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Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used: Bahamas import duty

Heading 8511 covers electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used. The most common rate is 5% import duty (7 of 15 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 45%. 1 line is duty-free. It includes parts — for aircraft, sparking plugs — other and sparking plugs — for aircraft. 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. 1 of these lines also carry excise duty (60%), charged on entry under the Excise Act on top of anything above.

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Tariff lines under heading 8511

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
8511.1010 Sparking plugs — For aircraft 5%
8511.1090 Sparking plugs — Other 45%
8511.2010 Ignition magentos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels — For aircraft 5%
8511.2090 Other 45%
8511.3010 Distributors; ignition coils — For aircraft 5%
8511.3090 Other 45%
8511.4010 Starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators — For aircraft 5%
8511.4090 Other 45%
8511.5010 Other generators — For aircraft 5%
8511.5090 Other 45%
8511.8010 Other equipment — For aircraft 5%
8511.8030 For vehicles of Heading 87.01, 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 and 87.05 (excluding Subheading 8703.1010) Free+ 60% excise
8511.8090 Other 45%
8511.9010 Parts — For aircraft 5%
8511.9090 Other 45%

Part of Electronics & Electrical Equipment (chapter 85), 355 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.

Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 15 lines shown. Lines tagged verified have been individually checked against the current schedule; the rest are as published in the Tariff Act. Lines marked + excise tax are free of customs duty but carry excise on entry; that rate is set by the Excise Act and is not part of this schedule. Rates are import duty only. Final classification and charges are determined by Bahamas Customs.