NBR reduces import duty on air purifiers to provide relief from pollution

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 per cent from now on, while it was 25 per cent.

A gazette notification has been published regarding the matter.

Before this exemption, the product was subjected to a 25 per cent import duty, 3.0 per cent regulatory duty, 5.0 per cent advance tax, 5.0 per cent advance income tax, and 15 per cent VAT, totaling 53 per cent.

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.