HS Code 85393190
Discharge Lamp other than Ultra-Violet Lamps, Fluorescent, Hot Cathode
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 85393190 would be approximately BDT 135,910.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 135.91% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Discharge Lamp other than Ultra-Violet Lamps, Fluorescent, Hot Cathode is classified under HS code 85393190, which sits in heading 8539 (Lamps; electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps, arc lamps, light-emitting diode (LED) light sources) 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 45%, 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 135.91%, 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 85393190 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 2,925 kg at an assessable value of BDT 4,306,575. That is an average of BDT 1,472 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 3,304th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 1,249 kg | BDT 2,849,690 | BDT 2,282 |
| January 2026 | 219 kg | BDT 433,412 | BDT 1,979 |
| February 2026 | 1,431 kg | BDT 882,267 | BDT 617 |
| March 2026 | 14 kg | BDT 24,030 | BDT 1,716 |
| April 2026 | 0 kg | BDT 4,671 | — |
| May 2026 | 12 kg | BDT 112,505 | BDT 9,375 |
Bonded imports. A further 3,600 kg worth BDT 5,488,611 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 56.0% 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 135.91%, 85393190 sits above that average by 83.82 percentage points. It is the 3rd 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 74.83 points.
Within heading 8539 alone, rates run from 33.63% to 135.91% across 22 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.
This line carries supplementary duty of 45%. Only 1,633 of 7,469 lines carry any SD at all, and because it is charged after customs and regulatory duty, and VAT is then charged on top of it, it affects the total far more than the rate alone suggests.