Cocoa & Chocolate: Bahamas import duty
Chapter 18 covers cocoa & chocolate. The most common rate is 30% import duty (9 of 12 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 30%. 3 lines are duty-free. It includes cocoa butter, fat and oil, cocoa powder and cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted. 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 cocoa & chocolate 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 · Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted · 1 line, a flat 30% duty | ||
1801.0000 |
Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted | 30% |
| 1802 · Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste · 1 line, a flat 30% duty | ||
1802.0000 |
Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste | 30% |
| 1803 · Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted · 2 lines, a flat 30% duty | ||
1803.1000 |
Not defatted | 30% |
1803.2000 |
Wholly or partly defatted | 30% |
| 1804 · Cocoa butter, fat and oil · 1 line, a flat 30% duty | ||
1804.0000 |
Cocoa butter, fat and oil | 30% |
| 1805 · Cocoa powder · 1 line, duty-free | ||
1805.0000 |
Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | Free |
| 1806 · Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa · 6 lines, mostly 30% duty | ||
1806.1000 |
Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | Free |
1806.2000 |
Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg (4.4 pounds) or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg (4.4 pounds) | 30% |
1806.3100 |
Other, in blocks, slabs or bars — Filled | 30% |
1806.3200 |
Other, in blocks, slabs or bars — Not filled | 30% |
1806.9010 |
Other — Packaged for infants and young children | Free |
1806.9090 |
Other — Other | 30% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 12 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.