Memory Cards & Storage Media — Bahamas import duty
Heading 8523 covers memory cards & storage media. The most common rate is 10% import duty (14 of 23 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 45%. 5 lines are duty-free. It includes optical media — unrecorded, optical media — other — other and magnetic media — other — other. 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 8523
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
8523.2110 |
Magnetic media — Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe — Unrecorded | 45% |
8523.2120 |
Magnetic media — Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe — Recorded | 45% |
8523.2910 |
Magnetic media — Other — Magnetic tapes or discs, unrecorded | 10% |
8523.2920 |
Magnetic media — Other — Magnetic tapes for reproducing sound or image, recorded | 10% |
8523.2930 |
Magnetic media — Other — Magnetic tapes, recorded, for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image | Free |
8523.2990 |
Magnetic media — Other — Other | 45% |
8523.4100 |
Optical media — Unrecorded | 10% |
8523.4910 |
Optical media — Other — Recorded, for sound or image | 10% |
8523.4920 |
Optical media — Other — Recorded, for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image | Free |
8523.4990 |
Optical media — Other — Other | 45% |
8523.5110 |
Semiconductor media — Solid-state non-volatile storage devices — Unrecorded media, for sound | 10% |
8523.5120 |
Semiconductor media — Solid-state non-volatile storage devices — Recorded media, for sound or image | 10% |
8523.5130 |
Semiconductor media — Solid-state non-volatile storage devices — Recording media for phenomena other than sound or image | 10% |
8523.5200 |
Semiconductor media — “Smart cards” | 10% |
8523.5910 |
Semiconductor media — Other — Unrecorded, for sound | 10% |
8523.5920 |
Semiconductor media — Other — Recorded, for sound or image | 10% |
8523.5930 |
Semiconductor media — Other — Recorded phenomena other than sound or image | Free |
8523.5940 |
Semiconductor media — Other — Proximity cards and tags | 10% |
8523.5990 |
Semiconductor media — Other — Other | Free |
8523.8010 |
Other — Gramaphone records | 10% |
8523.8020 |
Other — Unrecorded media for sound | 10% |
8523.8030 |
Other — Recorded media for sound or image | 10% |
8523.8040 |
Other — Recording media, excluding those for sound or image recordings | Free |
Part of Electronics & Electrical Equipment (chapter 85) — 353 lines in total. Search the whole schedule →
Schedule version 2026-2027 · 23 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.