Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery: Bahamas import duty
Heading 8428 covers other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery. The most common rate is 45% import duty (10 of 11 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 45%. 1 line is duty-free. It includes industrial robots, lifts and skip hoists and escalators and moving walkways. 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 8428
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
8428.1000 |
Lifts and skip hoists | 45% |
8428.2000 |
Pneumatic elevators and conveyors | 45% |
8428.3100 |
Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials — Specially designed for underground use | 45% |
8428.3200 |
Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials — Other, bucket type | 45% |
8428.3300 |
Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials — Other, belt type | 45% |
8428.3900 |
Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials — Other | 45% |
8428.4000 |
Escalators and moving walkways | 45% |
8428.6000 |
Teleferics, chair-lifts, ski- draglines; traction mechanisms for funiculars | 45% |
8428.6010 |
Teleferics, chair-lifts, ski- draglines; traction mechanisms for funiculars — Chair-lifts designed for persons with disability and elderly persons | Free |
8428.7000 |
Industrial robots | 45% |
8428.9000 |
Other machinery | 45% |
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) · 11 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.