HS Code 90230000
Instruments, Apparatus And Models Designed For Demonstrational Purposes
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 90230000 would be approximately BDT 33,630.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 33.63% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Instruments, Apparatus And Models Designed For Demonstrational Purposes is classified under HS code 90230000, which sits in heading 9023 (Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses) of chapter 90 (Optical, photographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 5%, 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 33.63%, 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 90230000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 61,015 kg at an assessable value of BDT 181,689,093. That is an average of BDT 2,978 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 1,376th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 10,060 kg | BDT 20,055,938 | BDT 1,994 |
| January 2026 | 6,849 kg | BDT 3,334,501 | BDT 487 |
| February 2026 | 11,876 kg | BDT 101,732,405 | BDT 8,566 |
| March 2026 | 5,555 kg | BDT 8,254,973 | BDT 1,486 |
| April 2026 | 11,509 kg | BDT 34,487,607 | BDT 2,997 |
| May 2026 | 15,166 kg | BDT 13,823,669 | BDT 911 |
Bonded imports. A further 12,605 kg worth BDT 5,895,347 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 3.1% 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 90 contains 184 tariff lines, averaging 32.72%. At 33.63%, 90230000 sits above that average by 0.91 percentage points. It is the 58th 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 27.45 points.
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.