The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced import duty on air purifiers aiming to provide a better air quality for the people in their rooms as Dhaka often secures the number one position of the most polluted city in the world.
The applicable import duty will be 10 percent from now on, while it was 25 percent.
A gazette notification has been published regarding the matter.
Before this exemption, the product was subjected to a 25% import duty, 3% regulatory duty, 5% advance tax, 5% advance income tax, and 15% VAT, totaling 53%.
Earlier, on December 19, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser on Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, advised the people of the city to use masks and air purifiers to protect themselves from the harmful effects of air pollution. Air purifiers of various brands are sold in the market ranging from Tk 3,000 to Tk100,000.