50,300,757 | BDT 113 |
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 72 contains 188 tariff lines, averaging 51.03%. At 39.75%, 72122000 sits below that average by 11.28 percentage points. It is the 76th 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.
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.