Refrigerators & Freezers — Bahamas import duty
Heading 8418 covers refrigerators & freezers. The most common rate is 5% import duty (5 of 11 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 45%. 1 line is duty-free. It includes household refrigerators, parts — other and refrigerators, household type — other. 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. 1 of these lines also attracts an environmental levy.
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Tariff lines under heading 8418
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
8418.1010 |
Household refrigerators (30 cu ft or less) | Free+ $10 levy |
8418.1090 |
Combined refrigerator- freezers, fitted with separate external doors — Other | 5% |
8418.2100 |
Refrigerators, household type — Compression-type | 5% |
8418.2900 |
Refrigerators, household type — Other | 5% |
8418.3000 |
Freezers of the chest type, not exceeding 800 l (28.25 cubic feet) capacity | 5% |
8418.4000 |
Freezers of the upright type, not exceeding 900 l (31.78 cubic feet) capacity | 35% |
8418.5000 |
Other furniture (chests, cabinets, display counters, show-cases and the like) for storage and display, incorporating refrigerating or freezing euipment | 45% |
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. Search the whole schedule →
Schedule version 2026-2027 · 11 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.