Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood: Bahamas import duty
Heading 4418 covers builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood. The most common rate is 25% import duty (12 of 20 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 25%. 4 lines are duty-free. It includes shingles and shakes, assembled flooring panels — other and shuttering for concrete constructional work. 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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Tariff lines under heading 4418
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
4418.1110 |
Windows, French- windows and their frames — Double glazed and or vacuum sealed | 5% |
4418.1900 |
Windows, French- windows and their frames — Other | 5% |
4418.2110 |
Doors and their frames and thresholds — Doors and their frames and thresholds | Free |
4418.2900 |
Doors and their frames and thresholds — Other | Free |
4418.3000 |
Posts and beams other than products of Subheadings 4418.81 to 4418.89 | 25% |
4418.4000 |
Shuttering for concrete constructional work | 25% |
4418.5000 |
Shingles and shakes | Free |
4418.7300 |
Assembled flooring panels — Of bamboo or with at least the top layer (wear layer) of bamboo | 25% |
4418.7400 |
Assembled flooring panels — Other, for mosaic floors | 25% |
4418.7500 |
Assembled flooring panels — Other, multilayer | 25% |
4418.7900 |
Assembled flooring panels — Other | 25% |
4418.8100 |
Engineered structural timber products — Glue-laminated timber (glulam) | 25% |
4418.8200 |
Engineered structural timber products — Cross-laminated timber (CLT or X-lam) | 25% |
4418.8300 |
Engineered structural timber products — I beams | 25% |
4418.8900 |
Engineered structural timber products — Other | 25% |
4418.9100 |
Other — Of bamboo | 25% |
4418.9200 |
Other — Cellular wood panels | 25% |
4418.9910 |
Other — Other — Roof trusses | Free |
4418.9920 |
Other — Other — Hurricane Shutters | 5% |
4418.9990 |
Other — Other | 5% |
Part of Wood & Wood Articles (chapter 44), 147 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 20 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.