Heading 2840 · Chapter 28

Borates — Bahamas import duty

Every one of the 4 tariff lines under Heading 2840 (borates) carries a flat 45% import duty in The Bahamas. It includes peroxoborates, disodium tetraborate — other and disodium tetraborate — anhydrous. 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.

0 of 4lines duty-free

45%most common rate (100% of lines)

45%flat rate

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Tariff lines under heading 2840

HS code	Description	Import duty
`2840.1100`	Disodium tetraborate (refined borax) — Anhydrous	45%
`2840.1900`	Disodium tetraborate (refined borax) — Other	45%
`2840.2000`	Other borates	45%
`2840.3000`	Peroxoborates (perborates)	45%

Part of Inorganic Chemicals (chapter 28) — 181 lines in total. Search the whole schedule →

Schedule version 2026-2027 · 4 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.