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Ferrous waste and scrap: Bahamas import duty

Every one of the 7 tariff lines under Heading 7204 (ferrous waste and scrap) carries a flat 45% import duty in The Bahamas. It includes remelting scrap ingots, waste and scrap of cast iron and waste and scrap of alloy steel — other. 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 Iron & Steel

Tariff lines under heading 7204

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
7204.1000 Waste and scrap of cast iron 45%
7204.2100 Waste and scrap of alloy steel — Of stainless steel 45%
7204.2900 Waste and scrap of alloy steel — Other 45%
7204.3000 Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel 45%
7204.4100 Other waste and scrap — Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles 45%
7204.4900 Other waste and scrap — Other 45%
7204.5000 Remelting scrap ingots 45%

Part of Iron & Steel (chapter 72), 167 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.

Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 7 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.