HS Code 84253100
Winches, Capstans, Powered By Electric Motor
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 84253100 would be approximately BDT 28,730.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 28.73% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Winches, Capstans, Powered By Electric Motor is classified under HS code 84253100, which sits in heading 8425 (Pulley tackle and hoists other than skip hoists; winches and capstans; jacks) of chapter 84 (Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).
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 84253100 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 193,952 kg at an assessable value of BDT 111,875,294. That is an average of BDT 577 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 866th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 20,129 kg | BDT 10,355,468 | BDT 514 |
| January 2026 | 20,330 kg | BDT 17,793,444 | BDT 875 |
| February 2026 | 42,800 kg | BDT 26,769,605 | BDT 625 |
| March 2026 | 26,993 kg | BDT 11,733,009 | BDT 435 |
| April 2026 | 9,260 kg | BDT 10,932,819 | BDT 1,181 |
| May 2026 | 74,440 kg | BDT 34,290,949 | BDT 461 |
Bonded imports. A further 13,380 kg worth BDT 13,053,370 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 10.4% 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 84 contains 648 tariff lines, averaging 35.59%. At 28.73%, 84253100 sits below that average by 6.86 percentage points. It is the 166th 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.
Within heading 8425 alone, rates run from 27.5% to 39.75% 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.