Meat: Bahamas import duty
Most meat are duty-free: 36 of 87 tariff lines under Chapter 02 carry no import duty, and the rest run up to 35%. It includes meat of bovine animals, frozen, boneless and carcasses and half- carcasses. 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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Duty rates for every meat 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0201 · Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled · 3 lines, duty-free | ||
0201.1000 |
Carcasses and half- carcasses | Free |
0201.2000 |
Other cuts with bone in | Free |
0201.3000 |
Boneless | Free |
| 0202 · Meat of bovine animals, frozen · 3 lines, duty-free | ||
0202.1000 |
Carcasses and half- carcasses | Free |
0202.2000 |
Other cuts with bone in | Free |
0202.3000 |
Boneless | Free |
| 0203 · Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen · 6 lines, a flat 10% duty | ||
0203.1100 |
Fresh or chilled — Carcasses and half- carcasses | 10% |
0203.1200 |
Fresh or chilled — Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in | 10% |
0203.1900 |
Fresh or chilled — Other | 10% |
0203.2100 |
Frozen — Carcasses and half- carcasses | 10% |
0203.2200 |
Frozen — Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in | 10% |
0203.2900 |
Frozen — Other | 10% |
| 0204 · Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen · 10 lines, duty-free | ||
0204.1000 |
Carcasses and half- carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled | Free |
0204.2100 |
Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Carcasses and half- carcasses | Free |
0204.2200 |
Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Other cuts with bone in | Free |
0204.2300 |
Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Boneless | Free |
0204.3000 |
Carcasses and half- carcasses of lamb, frozen | Free |
0204.4100 |
Other meat of sheep, frozen — Carcasses and half- carcasses | Free |
0204.4200 |
Other meat of sheep, frozen — Other cuts with bone in | Free |
0204.4300 |
Other meat of sheep, frozen — Boneless | Free |
0204.5010 |
Meat of goats — Carcasses and half-carcasses | Free |
0204.5090 |
Meat of goats — Other cuts | Free |
| 0205 · Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh · 1 line, duty-free | ||
0205.0000 |
Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen | Free |
| 0206 · Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats · 9 lines, duty-free | ||
0206.1000 |
Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled | Free |
0206.2100 |
Of bovine animals, frozen — Tongues | Free |
0206.2200 |
Of bovine animals, frozen — Livers | Free |
0206.2900 |
Of bovine animals, frozen — Other | Free |
0206.3000 |
Of swine, fresh or chilled | Free |
0206.4100 |
Of swine, frozen — Livers | Free |
0206.4900 |
Of swine, frozen — Other | Free |
0206.8000 |
Other, fresh or chilled | Free |
0206.9000 |
Other, frozen | Free |
| 0207 · Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of Heading 01.05 · 37 lines, 5%–30% duty | ||
0207.1100 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | 30% |
0207.1200 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Not cut in pieces, frozen | 30% |
0207.1310 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled — Breasts | 10% |
0207.1320 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled — Drumsticks | 10% |
0207.1330 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled — Thighs | 10% |
0207.1340 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled — Wings | 10% |
0207.1350 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled — Leg quarters | 10% |
0207.1390 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled — Other cuts and offal | 10% |
0207.1410 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Cuts and offal, frozen — Breasts | 10% |
0207.1420 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Cuts and offal, frozen — Drumsticks | 10% |
0207.1430 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Cuts and offal, frozen — Thighs | 10% |
0207.1440 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Cuts and offal, frozen — Wings | 10% |
0207.1450 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Cuts and offal, frozen — Leg quarters | 10% |
0207.1490 |
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Cuts and offal, frozen — Other cuts and offal | 10% |
0207.2400 |
Of turkeys — Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | 5% |
0207.2500 |
Of turkeys — Not cut in pieces, frozen | 5% |
0207.2610 |
Of turkeys — Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled — Breasts | 5% |
0207.2620 |
Of turkeys — Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled — Drumsticks | 5% |
0207.2630 |
Of turkeys — Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled — Thighs | 5% |
0207.2640 |
Of turkeys — Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled — Wings | 5% |
0207.2690 |
Of turkeys — Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled — Other cuts and offal | 5% |
0207.2710 |
Of turkeys — Cuts and offal, frozen — Breasts | 5% |
0207.2720 |
Of turkeys — Cuts and offal, frozen — Drumsticks | 5% |
0207.2730 |
Of turkeys — Cuts and offal, frozen — Thighs | 5% |
0207.2740 |
Of turkeys — Cuts and offal, frozen — Wings | 5% |
0207.2790 |
Of turkeys — Cuts and offal, frozen — Other cuts and offal | 5% |
0207.4100 |
Of ducks — Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | 5% |
0207.4200 |
Of ducks — Not cut in pieces, frozen | 5% |
0207.4300 |
Of ducks — Fatty livers, fresh or chilled | 5% |
0207.4400 |
Of ducks — Other, fresh or chilled | 5% |
0207.4500 |
Of ducks — Other, frozen | 5% |
0207.5100 |
Of geese — Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | 10% |
0207.5200 |
Of geese — Not cut in pieces, frozen | 10% |
0207.5300 |
Of geese — Fatty livers, fresh or chilled | 10% |
0207.5400 |
Of geese — Other, fresh or chilled | 10% |
0207.5500 |
Of geese — Other, frozen | 10% |
0207.6000 |
Of guinea fowls | 10% |
| 0208 · Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen · 6 lines, a flat 10% duty | ||
0208.1000 |
Of rabbits or hares | 10% |
0208.3000 |
Of primates | 10% |
0208.4000 |
Of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacean); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of seals, sea lions, and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia) | 10% |
0208.5000 |
Of reptiles (including snakes and turtles) | 10% |
0208.6000 |
Of camels and other camelids (Camelidae) | 10% |
0208.9000 |
Other | 10% |
| 0209 · Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat · 2 lines, a flat 35% duty | ||
0209.1000 |
Of pigs | 35% |
0209.9000 |
Other | 35% |
| 0210 · Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine · 10 lines, duty-free | ||
0210.1100 |
Meat of swine — Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in | Free |
0210.1210 |
Meat of swine — Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof — Bacon | Free |
0210.1290 |
Meat of swine — Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof — Other | Free |
0210.1900 |
Meat of swine — Other | Free |
0210.2010 |
Meat of bovine animals — Salted beef | Free |
0210.2090 |
Meat of bovine animals — Other | Free |
0210.9100 |
Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal — Of primates | Free |
0210.9200 |
Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal — Of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia) | Free |
0210.9300 |
Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal — Of reptiles (including snakes and turtles) | Free |
0210.9900 |
Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal — Other | Free |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 87 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.