HS Code 87088000
Suspension shock absorbers
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 87088000 would be approximately BDT 64,250.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 64.25% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Suspension shock absorbers is classified under HS code 87088000, which sits in heading 8708 (Motor vehicles; parts and accessories, of heading no. 8701 to 8705) of chapter 87 (Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof).
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 87088000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 1,329,810 kg at an assessable value of BDT 517,527,664. That is an average of BDT 389 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 666th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 224,157 kg | BDT 97,389,489 | BDT 434 |
| January 2026 | 250,433 kg | BDT 111,130,470 | BDT 444 |
| February 2026 | 205,197 kg | BDT 87,029,238 | BDT 424 |
| March 2026 | 180,746 kg | BDT 78,725,873 | BDT 436 |
| April 2026 | 270,060 kg | BDT 89,664,618 | BDT 332 |
| May 2026 | 199,217 kg | BDT 53,587,976 | BDT 269 |
Bonded imports. A further 8 kg worth BDT 48,133 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 87 contains 510 tariff lines, averaging 135.66%. At 64.25%, 87088000 sits below that average by 71.41 percentage points. It is the 253rd 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 8708 alone, rates run from 64.25% to 76.5% across 15 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.