HS Code 82081000
Knives And Cutting Blades, For Metal Working Machines
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 82081000 would be approximately BDT 28,730.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 28.73% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Knives And Cutting Blades, For Metal Working Machines is classified under HS code 82081000, which sits in heading 8208 (Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances) 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 1%, 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 28.73%, 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 82081000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 82,139 kg at an assessable value of BDT 63,787,150. That is an average of BDT 777 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 1,789th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 21,332 kg | BDT 13,026,120 | BDT 611 |
| January 2026 | 34,947 kg | BDT 22,898,081 | BDT 655 |
| February 2026 | 11,149 kg | BDT 4,479,780 | BDT 402 |
| March 2026 | 2,280 kg | BDT 2,741,540 | BDT 1,202 |
| April 2026 | 2,569 kg | BDT 14,014,736 | BDT 5,455 |
| May 2026 | 9,862 kg | BDT 6,626,893 | BDT 672 |
Bonded imports. A further 485 kg worth BDT 2,127,219 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 3.2% 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 28.73%, 82081000 sits below that average by 19.05 percentage points. It is the 51st 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 32.35 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.