Refrigerators & Freezers: Bahamas import duty
Heading 8418 covers refrigerators & freezers. The most common rate is 45% import duty (4 of 10 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 45%. 2 lines are duty-free. It includes fridge-freezers with a separate freezer door, refrigerators without a separate freezer door and parts — 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. 6 of these lines also attract an environmental levy.
Calculate landed cost at 45% duty All of Machinery, Appliances & Computers
Tariff lines under heading 8418
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
8418.1000 |
Fridge-freezers with a separate freezer door | 35%+ $15 levy |
8418.2100 |
Refrigerators without a separate freezer door | Free+ $15 levy |
8418.2900 |
Refrigerators, household type — Other | Free+ $15 levy |
8418.3000 |
Freezers of the chest type, not exceeding 800 l (28.25 cubic feet) capacity | 5%+ $15 levy |
8418.4000 |
Freezers of the upright type, not exceeding 900 l (31.78 cubic feet) capacity | 35%+ $15 levy |
8418.5000 |
Other furniture (chests, cabinets, display counters, show-cases and the like) for storage and display, incorporating refrigerating or freezing euipment | 45%+ $15 levy |
8418.6100 |
Other refrigerating or freezing equipment; heat pumps — Heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of Heading 84.15 | 45% |
8418.6900 |
Other refrigerating or freezing equipment; heat pumps — Other | 45% |
8418.9100 |
Parts — Furniture designed to receive refrigerating or freezing equipment | 45% |
8418.9900 |
Parts — Other | 5% |
Part of Machinery, Appliances & Computers (chapter 84), 575 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 10 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.