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Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing: Bahamas import duty

Every one of the 7 tariff lines under Heading 8474 (machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing) carries a flat 45% import duty in The Bahamas. It includes parts, crushing or grinding machines and mixing or kneading machines — 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.

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

Tariff lines under heading 8474

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
8474.1000 Sorting, screening, separating or washing machines 45%
8474.2000 Crushing or grinding machines 45%
8474.3100 Mixing or kneading machines — Concrete or mortar mixers 45%
8474.3200 Mixing or kneading machines — Machines for mixing mineral substances with bitumen 45%
8474.3900 Mixing or kneading machines — Other 45%
8474.8000 Other machinery 45%
8474.9000 Parts 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) · 7 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.