HS Code 82032000
Tweezers, Pliers, Pincers And Similar Tools
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 82032000 would be approximately BDT 39,750.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 39.75% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Tweezers, Pliers, Pincers And Similar Tools is classified under HS code 82032000, which sits in heading 8203 (Tools, hand; files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar) of chapter 82 (Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal).
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 82032000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 656,034 kg at an assessable value of BDT 160,316,141. That is an average of BDT 244 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 1,334th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 124,959 kg | BDT 32,395,433 | BDT 259 |
| January 2026 | 136,143 kg | BDT 35,123,308 | BDT 258 |
| February 2026 | 146,356 kg | BDT 37,933,185 | BDT 259 |
| March 2026 | 80,269 kg | BDT 20,217,999 | BDT 252 |
| April 2026 | 91,390 kg | BDT 19,634,542 | BDT 215 |
| May 2026 | 76,917 kg | BDT 15,011,674 | BDT 195 |
Bonded imports. A further 95 kg worth BDT 352,973 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 0.2% 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 82 contains 69 tariff lines, averaging 47.78%. At 39.75%, 82032000 sits below that average by 8.03 percentage points. It is the 28th 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.
Within heading 8203 alone, rates run from 28.73% to 39.75% 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.