Plant Materials for Plaiting — Bahamas import duty
All 9 tariff lines under Chapter 14 (plant materials for plaiting) enter The Bahamas duty-free — 0% import duty. It includes bamboos, rattans and cotton linters. 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 plant materials for plaiting 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1401 · Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting — 4 lines, duty-free | ||
1401.1000 |
Bamboos | Free |
1401.2000 |
Rattans | Free |
1401.9010 |
Other — Raffia | Free |
1401.9090 |
Other — Other | Free |
| 1404 · Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included — 5 lines, duty-free | ||
1404.2000 |
Cotton linters | Free |
1404.9010 |
Other — Raw vegetable materials primarily for dying/tanning, not elsewhere specified. | Free |
1404.9020 |
Other — Vegetable materials for stuffing | Free |
1404.9030 |
Other — Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms or in brushes | Free |
1404.9090 |
Other — Other | Free |
Schedule version 2026-2027 · 9 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.