Bangladesh Car Import Duty Calculator
Estimate the full National Board of Revenue (NBR) import tax on a car in Bangladesh from its CIF value. Applies the six levies in sequence — Customs Duty (25%), Regulatory Duty (3%), the engine-cc-tiered Supplementary Duty (45% up to 1500cc rising to 500% above 3000cc), VAT (15%), Advance Income Tax (5%) and Advance Tax (5%) — to give an indicative total tax, landed cost and effective rate. Indicative only; verify with NBR or a C&F agent.
Import Details
Indicative NBR rates
CIF = Cost + Insurance + Freight — the assessable value NBR applies duty on, not the showroom price.
Engine cc sets your Supplementary Duty band: Up to 1500cc → 45% SD.
Indicative Estimate
Indicative estimate — verify with the official authority (NBR) or a licensed C&F agent. Rates change with each Finance Act / SRO and may differ for hybrid, electric or reconditioned vehicles.
How to use this tool
Enter the CIF Value
Type the assessable CIF (Cost + Insurance + Freight) value of the car in BDT — the value NBR levies duty on, not the showroom price.
Set the Engine cc
Enter the engine capacity in cc. This picks your Supplementary Duty band, the single biggest driver of the total tax.
Read the Breakdown
See all six levies applied in sequence, the total import tax, the estimated landed cost and the effective tax rate as a share of CIF.
Supplementary Duty leaps from 45% to 500% across the cc bands and cascades into VAT and AT — choosing an engine just under a band cut-off (e.g. 1500cc vs 1600cc) can slash your landed cost. Always confirm the binding figure with NBR or a licensed C&F agent.
CIF + all NBR levies
Total tax ÷ CIF value
Six Levies, Applied in Sequence
Customs Duty (CD)
25% of CIF
Regulatory Duty (RD)
3% of CIF
Supplementary Duty (SD)
45% · Up to 1500cc
VAT
15% of CIF+CD+RD+SD
Advance Income Tax (AIT)
5% of CIF
Advance Tax (AT)
5% of CIF+CD+RD+SD
SD, VAT and AT all cascade on the running total (CIF + CD + RD + SD), so the engine-cc band multiplies far more than its headline percentage suggests — the reason a 2001cc car costs disproportionately more than a 1999cc one.
Supplementary Duty by Engine cc (indicative)
CIF, Not Sticker Price
NBR assesses duty on the CIF (Cost + Insurance + Freight) value — often a customs-determined minimum, not your invoice. Confirm the assessable value with your C&F agent before estimating.
Why cc Matters Most
Supplementary Duty leaps from 45% to 500% across the cc bands and cascades into VAT and AT. Choosing a vehicle just under a band cut-off can save a fortune at the port.
Why Importing a Car in Bangladesh Costs So Much
Bangladesh layers six separate NBR levies on top of the value of an imported car, and they are applied in a deliberate cascade rather than all at once. The result is that the tax can easily exceed the price of the car itself. This calculator runs the full NBR sequence on your CIF (Cost + Insurance + Freight) value so you can see the landed cost before you ever speak to a dealer. Every figure here is indicative — verify with NBR or a licensed C&F agent.
The Six Levies, in Order
The sequence matters because later taxes are charged on the running total:
- Customs Duty (CD) — 25% of CIF
- Regulatory Duty (RD) — 3% of CIF
- Supplementary Duty (SD) — an engine-cc-tiered rate on CIF + CD + RD
- VAT — 15% on CIF + CD + RD + SD
- Advance Income Tax (AIT) — 5% of CIF
- Advance Tax (AT) — 5% on CIF + CD + RD + SD
Supplementary Duty: The Engine-cc Lever
SD is where the money is. The indicative bands are: up to 1500cc → 45%, 1501–2000cc → 100%, 2001–2500cc → 200%, 2501–3000cc → 350%, and above 3000cc → 500%. Because SD sits inside the base for VAT and AT, jumping one band does far more than its headline percentage suggests. Choosing an engine just under a cut-off is the single biggest saving available to an importer.
A Worked Example in BDT
Take a sedan with a CIF value of ৳25,00,000 and a 1500cc engine (top of the lowest SD band, 45%).
- CD = 25% × 25,00,000 = ৳6,25,000
- RD = 3% × 25,00,000 = ৳75,000
- SD base = 25,00,000 + 6,25,000 + 75,000 = ৳32,00,000
- SD = 45% × 32,00,000 = ৳14,40,000
- VAT/AT base = 32,00,000 + 14,40,000 = ৳46,40,000
- VAT = 15% × 46,40,000 = ৳6,96,000
- AIT = 5% × 25,00,000 = ৳1,25,000
- AT = 5% × 46,40,000 = ৳2,32,000
Total import tax = 6,25,000 + 75,000 + 14,40,000 + 6,96,000 + 1,25,000 + 2,32,000 = ৳31,93,000. The landed cost is 25,00,000 + 31,93,000 = ৳56,93,000, an effective rate of about 128% of CIF. Now nudge the engine to 1600cc and SD doubles to 100% — total tax leaps past ৳50 lakh. That one band is the difference between a 128% and a 200%+ effective rate.
Plan Before You Buy
The cascade rewards careful model choice and an accurate CIF. If you are weighing import against a financed local purchase, compare the monthly burden with our car loan vs lease calculator, and if you are looking at a different market's vehicle taxes, the Pakistan car registration fee calculator shows how another country structures its duties. Both make it clear how much regional tax policy shapes the real cost of a car.
Read the Estimate, Then Verify
This tool is a planning aid, not a customs assessment. It does not model concessions for hybrids and EVs, depreciation allowances on reconditioned cars, port handling, registration or BRTA fees, or mid-year SRO changes. Use it to size your budget and compare engine options — then confirm the binding figure with the National Board of Revenue (NBR) or a licensed C&F agent before you commit.
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