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Heading 8442 ยท Chapter 84

Machinery, apparatus and equipment โ€” Bahamas import duty

Every one of the 3 tariff lines under Heading 8442 (machinery, apparatus and equipment) carries a flat 45% import duty in The Bahamas. 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.

0 of 3lines duty-free
45%most common rate (100% of lines)
45%flat rate

Calculate landed cost at 45% duty โ†’ All of Machinery, Appliances & Computers โ†’

Tariff lines under heading 8442

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
8442.3000 Machinery, apparatus and equipment 45%
8442.4000 Parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment 45%
8442.5000 Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithorgraphic stones, prepared for printing puroses (for example, planed, grained or polished) 45%

Part of Machinery, Appliances & Computers (chapter 84) โ€” 575 lines in total. Search the whole schedule โ†’

Schedule version 2026-2027 ยท 3 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 โ€” final classification and charges are determined by Bahamas Customs.