Chapter 82 · Section XV: Base metals & metal goods
Tools, Cutlery & Hand Tools — Bahamas import duty
Chapter 82 covers tools, cutlery & hand tools. The most common rate is 25% import duty (60 of 67 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 25%. 1 line is duty-free. It includes hand tools, knives and razors & grooming tools. Duty is not the whole bill: The Bahamas adds a 1% customs processing fee (minimum $10, maximum $750) and 10% VAT on the landed cost.
1 of 67lines duty-free
25%most common rate (90% of lines)
0%–25%rate range
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Duty rates for every tools, cutlery & hand tools 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8201 · Hand tools, the following: spades, shovels, mattocks — 8 lines, mostly 10% duty | ||
8201.1000 |
Spades and shovels | 10% |
8201.3000 |
Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes | 10% |
8201.4000 |
Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools | 10% |
8201.5000 |
Secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears (including poultry shears) | 25% |
8201.6000 |
Hedge shears, two- handed pruning shears and similar two- handed shears | 10% |
8201.9010 |
Other hand tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry — Machetes | 10% |
8201.9020 |
Other hand tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry — Forks, including pitchforks | 10% |
8201.9090 |
Other hand tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry — Other | 25% |
| 8202 · Hand saws — 7 lines, a flat 25% duty | ||
8202.1000 |
Hand saws | 25% |
8202.2000 |
Band saw blades | 25% |
8202.3100 |
Circular saw blades (including slitting or slotting saw blades) — With working part of steel | 25% |
8202.3900 |
Circular saw blades (including slitting or slotting saw blades) — Other, including parts | 25% |
8202.4000 |
Chain saw blades | 25% |
8202.9100 |
Other saw blades — Straight saw blades, for working metal | 25% |
8202.9900 |
Other saw blades — Other | 25% |
| 8203 · Files, rasps, pliers, pincers, tweezers — 4 lines, a flat 25% duty | ||
8203.1000 |
Files, rasps and similar tools | 25% |
8203.2000 |
Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools | 25% |
8203.3000 |
Metal cutting shears and similar tools | 25% |
8203.4000 |
Pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar tools | 25% |
| 8204 · Hand-operated spanners and wrenches — 3 lines, a flat 25% duty | ||
8204.1100 |
Hand-operated spanners and wrenches — Non-adjustable | 25% |
8204.1200 |
Hand-operated spanners and wrenches — Adjustable | 25% |
8204.2000 |
Interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles | 25% |
| 8205 · Hand Tools — 9 lines, a flat 25% duty | ||
8205.1000 |
Drilling, threading or tapping tools | 25% |
8205.2000 |
Hammers and sledge hammers | 25% |
8205.3000 |
Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood | 25% |
8205.4000 |
Hand tools (screwdrivers, hammers, wrenches) verified | 25% |
8205.5100 |
Other hand tools (including glaziers’ diamonds) — Household tools | 25% |
8205.5900 |
Other hand tools (including glaziers’ diamonds) — Other | 25% |
8205.6000 |
Blow lamps | 25% |
8205.7000 |
Vices, clamps and the like | 25% |
8205.9000 |
Other, including sets of articles of two or more of the subheadings of this heading | 25% |
| 8206 · Tools of two or more of the Headings 82.02 to 82.05 — 1 line, a flat 25% duty | ||
8206.0000 |
Tools of two or more of the Headings 82.02 to 82.05, put up in sets for retail sale | 25% |
| 8207 · Interchangeable tools for hand tools — 10 lines, a flat 25% duty | ||
8207.1300 |
Rock drilling or earth boring tools — With working part of cermets | 25% |
8207.1900 |
Rock drilling or earth boring tools — Other, including parts | 25% |
8207.2000 |
Dies for drawing or extruding metal | 25% |
8207.3000 |
Tools for pressing, stamping or punching | 25% |
8207.4000 |
Tools for tapping or threading | 25% |
8207.5000 |
Tools for drilling, other than for rock drilling | 25% |
8207.6000 |
Tools for boring or broaching | 25% |
8207.7000 |
Tools for milling | 25% |
8207.8000 |
Tools for turning | 25% |
8207.9000 |
Other interchangeable tools | 25% |
| 8208 · Knives and cutting blades — 5 lines, a flat 25% duty | ||
8208.1000 |
For metal working | 25% |
8208.2000 |
For wood working | 25% |
8208.3000 |
For kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry | 25% |
8208.4000 |
For agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines | 25% |
8208.9000 |
Other | 25% |
| 8209 · Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted — 1 line, a flat 25% duty | ||
8209.0000 |
Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets | 25% |
| 8210 · Hand-operated mechanical appliances — 1 line, a flat 25% duty | ||
8210.0000 |
Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink | 25% |
| 8211 · Knives — 6 lines, a flat 25% duty | ||
8211.1000 |
Sets of assorted articles | 25% |
8211.9100 |
Other — Table knives having fixed blades | 25% |
8211.9200 |
Other — Other knives having fixed blades | 25% |
8211.9300 |
Other — Knives having other than fixed blades | 25% |
8211.9400 |
Other — Blades | 25% |
8211.9500 |
Other — Handles of base metal | 25% |
| 8212 · Razors and razor blades — 3 lines, a flat 25% duty | ||
8212.1000 |
Razors | 25% |
8212.2000 |
Safety razor blades, including razor blade blanks in strips | 25% |
8212.9000 |
Other parts | 25% |
| 8213 · Scissors, tailors’ shears and similar shears — 1 line, a flat 25% duty | ||
8213.0000 |
Scissors, tailors’ shears and similar shears, and blades therefor | 25% |
| 8214 · Razors & Grooming Tools — 4 lines, mostly 25% duty | ||
8214.1010 |
Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor — Pencil sharpeners | Free |
8214.1090 |
Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor — Other | 25% |
8214.2000 |
Manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files) | 25% |
8214.9000 |
Other | 25% |
| 8215 · Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake- servers — 4 lines, a flat 25% duty | ||
8215.1000 |
Sets of assorted articles containing at least one article plated with precious metal | 25% |
8215.2000 |
Other sets of assorted articles | 25% |
8215.9100 |
Other — Plated with precious metal | 25% |
8215.9900 |
Other — Other | 25% |
Schedule version 2026-2027 · 67 lines shown. Lines tagged verified have been individually checked against the current schedule; the rest are as published in the 2023 Tariff Act. Rates are import duty only — final classification and charges are determined by Bahamas Customs.