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Residual products of the chemical or allied industries: Bahamas import duty

Every one of the 9 tariff lines under Heading 3825 (residual products of the chemical or allied industries) carries a flat 45% import duty in The Bahamas. It includes sewage sludge, clinical waste and municipal waste. 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.

Calculate landed cost at 45% duty All of Miscellaneous Chemical Products

Tariff lines under heading 3825

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
3825.1000 Municipal waste 45%
3825.2000 Sewage sludge 45%
3825.3000 Clinical waste 45%
3825.4100 Waste organic solvents — Halogenated 45%
3825.4900 Waste organic solvents — Other 45%
3825.5000 Wastes of metal pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids 45%
3825.6100 Other wastes from chemical or allied industries — Mainly containing organic constituents 45%
3825.6900 Other wastes from chemical or allied industries — Other 45%
3825.9000 Other 45%

Part of Miscellaneous Chemical Products (chapter 38), 112 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.

Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 9 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.