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Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis: Bahamas import duty

Heading 9027 covers instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis. The most common rate is 45% import duty (7 of 8 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 45%. 1 line is duty-free. It includes gas or smoke analysis apparatus, microtomes; parts and accessories and chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments. 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.

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Tariff lines under heading 9027

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
9027.1000 Gas or smoke analysis apparatus 45%
9027.2000 Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments 45%
9027.3000 Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR) 45%
9027.5000 Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR) 45%
9027.8100 Other instruments and apparatus — Mass spectrometers 45%
9027.8910 Other instruments and apparatus — Other — Blood glucose meters Free
9027.8920 Other instruments and apparatus — Other — Other 45%
9027.9000 Microtomes; parts and accessories 45%

Part of Cameras, Optical & Medical Instruments (chapter 90), 162 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.

Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 8 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.