Fruit & Nuts: Bahamas import duty
Chapter 08 covers fruit & nuts. The most common rate is 5% import duty (60 of 152 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 40%. 46 lines are duty-free. It includes citrus fruit, fresh or dried, grapes, fresh or dried and apples, pears and quinces, fresh. 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 fruit & nuts 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0801 · Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried · 11 lines, 5%–25% duty | ||
0801.1100 |
Coconuts — Desiccated | 25% |
0801.1200 |
Coconuts — In the inner shell (endocarp) | 5% |
0801.1900 |
Coconuts — Other | 5% |
0801.2110 |
Brazil nuts — In shell — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0801.2190 |
Brazil nuts — In shell — Other | 25% |
0801.2210 |
Brazil nuts — Shelled — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0801.2290 |
Brazil nuts — Shelled — Other | 25% |
0801.3110 |
Cashew nuts — In shell — Unpackaged (20 pound or more) | 5% |
0801.3190 |
Cashew nuts — In shell — Other | 25% |
0801.3210 |
Cashew nuts — Shelled — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0801.3290 |
Cashew nuts — Shelled — Other | 25% |
| 0802 · Other nuts, fresh or dried · 36 lines, 5%–25% duty | ||
0802.1110 |
Almonds — In shell — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0802.1190 |
Almonds — In shell — Other | 25% |
0802.1210 |
Almonds — Shelled — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.1290 |
Almonds — Shelled — Other | 25% |
0802.2110 |
In shell — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.2190 |
In shell — Other | 25% |
0802.2210 |
In shell — Shelled — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.2290 |
In shell — Shelled — Other | 25% |
0802.3110 |
Walnuts — In shell — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.3190 |
Walnuts — In shell — Other | 25% |
0802.3210 |
Walnuts — Shelled — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.3290 |
Walnuts — Shelled — Other | 25% |
0802.4110 |
Chestnuts (Castanea spp.) — In shell — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.4190 |
Chestnuts (Castanea spp.) — In shell — Other | 25% |
0802.4210 |
Chestnuts (Castanea spp.) — Shelled — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.4290 |
Chestnuts (Castanea spp.) — Shelled — Other | 25% |
0802.5110 |
Pistachios — In shell — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.5190 |
Pistachios — In shell — Other | 25% |
0802.5210 |
Pistachios — Shelled — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.5290 |
Pistachios — Shelled — Other | 25% |
0802.6110 |
Macadamia nuts — In shell — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.6190 |
Macadamia nuts — In shell — Other | 25% |
0802.6210 |
Macadamia nuts — Shelled — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.6290 |
Macadamia nuts — Shelled — Other | 25% |
0802.7010 |
Kola nuts (Cola spp.) — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.7090 |
Kola nuts (Cola spp.) — Other | 25% |
0802.8010 |
Areca nuts — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.8090 |
Areca nuts — Other | 25% |
0802.9110 |
Other — Pine nuts, in shell — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.9120 |
Packaged | 25% |
0802.9130 |
Other | 25% |
0802.9210 |
Pine nuts, shelled — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.9220 |
Pine nuts, shelled — Packaged | 25% |
0802.9230 |
Pine nuts, shelled — Other | 25% |
0802.9910 |
Other — Unpackaged (20 pounds or more) | 5% |
0802.9920 |
Other — Other | 25% |
| 0803 · Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried · 6 lines, 0%–25% duty | ||
0803.1030 |
Plantains — Plantains, fresh | Free |
0803.1041 |
Plantains — Plantains, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0803.1049 |
Plantains — Plantains, dried — Other | 25% |
0803.9010 |
Other — Bananas, fresh | Free |
0803.9021 |
Other — Bananas, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0803.9029 |
Other — Bananas, dried — Other | 25% |
| 0804 · Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas · 21 lines, 0%–40% duty | ||
0804.1010 |
Dates — Fresh | Free |
0804.1021 |
Dates — Dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0804.1029 |
Dates — Dried — Other | 25% |
0804.2010 |
Figs — Fresh | Free |
0804.2021 |
Figs — Dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0804.2029 |
Figs — Dried — Other | 25% |
0804.3010 |
Pineapples — Fresh | 40% |
0804.3021 |
Pineapples — Dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0804.3029 |
Pineapples — Dried — Other | 25% |
0804.4010 |
Avocados — Fresh | Free |
0804.4021 |
Avocados — Dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0804.4029 |
Avocados — Dried — Other | 25% |
0804.5010 |
Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens — Guavas, fresh | Free |
0804.5021 |
Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens — Guavas, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0804.5029 |
Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens — Guavas, dried — Other | 25% |
0804.5030 |
Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens — Mangoes, fresh | Free |
0804.5041 |
Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens — Mangoes, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0804.5049 |
Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens — Mangoes, dried — Other | 25% |
0804.5050 |
Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens — Mangosteens, fresh | Free |
0804.5061 |
Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens — Mangosteens, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0804.5069 |
Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens — Mangosteens, dried — Other | 25% |
| 0805 · Citrus fruit, fresh or dried · 30 lines, 0%–25% duty | ||
0805.1010 |
Oranges — Orange, fresh | Free |
0805.1021 |
Oranges — Oranges, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0805.1029 |
Oranges — Oranges, dried — Other | 25% |
0805.2110 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) — Mandarins, fresh | Free |
0805.2121 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) — Mandarins, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0805.2129 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) — Mandarins, dried — Other | 25% |
0805.2130 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) — Tangerines, fresh | Free |
0805.2141 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) — Tangerines, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0805.2149 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) — Tangerines, dried — Other | 25% |
0805.2150 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) — Tangelos, fresh | Free |
0805.2161 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) — Tangelos, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0805.2169 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) — Tangelos, dried — Other | 25% |
0805.2200 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Clemetines — Clementines, fresh | Free |
0805.2211 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Clemetines — Clementines, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0805.2219 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Clemetines — Clementines, dried — Other | 25% |
0805.2910 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Other — Other, fresh | Free |
0805.2921 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Other — Other, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0805.2929 |
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids — Other — Other, dried — Other | 25% |
0805.4010 |
Grapefruit and pomelos — Fresh | Free |
0805.4021 |
Grapefruit and pomelos — Dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0805.4029 |
Grapefruit and pomelos — Dried — Other | 25% |
0805.5010 |
Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifoliam, Citrus latifolia) — Lemons, fresh | Free |
0805.5021 |
Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifoliam, Citrus latifolia) — Lemons, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0805.5029 |
Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifoliam, Citrus latifolia) — Lemons, dried — Other | 25% |
0805.5030 |
Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifoliam, Citrus latifolia) — Limes, fresh | Free |
0805.5041 |
Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifoliam, Citrus latifolia) — Limes, dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0805.5049 |
Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifoliam, Citrus latifolia) — Limes, dried — Other | 25% |
0805.9010 |
Other — Fresh | Free |
0805.9021 |
Other — Dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0805.9029 |
Other — Dried — Other | 25% |
| 0806 · Grapes, fresh or dried · 3 lines, 0%–20% duty | ||
0806.1000 |
Fresh | Free |
0806.2010 |
Dried — Unpackaged (20 pounds. or more) | 5% |
0806.2090 |
Dried — Other | 20% |
| 0807 · Melons and papaws (papayas), fresh · 6 lines, duty-free | ||
0807.1100 |
Melons (including watermelons) — Watermelons | Free |
0807.1910 |
Melons (including watermelons) — Other — Muskmelons | Free |
0807.1920 |
Melons (including watermelons) — Other — Cantaloupes | Free |
0807.1930 |
Melons (including watermelons) — Other — Honeydews | Free |
0807.1990 |
Melons (including watermelons) — Other — Other | Free |
0807.2000 |
Papaws (papayas) | Free |
| 0808 · Apples, pears and quinces, fresh · 3 lines, duty-free | ||
0808.1000 |
Apples | Free |
0808.3000 |
Pears | Free |
0808.4000 |
Quinces | Free |
| 0809 · Apricots, cherries, peaches, plums and sloes, fresh · 6 lines, duty-free | ||
0809.1000 |
Apricots | Free |
0809.2100 |
Cherries — Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) | Free |
0809.2900 |
Cherries — Other | Free |
0809.3010 |
Cherries — Peaches, including nectarines — Peaches | Free |
0809.3020 |
Cherries — Peaches, including nectarines — Nectarines | Free |
0809.4000 |
Plums and sloes | Free |
| 0810 · Other fruit, fresh · 9 lines, mostly duty-free | ||
0810.1000 |
Strawberries | Free |
0810.2000 |
Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries | Free |
0810.3000 |
Black, white or red currants and gooseberries | Free |
0810.4000 |
Cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus Vaccinium | Free |
0810.5000 |
Kiwifruit | Free |
0810.6000 |
Durians | Free |
0810.7000 |
Persimmons | Free |
0810.9010 |
Other — Other tropical and sub-tropical fruit | 5% |
0810.9090 |
Other — Other | 5% |
| 0811 · Fruit and nuts · 8 lines, a flat 5% duty | ||
0811.1000 |
Strawberries | 5% |
0811.2000 |
Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black, white or red currants and gooseberries | 5% |
0811.9010 |
Other — Grapefruit | 5% |
0811.9020 |
Other — Guava | 5% |
0811.9030 |
Other — Limes | 5% |
0811.9040 |
Other — Oranges | 5% |
0811.9050 |
Other — Pineapples | 5% |
0811.9090 |
Other — Other | 5% |
| 0812 · Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved · 2 lines, a flat 5% duty | ||
0812.1000 |
Cherries | 5% |
0812.9000 |
Other | 5% |
| 0813 · Fruit, dried · 10 lines, mostly duty-free | ||
0813.1010 |
Apricots — Unpackaged | Free |
0813.1090 |
Apricots — Other | 5% |
0813.2010 |
Prunes — Unpackaged | Free |
0813.2090 |
Prunes — Other | 20% |
0813.3010 |
Apples — Unpackaged | Free |
0813.3090 |
Apples — Other | 5% |
0813.4010 |
Other fruit — Unpackaged | Free |
0813.4090 |
Other fruit — Other | 5% |
0813.5010 |
Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this Chapter — Unpackaged | Free |
0813.5090 |
Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this Chapter — Other | 5% |
| 0814 · Peel of citrus fruit or melons, fresh, frozen · 1 line, a flat 5% duty | ||
0814.0000 |
Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions | 5% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 152 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.