Live Plants & Cut Flowers: Bahamas import duty

Chapter 06 covers live plants & cut flowers. The most common rate is 25% import duty (19 of 29 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 25% to 35%. It includes roses, grafted or not, unrooted cuttings and slips and rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not. 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 live plants & cut flowers 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
0601 · Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes · 2 lines, a flat 25% duty
`0601.1000`	Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant	25%
`0601.2000`	Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots	25%
0602 · Other live plants, cuttings and slips · 17 lines, a flat 25% duty
`0602.1000`	Unrooted cuttings and slips	25%
`0602.2010`	Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts — Coconuts	25%
`0602.2020`	Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts — Bananas	25%
`0602.2031`	Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts — Citrus — Oranges	25%
`0602.2032`	Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts — Citrus — Grapefruits	25%
`0602.2033`	Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts — Citrus — Limes	25%
`0602.2034`	Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts — Citrus — Lemons	25%
`0602.2035`	Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts — Citrus — Tangerines	25%
`0602.2039`	Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts — Citrus — Other	25%
`0602.2091`	Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts — Mangoes	25%
`0602.2092`	Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts — Strawberries	25%
`0602.2099`	Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts — Other	25%
`0602.3000`	Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not	25%
`0602.4000`	Roses, grafted or not	25%
`0602.9010`	Other — Palms	25%
`0602.9020`	Other — Grass and sod	25%
`0602.9090`	Other — Other	25%
0603 · Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets · 7 lines, a flat 35% duty
`0603.1100`	Fresh — Roses	35%
`0603.1200`	Fresh — Carnations	35%
`0603.1300`	Fresh — Orchids	35%
`0603.1400`	Fresh — Chrysanthemums	35%
`0603.1500`	Fresh — Lilies (Lilium spp.)	35%
`0603.1900`	Fresh — Other	35%
`0603.9000`	Other	35%
0604 · Foliage, branches and other parts of plants · 3 lines, a flat 35% duty
`0604.2010`	Fresh — Christmas trees	35%
`0604.2090`	Fresh — Other	35%
`0604.9000`	Other	35%

Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 29 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.