Furniture, Bedding & Lighting: Bahamas import duty
Most furniture, bedding & lighting are duty-free: 23 of 76 tariff lines under Chapter 94 carry no import duty, and the rest run up to 60%. It includes chairs, sofas & seating, furniture and mattresses & bedding. 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 furniture, bedding & lighting 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9401 · Chairs, Sofas & Seating · 28 lines, 0%–45% duty | ||
9401.1000 |
Seats of a kind used for aircraft | 45% |
9401.2010 |
Seats of a kind used for motor vehicles — Seats of a kind used for motor vehicles | 45% |
9401.2020 |
Seats of a kind used for motor vehicles — Infants and young children car seats | Free |
9401.2090 |
Seats of a kind used for motor vehicles — Other | 45% |
9401.3100 |
Swivel seats with variable height adjustment — Of wood | 25% |
9401.3900 |
Swivel seats with variable height adjustment — Other | 25% |
9401.4100 |
Seats other than garden seats or camping equipment, convertible into beds — Of wood | 25% |
9401.4900 |
Seats other than garden seats or camping equipment, convertible into beds — Other | 25% |
9401.5210 |
Seats of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials — Of bamboo — Infants and young children high chairs | Free |
9401.5290 |
Seats of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials — Of bamboo — Other | 25% |
9401.5310 |
Seats of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials — Of rattan — Infants and young children high Chairs | Free |
9401.5390 |
Seats of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials — Of rattan — Other | 25% |
9401.5910 |
Seats of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials — Other — Infants and young children high chairs | Free |
9401.5990 |
Seats of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials — Other — Other | 25% |
9401.6110 |
Other seats, with wooden frames — Upholstered — Infants and young children high chairs | Free |
9401.6190 |
Other seats, with wooden frames — Upholstered — Other | 25% |
9401.6910 |
Other seats, with wooden frames — Other — Infants and young children high chairs | Free |
9401.6990 |
Other seats, with wooden frames — Other — Other | 25% |
9401.7110 |
Other seats, with metal frames — Upholstered — Infants and young children high chairs | Free |
9401.7190 |
Chairs, sofas and seats verified | 25% |
9401.7910 |
Other seats, with metal frames — Other — Infants walkers | Free |
9401.7920 |
Other seats, with metal frames — Other — Infants and young children high chairs | Free |
9401.7990 |
Other seats, with metal frames — Other — Other | 25% |
9401.8010 |
Other seats — Infants and young children high chairs | Free |
9401.8020 |
Other seats — Infants walkers | Free |
9401.8090 |
Other seats — Other | 25% |
9401.9100 |
Parts — Of wood | 45% |
9401.9900 |
Parts — Other | 45% |
| 9402 · Medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture · 2 lines, a flat 35% duty | ||
9402.1000 |
Dentists’, barbers’ or similar chairs and parts thereof | 35% |
9402.9000 |
Other | 35% |
| 9403 · Furniture · 17 lines, 0%–55% duty | ||
9403.1000 |
Metal furniture of a kind used in offices | 45% |
9403.2010 |
Other metal furniture — Of a kind used in shops, stores, work shops, laboratories and technical offices | 55% |
9403.2090 |
Furniture (tables, desks, shelving, cabinets) verified | 25% |
9403.3000 |
Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices | 45% |
9403.4000 |
Wooden furniture of a kind used in the kitchen | 25% |
9403.5010 |
Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom — Infants cribs and play-pens | Free |
9403.5090 |
Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom — Other | 25% |
9403.6010 |
Other wooden furniture — Of a kind used in shops, stores, workshops, laboratories and technical offices | 55% |
9403.6020 |
Other wooden furniture — Wooden work benches | 10% |
9403.6090 |
Other wooden furniture — Other | 25% |
9403.7010 |
Infant cribs and play-pens verified | Free |
9403.7090 |
Furniture of plastics — Other | 25% |
9403.8200 |
Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials — Of bamboo | 25% |
9403.8300 |
Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials — Of rattan | 25% |
9403.8900 |
Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials — Other | 25% |
9403.9100 |
Parts — Of wood | 45% |
9403.9900 |
Parts — Other | 45% |
| 9404 · Mattresses & Bedding · 8 lines, 0%–60% duty | ||
9404.1000 |
Mattress supports | 60% |
9404.2110 |
Mattresses — Of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered — Mattresses for infants cribs and play- pens | Free |
9404.2190 |
Mattresses — Of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered — Other | 60% |
9404.2910 |
Mattresses — Of other materials — Mattresses for infants cribs and play- pens | Free |
9404.2990 |
Mattresses verified | 60% |
9404.3000 |
Sleeping bags | 45% |
9404.4000 |
Comforters, quilts and duvets verified | 45% |
9404.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 9405 · Lamps & Light Fittings · 18 lines, 0%–45% duty | ||
9405.1100 |
LED lamps and light fittings verified | Free |
9405.1900 |
Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares — Other | 35% |
9405.2100 |
Electric table, desk, bedside or floor- standing luminaires — Designed for use with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources. | Free |
9405.2900 |
Electric table, desk, bedside or floor- standing luminaires — Other | 35% |
9405.3100 |
Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees — Designed for use with light-emitting diode (LED) light souces. | Free |
9405.3900 |
Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees — Other | 35% |
9405.4100 |
Other electric luminaires and fittings — Photovoltaic, designed for use solely with light- emitting diode (LED) sources | Free |
9405.4200 |
Other electric luminaires and fittings — Other, designed for use with light- emitting diode (LED) light sources. | Free |
9405.4900 |
Other electric luminaires and fittings — Other | 35% |
9405.5010 |
Non electrical luminaires and lighting fittings — Solar lightings | Free |
9405.5090 |
Non electrical luminaires and lighting fittings — Other | Free |
9405.6110 |
Non electrical luminaires and lighting fittings — Designed for use with light-emitting diode (LED) light souces — Illuminated signs, illuminated name plates and the like | Free |
9405.6120 |
Non electrical luminaires and lighting fittings — Designed for use with light-emitting diode (LED) light souces — Solar signs | 10% |
9405.6190 |
Non electrical luminaires and lighting fittings — Designed for use with light-emitting diode (LED) light souces — Other | 45% |
9405.6900 |
Non electrical luminaires and lighting fittings — Other | 45% |
9405.9100 |
Parts — Of glass | 45% |
9405.9200 |
Parts — Of plastics | 45% |
9405.9900 |
Parts — Other | 45% |
| 9406 · Prefabricated buildings · 3 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
9406.1000 |
Of wood | 45% |
9406.2000 |
Modular building units, of steel | 45% |
9406.9000 |
Other | 45% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 76 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.