HS Code 85017100
Photovoltaic DC generators : Of an output not exceeding 50 W
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 85017100 would be approximately BDT 28,730.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 28.73% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Photovoltaic DC generators : Of an output not exceeding 50 W is classified under HS code 85017100, which sits in heading 8501 (Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)) of chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound and television recorders and reproducers).
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 85017100 in 5 of 6 months, totalling 82,147 kg at an assessable value of BDT 18,444,083. That is an average of BDT 225 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 1,729th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 21,419 kg | BDT 10,731,510 | BDT 501 |
| January 2026 | 1 kg | BDT 1,227 | BDT 1,227 |
| February 2026 | 39 kg | BDT 87,616 | BDT 2,247 |
| April 2026 | 2 kg | BDT 156,321 | BDT 78,161 |
| May 2026 | 60,686 kg | BDT 7,467,409 | BDT 123 |
Bonded imports. A further 4 kg worth BDT 4,132 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 0.0% 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 85 contains 412 tariff lines, averaging 52.09%. At 28.73%, 85017100 sits below that average by 23.36 percentage points. It is the 338th 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 8501 alone, rates run from 28.73% to 58.13% across 28 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.