Locks, Fittings & Metal Hardware: Bahamas import duty
Chapter 83 covers locks, fittings & metal hardware. The most common rate is 45% import duty (27 of 36 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 20% to 45%. It includes padlocks and locks (key, base metal mountings and armoured or reinforced safes. 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 locks, fittings & metal hardware 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8301 · Padlocks and locks (key · 7 lines, mostly 20% duty | ||
8301.1000 |
Padlocks | 20% |
8301.2000 |
Locks of a kind used for motor vehicles | 45% |
8301.3000 |
Locks of a kind used for furniture | 20% |
8301.4000 |
Other locks | 20% |
8301.5000 |
Clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks | 20% |
8301.6000 |
Parts | 20% |
8301.7000 |
Keys presented separately | 20% |
| 8302 · Base metal mountings · 8 lines, mostly 45% duty | ||
8302.1000 |
Hinges | 25% |
8302.2000 |
Castors | 45% |
8302.3000 |
Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for motor vehicles | 45% |
8302.4100 |
Other mountings, fittings and similar articles — Suitable for buildings | 20% |
8302.4200 |
Other mountings, fittings and similar articles — Other, suitable for furniture | 45% |
8302.4900 |
Other mountings, fittings and similar articles — Other | 45% |
8302.5000 |
Hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures | 45% |
8302.6000 |
Automatic door closers | 45% |
| 8303 · Armoured or reinforced safes · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
8303.0000 |
Armoured or reinforced safes, strong-boxes and doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal | 45% |
| 8304 · Filing cabinets, card- index cabinets, paper trays · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
8304.0000 |
Filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture of Heading 94.03 | 45% |
| 8305 · Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips · 3 lines, mostly 45% duty | ||
8305.1000 |
Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files | 45% |
8305.2000 |
Staples in strips | 20% |
8305.9000 |
Other, including parts | 45% |
| 8306 · Bells, gongs and the like, non-electric, of base metal · 4 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
8306.1000 |
Bells, gongs and the like | 45% |
8306.2100 |
Statuettes and other ornaments — Plated with precious metal | 45% |
8306.2900 |
Statuettes and other ornaments — Other | 45% |
8306.3000 |
Photograph, picture or similar frames; mirrors | 45% |
| 8307 · Flexible tubing of base metal, with or without fittings · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
8307.1000 |
Of iron or steel | 45% |
8307.9000 |
Of other base metal | 45% |
| 8308 · Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle- clasps, hooks · 3 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
8308.1000 |
Hooks, eyes and eyelets | 45% |
8308.2000 |
Tubular or bifurcated rivets | 45% |
8308.9000 |
Other, including parts | 45% |
| 8309 · Stoppers, caps and lids, capsules for bottles · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
8309.1000 |
Crown corks | 45% |
8309.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 8310 · Sign-plates, name-plates · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
8310.0000 |
Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of Heading 94.05 | 45% |
| 8311 · Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products · 4 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
8311.1000 |
Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding | 45% |
8311.2000 |
Cored wire of base metal, for electric arc- welding | 45% |
8311.3000 |
Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame | 45% |
8311.9000 |
Other | 45% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 36 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.