Ceramics & Tiles: Bahamas import duty
Chapter 69 covers ceramics & tiles. The most common rate is 45% import duty (16 of 32 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 45%. 8 lines are duty-free. It includes bricks, blocks, refractory bricks, blocks and ceramic wares for laboratory. 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. 2 of these lines also attract an environmental levy. 3 of these lines also carry excise duty (5%), charged on entry under the Excise Act on top of anything above.
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Duty rates for every ceramics & tiles 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6901 · Bricks, blocks · 1 line, a flat 20% duty | ||
6901.0000 |
Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths | 20% |
| 6902 · Refractory bricks, blocks · 3 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
6902.1000 |
Containing by weight, singly or together, more than 50% of the elements Mg, Ca or Cr, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr O | 45% |
6902.2000 |
Containing by weight more than 50% of alumina (Al O ), of silica (SiO ) or of a mixture or compound of these products | 45% |
6902.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 6903 · Other refractory ceramic goods · 3 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
6903.1000 |
Containing by weight more than 50% of free carbon | 45% |
6903.2000 |
Containing by weight more than 50% of alumina (Al O ) or of a mixture or compound of alumina and of silica (SiO ) | 45% |
6903.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 6904 · Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks · 2 lines, 25%–45% duty | ||
6904.1000 |
Building bricks | 45% |
6904.9000 |
Other | 25% |
| 6905 · Roofing tiles, chimney-pots, cowls, chimney liners · 2 lines, mostly duty-free | ||
6905.1000 |
Roofing tiles | Free |
6905.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 6906 · Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
6906.0000 |
Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings | 45% |
| 6907 · Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles · 5 lines, 1%–25% duty | ||
6907.2100 |
Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles,other than those of Subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40 — Of a water absorption coefficient by weight not exceeding | 1% |
6907.2200 |
Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles,other than those of Subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40 — Of a water absorption coefficient by weight exceeding 0.5% but not exceeding | 10% |
6907.2300 |
Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles,other than those of Subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40 — Of a water absorption coefficient by weight exceeding | 10% |
6907.3000 |
Mosaic cubes and the like, other than those of 6907.40 | 25% |
6907.4000 |
Finishing ceramics | 25% |
| 6909 · Ceramic wares for laboratory · 4 lines, mostly 45% duty | ||
6909.1100 |
Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses — Of porcelain or china | 45% |
6909.1200 |
Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses — Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale | 45% |
6909.1900 |
Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses — Other | 45% |
6909.9000 |
Other | 20% |
| 6910 · Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths · 4 lines, duty-free | ||
6910.1010 |
Of porcelain or china — Low-flow flush toilet | Free |
6910.1090 |
Of porcelain or china — Other | Free+ $5 levy |
6910.9010 |
Other — Low-flow flush toilets | Free |
6910.9090 |
Other — Other | Free+ $5 levy |
| 6911 · Tableware, kitchenware · 2 lines, free of import duty, 5% excise | ||
6911.1000 |
Tableware and kitchenware | Free+ 5% excise |
6911.9000 |
Other | Free+ 5% excise |
| 6912 · Ceramic tableware, kitchenware · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
6912.0000 |
Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china | 45% |
| 6913 · Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles · 2 lines, mostly duty-free | ||
6913.1000 |
Of porcelain or china | Free+ 5% excise |
6913.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 6914 · Other ceramic articles · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
6914.1000 |
Of porcelain or china | 45% |
6914.9000 |
Other | 45% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 32 lines shown. Lines tagged verified have been individually checked against the current schedule; the rest are as published in the Tariff Act. Lines marked + excise tax are free of customs duty but carry excise on entry; that rate is set by the Excise Act and is not part of this schedule. Rates are import duty only. Final classification and charges are determined by Bahamas Customs.