Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers — Bahamas import duty
Heading 8421 covers centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers. The most common rate is 45% import duty (12 of 13 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 45%. 1 line is duty-free. 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.
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Tariff lines under heading 8421
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
8421.1100 |
Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers — Cream separators | 45% |
8421.1200 |
Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers — Clothes-dryers | 45% |
8421.1900 |
Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers — Other | 45% |
8421.2100 |
Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids — For filtering or purifying water | 45% |
8421.2200 |
Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids — For filtering or purifying beverages other than water | 45% |
8421.2300 |
Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids — Oil or petrol-filters for internal combustion engines | 45% |
8421.2900 |
Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids — Other | 45% |
8421.3100 |
Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for gases — Intake air filters for internal combustion engines | 45% |
8421.3200 |
Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for gases — Catalytic converters or particulate filters, whether or not combined, for purifying or filtering exhaust gases from internal combustion engines | 45% |
8421.3910 |
Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for gases — Other — Filter for kidney machines | Free |
8421.3990 |
Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for gases — Other — Other | 45% |
8421.9100 |
Parts — Of centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers | 45% |
8421.9900 |
Parts — Other | 45% |
Part of Machinery, Appliances & Computers (chapter 84) — 575 lines in total. Search the whole schedule →
Schedule version 2026-2027 · 13 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.