HS Code 90272000
Chromatographs And Electrophoresis Instruments
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 90272000 would be approximately BDT 28,730.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 28.73% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Chromatographs And Electrophoresis Instruments is classified under HS code 90272000, which sits in heading 9027 (Instruments and apparatus; for physical or chemical analysis (e.g. polarimeters, spectrometers), for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, etc, for measuring quantities of heat, sound or light) 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 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 90272000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 11,238 kg at an assessable value of BDT 660,423,453. That is an average of BDT 58,767 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 820th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 2,488 kg | BDT 133,083,968 | BDT 53,490 |
| January 2026 | 3,524 kg | BDT 230,249,320 | BDT 65,337 |
| February 2026 | 1,325 kg | BDT 78,414,154 | BDT 59,180 |
| March 2026 | 1,378 kg | BDT 74,802,586 | BDT 54,283 |
| April 2026 | 1,740 kg | BDT 105,667,656 | BDT 60,729 |
| May 2026 | 783 kg | BDT 38,205,769 | BDT 48,794 |
Import figures: NBR Import Statements (IM-4 commercial), 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 28.73%, 90272000 sits below that average by 3.99 percentage points. It is the 82nd 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 9027 alone, rates run from 27.5% to 28.73% across 7 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.