HS Code 96138000
Other Lighters, Nes
Worked example
On an assessable value of BDT 100,000, the total duty and taxes payable on 96138000 would be approximately BDT 96,100.00, because the Total Tax Incidence is 96.1% of the assessable value.
What these figures mean
Other Lighters, Nes is classified under HS code 96138000, which sits in heading 9613 (Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical and parts thereof other than flints and wicks) of chapter 96 (Miscellaneous manufactured articles).
Under the Bangladesh Operative Tariff 2026-2027 this line attracts Customs Duty of 25%, Supplementary Duty of 20%, 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 96.1%, 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 96138000 in 6 of 6 months, totalling 38,473 kg at an assessable value of BDT 7,925,917. That is an average of BDT 206 per kilogram — useful as a rough check on whether a declared value looks plausible. In May 2026 it was the 2,539th largest of 4,066 tariff lines by assessable value.
| Month | Net weight | Assessable value | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 3,386 kg | BDT 1,191,222 | BDT 352 |
| January 2026 | 4,304 kg | BDT 1,104,512 | BDT 257 |
| February 2026 | 5,368 kg | BDT 1,369,969 | BDT 255 |
| March 2026 | 12,094 kg | BDT 2,307,466 | BDT 191 |
| April 2026 | 5,380 kg | BDT 538,228 | BDT 100 |
| May 2026 | 7,941 kg | BDT 1,414,520 | BDT 178 |
Bonded imports. A further 761 kg worth BDT 1,772,037 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 18.3% 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 96 contains 54 tariff lines, averaging 60.67%. At 96.1%, 96138000 sits above that average by 35.43 percentage points. It is the 2nd 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 35.02 points.
This line carries supplementary duty of 20%. 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.