Photographic & Film Goods: Bahamas import duty
Chapter 37 covers photographic & film goods. The most common rate is 25% import duty (24 of 31 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 10% to 45%. It includes instant print film and sensitising emulsions. Duty is not the whole bill: The Bahamas adds a 1% customs processing fee (minimum $10, maximum $1,500) and 10% VAT on the landed cost.
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Duty rates for every photographic & film goods tariff line
Grouped by 4-digit heading; follow a heading for its own page. Descriptions are the sub-heading detail; the heading text is the row above.
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
| 3701 · Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised · 5 lines, a flat 25% duty | ||
3701.1000 |
For X-ray | 25% |
3701.2000 |
Instant print film | 25% |
3701.3000 |
Other plates and film, with any side exceeding 255 mm (10.04 inches) | 25% |
3701.9100 |
Other — For colour photography (polychrome) | 25% |
3701.9900 |
Other — Other | 25% |
| 3702 · Photographic film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed · 16 lines, a flat 25% duty | ||
3702.1000 |
For X-ray | 25% |
3702.3100 |
Other film, without perforations, of a width not exceeding 105 mm — For colour photography (polychrome) | 25% |
3702.3200 |
Other film, without perforations, of a width not exceeding 105 mm — Other, with silver halide emulsion | 25% |
3702.3900 |
Other film, without perforations, of a width not exceeding 105 mm — Other | 25% |
3702.4100 |
Other film, without perforations, of a width exceeding 105 mm — Of a width exceeding 610 mm and of a length exceeding 200 m, for colour photography (polychrome) | 25% |
3702.4200 |
Other film, without perforations, of a width exceeding 105 mm — Of a width exceeding 610 mm and of a length exceeding 200 m, other than for colour photography | 25% |
3702.4300 |
Other film, without perforations, of a width exceeding 105 mm — Of a width exceeding 610 mm and of a length not exceeding 200 m | 25% |
3702.4400 |
Other film, without perforations, of a width exceeding 105 mm — Of a width exceeding 105 mm but not exceeding 610 mm | 25% |
3702.5200 |
Other film, for colour photography (polychrome) — Of a width not exceeding 16 mm | 25% |
3702.5300 |
Other film, for colour photography (polychrome) — Of a width exceeding 16 mm but not exceeding 35 mm and of a length not exceeding 30 m, for slides | 25% |
3702.5400 |
Other film, for colour photography (polychrome) — Of a width exceeding 16 mm but not exceeding 35 mm and of a length not exceeding 30 m, other than for slides | 25% |
3702.5500 |
Other film, for colour photography (polychrome) — Of a width exceeding 16 mm but not exceeding 35 mm and of a length exceeding 30 m | 25% |
3702.5600 |
Other film, for colour photography (polychrome) — Of a width exceeding 35 mm | 25% |
3702.9600 |
Other — Of a width not exceeding 35 mm and of a length not exceeding 30 m | 25% |
3702.9700 |
Other — Of a width not exceeding 35 mm and of a length exceeding 30 m | 25% |
3702.9800 |
Other — Of a width exceeding 35 mm | 25% |
| 3703 · Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised · 3 lines, a flat 25% duty | ||
3703.1000 |
In rolls of a width exceeding 610 mm (24.02 inches) | 25% |
3703.2000 |
Other, for colour photography (polychrome) | 25% |
3703.9000 |
Other | 25% |
| 3704 · Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and textiles · 1 line, a flat 10% duty | ||
3704.0000 |
Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and textiles, exposed but not developed | 10% |
| 3705 · Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and textiles · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
3705.0000 |
Photographic plates and film, exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film | 45% |
| 3706 · Cinematographic film, exposed and developed · 3 lines, a flat 10% duty | ||
3706.1000 |
Of a width of 35 mm or more | 10% |
3706.9010 |
Other — Of a width not exceeding 16 mm and of a kind not suitable for public or commercial exhibition or sale | 10% |
3706.9090 |
Other — Other | 10% |
| 3707 · Chemical preparations for photographic uses · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
3707.1000 |
Sensitising emulsions | 45% |
3707.9000 |
Other | 45% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 31 lines shown. Lines tagged verified have been individually checked against the current schedule; the rest are as published in the Tariff Act. Rates are import duty only. Final classification and charges are determined by Bahamas Customs.