Sugar & Confectionery: Bahamas import duty
Most sugar & confectionery are duty-free: 19 of 24 tariff lines under Chapter 17 carry no import duty, and the rest run up to 60%. It includes chemically pure fructose, lactose and lactose syrup — other and maple sugar and maple syrup — maple sugar. 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 sugar & confectionery 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1701 · Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose · 6 lines, duty-free | ||
1701.1200 |
Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter — Beet sugar | Free |
1701.1300 |
Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter — Cane sugar specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter | Free |
1701.1400 |
Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter — Other cane sugar | Free |
1701.9100 |
Other — Containing added flavouring or colouring matter | Free |
1701.9910 |
Other — Other — Sugar, white | Free |
1701.9990 |
Other — Other — Other | Free |
| 1702 · Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose · 12 lines, duty-free | ||
1702.1100 |
Lactose and lactose syrup — Containing by weight 99% or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter | Free |
1702.1900 |
Lactose and lactose syrup — Other | Free |
1702.2010 |
Maple sugar and maple syrup — Maple sugar | Free |
1702.2020 |
Maple sugar and maple syrup — Maple syrup | Free |
1702.3000 |
Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose | Free |
1702.4000 |
Glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20% but less than 50% by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar | Free |
1702.5000 |
Chemically pure fructose | Free |
1702.6000 |
Other fructose and fructose syrup, containing in the dry state more than 50% by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar | Free |
1702.9010 |
Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose — Cane syrup | Free |
1702.9020 |
Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose — Corn syrup | Free |
1702.9030 |
Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose — Table syrup | Free |
1702.9090 |
Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose — Other | Free |
| 1703 · Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar · 2 lines, a flat 30% duty | ||
1703.1000 |
Cane molasses | 30% |
1703.9000 |
Other | 30% |
| 1704 · Sugar confectionery, not containing cocoa · 4 lines, 0%–60% duty | ||
1704.1000 |
Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated | 30% |
1704.9010 |
Other — Boiled Sweets | 60% |
1704.9020 |
Other — Throat pastilles and cough drops | Free |
1704.9090 |
Other — Other | 30% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 24 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.