Chapter 15 · Section III: Animal & vegetable fats and oils
Fats & Oils — Bahamas import duty
Most fats & oils are duty-free: 38 of 56 tariff lines under Chapter 15 carry no import duty, and the rest run up to 40%. It includes pig fat and poultry fat, sunflower-seed and coconut (copra). 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.
38 of 56lines duty-free
0%most common rate (68% of lines)
0%–40%rate range
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Duty rates for every fats & oils 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1501 · Pig fat and poultry fat — 3 lines, duty-free | ||
1501.1000 |
Lard | Free |
1501.2000 |
Other pig fat | Free |
1501.9000 |
Other | Free |
| 1502 · Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats — 2 lines, a flat 40% duty | ||
1502.1000 |
Tallow | 40% |
1502.9000 |
Other | 40% |
| 1503 · Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin — 1 line, a flat 40% duty | ||
1503.0000 |
Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared | 40% |
| 1504 · Fats and oils and their fractions — 3 lines, a flat 40% duty | ||
1504.1000 |
Fish-liver oils and their fractions | 40% |
1504.2000 |
Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish, other than liver oils | 40% |
1504.3000 |
Fats and oils and their fractions, of marine mammals | 40% |
| 1505 · Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom — 1 line, a flat 40% duty | ||
1505.0000 |
Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin) | 40% |
| 1506 · Other animal fats and oils and their fractions — 1 line, a flat 40% duty | ||
1506.0000 |
Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 40% |
| 1507 · Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined — 2 lines, duty-free | ||
1507.1000 |
Crude oil, whether or not degummed | Free |
1507.9000 |
Other | Free |
| 1508 · Ground-nut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined — 2 lines, duty-free | ||
1508.1000 |
Crude oil | Free |
1508.9000 |
Other | Free |
| 1509 · Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined — 4 lines, duty-free | ||
1509.2000 |
Extra virgin | Free |
1509.3000 |
Virgin olive oil | Free |
1509.4000 |
Other virgin olive oils | Free |
1509.9000 |
Other | Free |
| 1510 · Other oils and their fractions — 2 lines, duty-free | ||
1510.1000 |
Crude oil pomace oil | Free |
1510.9000 |
Other | Free |
| 1511 · Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined — 2 lines, duty-free | ||
1511.1000 |
Crude oil | Free |
1511.9000 |
Other | Free |
| 1512 · Sunflower-seed — 4 lines, duty-free | ||
1512.1100 |
Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof — Crude oil | Free |
1512.1900 |
Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof — Other | Free |
1512.2100 |
Cotton-seed oil and its fractions — Crude oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed | Free |
1512.2900 |
Cotton-seed oil and its fractions — Other | Free |
| 1513 · Coconut (copra) — 4 lines, duty-free | ||
1513.1100 |
Coconut (copra) oil and its fractions — Crude oil | Free |
1513.1900 |
Coconut (copra) oil and its fractions — Other | Free |
1513.2100 |
Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof — Crude oil | Free |
1513.2900 |
Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof — Other | Free |
| 1514 · Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof — 4 lines, duty-free | ||
1514.1100 |
Low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions — Crude Oil | Free |
1514.1900 |
Low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions — Other | Free |
1514.9100 |
Other — Crude Oil | Free |
1514.9900 |
Other — Other | Free |
| 1515 · Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their — 8 lines, mostly duty-free | ||
1515.1100 |
Linseed oil and its fractions — Crude oil | 10% |
1515.1900 |
Linseed oil and its fractions — Other | 10% |
1515.2100 |
Maize (corn) oil and its fractions — Crude oil | Free |
1515.2900 |
Maize (corn) oil and its fractions — Other | Free |
1515.3000 |
Castor oil and its fractions | Free |
1515.5000 |
Sesame oil and its fractions | Free |
1515.6000 |
Microbial fats and oils and their fractions | Free |
1515.9000 |
Other | Free |
| 1516 · Animal — 3 lines, a flat 40% duty | ||
1516.1000 |
Animal fats and oils and their fractions | 40% |
1516.2000 |
Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions | 40% |
1516.3000 |
Microbial fats and oils and their fractions | 40% |
| 1517 · Margarine — 5 lines, duty-free | ||
1517.1000 |
Margarine, excluding liquid margarine | Free |
1517.9010 |
Other — Imitation lard | Free |
1517.9020 |
Other — Liquid margarine | Free |
1517.9030 |
Other — Shortening | Free |
1517.9090 |
Other — Other | Free |
| 1518 · Animal — 1 line, a flat 30% duty | ||
1518.0000 |
Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of Heading 15.16; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included | 30% |
| 1520 · Glycerol, crude — 1 line, a flat 40% duty | ||
1520.0000 |
Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes | 40% |
| 1521 · Vegetable waxes, beeswax — 2 lines, a flat 40% duty | ||
1521.1000 |
Vegetable waxes | 40% |
1521.9000 |
Other | 40% |
| 1522 · Degras — 1 line, a flat 40% duty | ||
1522.0000 |
Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes | 40% |
Schedule version 2026-2027 · 56 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.