Handbook: VAT Rates Chart FY 2026-27
Bangladesh's complete VAT rate reference for FY 2026-27. Fixed VAT amount, truncated and reduced rates across all supply categories — on a single printable sheet.
Handbook: VAT Rates Chart FY 2026-27
Everything in one printable sheet
Compiled from the Finance Act 2026 and updated for FY 2026-27. Verified by Jasim Uddin FCA.
Standard 15% VAT — The Default Rate
Any goods or service not listed under the Third Schedule's reduced or fixed-rate tables is taxed at the standard 15% rate under the VAT and Supplementary Duty Act 2012.
Reduced & Truncated VAT Rates
Supplies attracting 5%, 7.5% and 10% VAT rates — including manufacturing, trading and services.
Furniture & Retail — Documentation-Dependent Rates
Furniture manufacturers pay 15% on direct consumer sales but drop to 7.5% at showroom stage only with a VAT-paid tax challan — otherwise 15% applies again.
VAT on Imported Goods & Services
Import-stage VAT rates including supplementary duty and regulatory duty components.
Service Sectors — Specific VAT Rates
VAT on construction, transport, telecoms, insurance, advertising and other major service sectors.
Fixed-VAT Items — Metals, Scrap & New Additions
Table 4 fixed rates — steel and scrap VAT up 18–26% this year, plus two new additions: locally produced alcohol and unprocessed tobacco.
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