Railway Equipment: Bahamas import duty
Every one of the 24 tariff lines under Chapter 86 (railway equipment) carries a flat 45% import duty in The Bahamas. It includes powered by electric accumulators, powered from an external source of electricity and diesel-electric locomotives. 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. 1 of these lines also attracts an environmental levy.
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Duty rates for every railway equipment 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8601 · Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
8601.1000 |
Powered from an external source of electricity | 45% |
8601.2000 |
Powered by electric accumulators | 45% |
| 8602 · Other rail locomotives · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
8602.1000 |
Diesel-electric locomotives | 45% |
8602.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 8603 · Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
8603.1000 |
Powered from an external source of electricity | 45% |
8603.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 8604 · Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
8604.0000 |
Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles, whether or not self- propelled (for example, workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles) | 45% |
| 8605 · Railway or tramway passenger coaches, not self-propelled · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
8605.0000 |
Railway or tramway passenger coaches, not self-propelled; luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self- propelled (excluding those of Heading 86.04) | 45% |
| 8606 · Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons · 5 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
8606.1000 |
Tank wagons and the like | 45% |
8606.3000 |
Self-discharging vans and wagons, other than those of subheading 8606.10 | 45% |
8606.9100 |
Other — Covered and closed | 45% |
8606.9200 |
Other — Open, with non- removable sides of a height exceeding 60 cm (23.62 inches) | 45% |
8606.9900 |
Other — Other | 45% |
| 8607 · Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock · 8 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
8607.1100 |
Bogies, bissel- bogies, axles and wheels, and parts thereof — Driving bogies and bissel-bogies | 45% |
8607.1200 |
Bogies, bissel- bogies, axles and wheels, and parts thereof — Other bogies and bissel-bogies | 45% |
8607.1900 |
Bogies, bissel- bogies, axles and wheels, and parts thereof — Other, including parts | 45% |
8607.2100 |
Brakes and parts thereof — Air brakes and parts thereof | 45% |
8607.2900 |
Brakes and parts thereof — Other | 45% |
8607.3000 |
Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof | 45% |
8607.9100 |
Other — Of locomotives | 45% |
8607.9900 |
Other — Other | 45% |
| 8608 · Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
8608.0000 |
Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro- mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing | 45% |
| 8609 · Containers specially designed and equipped for carriage by one · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
8609.0010 |
Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport — Shipping containers | 45%+ $500 levy |
8609.0090 |
Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport — Other | 45% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 24 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.