Live Animals — Bahamas import duty
Chapter 01 covers live animals. The most common rate is 10% import duty (14 of 37 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 40%. 1 line is duty-free. It includes live bovine animals, live swine and live sheep and goats. 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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Duty rates for every live animals tariff line
Grouped by 4-digit heading — follow a heading for its own page. Descriptions are the sub-heading detail; the heading text is the row above.
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
| 0101 · Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies — 4 lines, mostly 25% duty | ||
0101.2100 |
Horses — Pure-bred breeding animals | Free |
0101.2900 |
Horses — Other | 25% |
0101.3000 |
Asses | 25% |
0101.9000 |
Other | 25% |
| 0102 · Live bovine animals — 6 lines, mostly 25% duty | ||
0102.2110 |
Cattle — Pure-bred breeding animals — Bulls | 25% |
0102.2120 |
Cattle — Pure-bred breeding animals — Cows | 25% |
0102.2900 |
Cattle — Other | 25% |
0102.3100 |
Buffalo — Pure-bred breeding animals | 10% |
0102.3900 |
Buffalo — Other | 25% |
0102.9000 |
Other | 25% |
| 0103 · Live Swine — 3 lines, mostly 10% duty | ||
0103.1000 |
Pure-bred breeding animals | 25% |
0103.9100 |
Other — Weighing less than 50 kg (110 pounds) | 10% |
0103.9200 |
Other — Weighing 50 kg (110 pounds) or more | 10% |
| 0104 · Live sheep and goats — 2 lines, a flat 10% duty | ||
0104.1000 |
Sheep | 10% |
0104.2000 |
Goats | 10% |
| 0105 · Live poultry, that is to say — 7 lines, a flat 10% duty | ||
0105.1100 |
Weighing not more than 185g (6.5 ounces) — Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus | 10% |
0105.1200 |
Weighing not more than 185g (6.5 ounces) — Turkeys | 10% |
0105.1300 |
Weighing not more than 185g (6.5 ounces) — Ducks | 10% |
0105.1400 |
Weighing not more than 185g (6.5 ounces) — Geese | 10% |
0105.1500 |
Weighing not more than 185g (6.5 ounces) — Guinea fowls | 10% |
0105.9400 |
Other — Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus | 10% |
0105.9900 |
Other — Other | 10% |
| 0106 · Other live animals — 15 lines, mostly 40% duty | ||
0106.1100 |
Mammals — Primates | 40% |
0106.1200 |
Mammals — Whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia) | 40% |
0106.1300 |
Mammals — Camels and other camelids (Camelidae) | 40% |
0106.1400 |
Mammals — Rabbits and hares | 40% |
0106.1910 |
Mammals — Other — Dogs | 10% |
0106.1920 |
Mammals — Other — Cats | 10% |
0106.1930 |
Mammals — Other — Other | 40% |
0106.2000 |
Reptiles (including snakes and turtles) | 40% |
0106.3100 |
Birds — Birds of prey | 40% |
0106.3200 |
Birds — Psittaciformes (including parrots, parakeets, macaws and cockatoos) | 40% |
0106.3300 |
Birds — Ostriches; emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) | 40% |
0106.3900 |
Birds — Other | 40% |
0106.4100 |
Insects — Bees | 40% |
0106.4900 |
Insects — Other | 40% |
0106.9000 |
Other | 40% |
Schedule version 2026-2027 · 37 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.