HS Code 85043400
Transformers, Nes, Power Handling Capacity >500 Kva
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 85043400 would be approximately BDT 64,250.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 64.25% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Transformers, Nes, Power Handling Capacity >500 Kva is classified under HS code 85043400, which sits in heading 8504 (Electric transformers, static converters (e.g. rectifiers) and inductors) 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 25%, Supplementary Duty of 0%, VAT of 15%, Advance Income Tax of 5%, Regulatory Duty of 5% and Advance Tax of 7.5%. Combined, these produce a Total Tax Incidence of 64.25%, 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 85043400 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 232,870 kg at an assessable value of BDT 208,476,614. That is an average of BDT 895 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 3,270th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 21,626 kg | BDT 37,659,008 | BDT 1,741 |
| January 2026 | 77,391 kg | BDT 58,555,110 | BDT 757 |
| February 2026 | 20,693 kg | BDT 14,605,611 | BDT 706 |
| March 2026 | 67,554 kg | BDT 67,385,356 | BDT 998 |
| April 2026 | 38,226 kg | BDT 30,148,384 | BDT 789 |
| May 2026 | 7,380 kg | BDT 123,145 | BDT 17 |
Bonded imports. A further 45,367 kg worth BDT 20,369,676 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 8.9% 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 64.25%, 85043400 sits above that average by 12.16 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 dearer than the typical import by 3.17 points.
Within heading 8504 alone, rates run from 24.72% to 96.1% across 21 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.