HS Code 92093000
Musical Instrument Strings
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 92093000 would be approximately BDT 58,130.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 58.13% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Musical Instrument Strings is classified under HS code 92093000, which sits in heading 9209 (Musical instrument parts (for example, mechanisms for musical boxes) and accessories (for example, cards, discs and rolls for mechanical instruments); metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes) of chapter 92 (Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles).
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 0% and Advance Tax of 7.5%. Combined, these produce a Total Tax Incidence of 58.13%, 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 92093000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 1,182 kg at an assessable value of BDT 1,630,359. That is an average of BDT 1,379 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 3,414th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 255 kg | BDT 151,766 | BDT 595 |
| January 2026 | 76 kg | BDT 57,089 | BDT 751 |
| February 2026 | 493 kg | BDT 369,224 | BDT 749 |
| March 2026 | 83 kg | BDT 62,328 | BDT 751 |
| April 2026 | 157 kg | BDT 919,267 | BDT 5,855 |
| May 2026 | 118 kg | BDT 70,685 | BDT 599 |
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 92 contains 17 tariff lines, averaging 58.13%. At 58.13%, 92093000 sits almost exactly at that average. It is the 1st 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 2.95 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.