Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes — Bahamas import duty
Every one of the 11 tariff lines under Heading 8540 (thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes) carries a flat 45% import duty in The Bahamas. It includes parts — other and parts — of cathode-ray tubes. 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 8540
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
8540.1100 |
Cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes — Colour | 45% |
8540.1200 |
Cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes — Monochrome | 45% |
8540.2000 |
Television camera tubes; image converters and intensifiers; other photo- cathode tubes | 45% |
8540.4000 |
Data/graphic display tubes, monochrome; data/graphic display tubes, colour, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0.4 mm | 45% |
8540.6000 |
Other cathode-ray tubes | 45% |
8540.7100 |
Microwave tubes (for example, magnetrons, klystrons, travelling wave tubes, carcinotrons), excluding grid-controlled tubes — Magnetrons | 45% |
8540.7900 |
Microwave tubes (for example, magnetrons, klystrons, travelling wave tubes, carcinotrons), excluding grid-controlled tubes — Other | 45% |
8540.8100 |
Other valves and tubes — Receiver or amplifier valves and tubes | 45% |
8540.8900 |
Other valves and tubes — Other | 45% |
8540.9100 |
Parts — Of cathode-ray tubes | 45% |
8540.9900 |
Parts — Other | 45% |
Part of Electronics & Electrical Equipment (chapter 85) — 353 lines in total. Search the whole schedule →
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 2023 Tariff Act. Rates are import duty only — final classification and charges are determined by Bahamas Customs.