HS Code 72222000
Stainless Steel Bars & Rods, Cold-Formed/Finished
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 72222000 would be approximately BDT 45,880.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 45.88% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Stainless Steel Bars & Rods, Cold-Formed/Finished is classified under HS code 72222000, which sits in heading 7222 (Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections) of chapter 72 (Iron and steel).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 15%, 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 45.88%, 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 72222000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 628,602 kg at an assessable value of BDT 99,619,896. That is an average of BDT 158 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 1,431st largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 35,509 kg | BDT 5,785,163 | BDT 163 |
| January 2026 | 160,247 kg | BDT 25,891,051 | BDT 162 |
| February 2026 | 87,581 kg | BDT 14,257,215 | BDT 163 |
| March 2026 | 145,169 kg | BDT 23,469,422 | BDT 162 |
| April 2026 | 120,294 kg | BDT 18,058,637 | BDT 150 |
| May 2026 | 79,802 kg | BDT 12,158,408 | BDT 152 |
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 45.88%, 72222000 sits below that average by 5.15 percentage points. It is the 67th 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 15.2 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.