HS Code 85017210
Photovoltaic DC generators : Of an output exceeding 50 W :
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 85017210 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 exceeding 50 W : is classified under HS code 85017210, 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 85017210 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 539 kg at an assessable value of BDT 444,187. That is an average of BDT 824 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 3,717th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 60 kg | BDT 51,974 | BDT 866 |
| January 2026 | 203 kg | BDT 146,414 | BDT 721 |
| February 2026 | 28 kg | BDT 218,166 | BDT 7,792 |
| March 2026 | 46 kg | BDT 11,264 | BDT 245 |
| April 2026 | 30 kg | BDT 3,069 | BDT 102 |
| May 2026 | 172 kg | BDT 13,300 | BDT 77 |
Bonded imports. A further 132,721 kg worth BDT 18,927,479 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. That is 97.7% of everything imported under this code. In practice this line is an export input rather than a product entering the domestic market, so the duty rates above apply to only a small fraction of the trade.
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%, 85017210 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.