HS Code 73231000
Iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 73231000 would be approximately BDT 64,250.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 64.25% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like is classified under HS code 73231000, which sits in heading 7323 (Table, kitchen, other household articles and parts, of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or steel) of chapter 73 (Articles of iron or steel).
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 73231000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 161,322 kg at an assessable value of BDT 29,309,104. That is an average of BDT 182 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 2,411th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 51,833 kg | BDT 10,033,727 | BDT 194 |
| January 2026 | 11,022 kg | BDT 2,245,073 | BDT 204 |
| February 2026 | 32,387 kg | BDT 6,124,921 | BDT 189 |
| March 2026 | 30,205 kg | BDT 5,689,560 | BDT 188 |
| April 2026 | 23,055 kg | BDT 3,411,703 | BDT 148 |
| May 2026 | 12,820 kg | BDT 1,804,120 | BDT 141 |
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 73 contains 157 tariff lines, averaging 64.73%. At 64.25%, 73231000 sits below that average by 0.48 percentage points. It is the 37th 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.
Within heading 7323 alone, rates run from 64.25% to 96.1% across 7 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.