Clocks & Watches: Bahamas import duty
Chapter 91 covers clocks & watches. The most common rate is 45% import duty (29 of 52 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 45%. 11 lines are duty-free. It includes watches, clocks with watch movements and watch cases and parts thereof. 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 carry excise duty (rate not published in the Excise Act schedule), charged on entry under the Excise Act on top of anything above.
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Duty rates for every clocks & watches 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9101 · Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches · 8 lines, mostly duty-free | ||
9101.1100 |
Wrist-watches, electrically operated, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility — With mechanical display only | Free |
9101.1900 |
Wrist-watches, electrically operated, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility — Other | Free |
9101.2100 |
Other wrist- watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility — With automatic winding | Free |
9101.2900 |
Other wrist- watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility — Other | Free |
9101.9110 |
Other — Electrically operated — Pocket watches | 25% |
9101.9190 |
Other — Electrically operated — Other | 45% |
9101.9910 |
Other — Other — Pocket watches | 25% |
9101.9990 |
Other — Other — Other | 45% |
| 9102 · Watches · 9 lines, mostly duty-free | ||
9102.1100 |
Wrist-watches, electrically operated, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility — With mechanical display only | Free |
9102.1200 |
Wrist-watches, electrically operated, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility — With opto- electronic display only | Free |
9102.1900 |
Wrist watches verified | Free |
9102.2100 |
Other wrist- watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility — With automatic winding | Free |
9102.2900 |
Other wrist- watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility — Other | Free |
9102.9110 |
Other — Electrically operated — Pocket watches | 25% |
9102.9190 |
Other — Electrically operated — Other | 45% |
9102.9910 |
Other — Other — Pocket watches | 25% |
9102.9990 |
Other — Other — Other | 45% |
| 9103 · Clocks with watch movements · 2 lines, free of import duty, but excise-taxed | ||
9103.1000 |
Electrically operated | Free+ rate not published excise |
9103.9000 |
Other | Free+ rate not published excise |
| 9104 · Instrument panel clocks and clocks of a similar type for vehicles · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
9104.0000 |
Instrument panel clocks and clocks of a similar type for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels | 45% |
| 9105 · Other clocks · 6 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
9105.1100 |
Alarm clocks — Electrically operated | 45% |
9105.1900 |
Alarm clocks — Other | 45% |
9105.2100 |
Wall clocks — Electrically operated | 45% |
9105.2900 |
Wall clocks — Other | 45% |
9105.9100 |
Other — Electrically operated | 45% |
9105.9900 |
Other — Other | 45% |
| 9106 · Time of day recording apparatus and apparatus for measuring · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
9106.1000 |
Time-registers; time-recorders | 45% |
9106.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 9107 · Time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous · 1 line, a flat 25% duty | ||
9107.0000 |
Time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor | 25% |
| 9108 · Watch movements, complete and assembled · 5 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
9108.1100 |
Electrically operated — With mechanical display only or with a device to which a mechanical display can be incorporated | 45% |
9108.1200 |
Electrically operated — With opto- electronic display only | 45% |
9108.1900 |
Electrically operated — Other | 45% |
9108.2000 |
With automatic winding | 45% |
9108.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 9109 · Clock movements, complete and assembled · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
9109.1000 |
Electrically operated | 45% |
9109.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 9110 · Complete watch or clock movements · 4 lines, a flat 10% duty | ||
9110.1100 |
Of watches — Complete movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets) | 10% |
9110.1200 |
Of watches — Incomplete movements, assembled | 10% |
9110.1900 |
Of watches — Rough movements | 10% |
9110.9000 |
Other | 10% |
| 9111 · Watch cases and parts thereof · 4 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
9111.1000 |
Cases of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 45% |
9111.2000 |
Cases of base metal, whether or not gold- or silver-plated | 45% |
9111.8000 |
Other cases | 45% |
9111.9000 |
Parts | 45% |
| 9112 · Clock cases and cases of a similar type for other goods of this · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
9112.2000 |
Cases | 45% |
9112.9000 |
Parts | 45% |
| 9113 · Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets · 3 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
9113.1000 |
Of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 45% |
9113.2000 |
Of base metal, whether or not gold- or silver- plated | 45% |
9113.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 9114 · Other clock or watch parts · 3 lines, a flat 10% duty | ||
9114.3000 |
Dials | 10% |
9114.4000 |
Plates and bridges | 10% |
9114.9000 |
Other | 10% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 52 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.