Electronics & electrical equipment: Bangladesh import duty
Chapter 85 covers 417 tariff lines and most of what a gadget importer touches: phones, earbuds, chargers, batteries, speakers, cables. The typical line carries a Total Tax Incidence of 37%, and the consumer-electronics staples — smartphones, headphones, power banks — sit at 58.6%. The extremes are instructive: a modem or Ethernet card enters at just 15.5%, while electronic cigarettes reach 212.2%.
These are the official rates — not what you pay with CIEF.
The table below is what an importer clearing goods themselves faces. A CIEF order is quoted DDP — delivered duty paid: one price per product plus shipping by weight, customs handled on our side. How our pricing works →
| HS code | Description | CD | SD | VAT | AIT | RD | AT | TTI |
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Source: National Customs Tariff FY2024-25, National Board of Revenue. TTI = Total Tax Incidence, NBR's compounded all-in figure. Reference only, not customs advice.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the import duty on electronics in Bangladesh?
- Most chapter 85 lines carry a Total Tax Incidence between 37% and 58.6%. Smartphones, headphones and lithium-ion power banks are 58.6%; networking equipment such as modems and Ethernet cards is as low as 15.5%.
- Why are electronic cigarettes so heavily taxed?
- E-cigarettes carry the chapter's highest burden at 212.2% TTI — they are treated like tobacco products, with heavy Supplementary Duty on top of Customs Duty and VAT.
- Do battery-powered products cost more to import?
- The duty is the same as their category, but anything with a lithium battery ships on the sensitive air lane (৳1,150/kg via Hong Kong) rather than general air, which affects freight rather than duty.