Baked Goods, Cereals & Pasta — Bahamas import duty
Most baked goods, cereals & pasta are duty-free: 16 of 26 tariff lines under Chapter 19 carry no import duty, and the rest run up to 20%. It includes malt extract, pasta and couscous. 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 baked goods, cereals & pasta 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 · Malt extract — 4 lines, mostly duty-free | ||
1901.1000 |
Preparations suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | Free |
1901.2000 |
Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers’ wares of Heading 19.05 | 20% |
1901.9010 |
Other — Malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or inculded | Free |
1901.9090 |
Other — Other | 20% |
| 1902 · Pasta — 6 lines, duty-free | ||
1902.1100 |
Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared — Containing eggs | Free |
1902.1900 |
Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared — Other | Free |
1902.2000 |
Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared | Free |
1902.3010 |
Other pasta — Noodles | Free |
1902.3090 |
Other pasta — Other | Free |
1902.4000 |
Couscous | Free |
| 1903 · Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch — 1 line, a flat 20% duty | ||
1903.0000 |
Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms | 20% |
| 1904 · Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals — 6 lines, duty-free | ||
1904.1010 |
Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products — For infants or young children use | Free |
1904.1090 |
Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products — Other | Free |
1904.2010 |
Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals — For infants and young children | Free |
1904.2090 |
Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals — Other | Free |
1904.3000 |
Bulgur wheat | Free |
1904.9000 |
Other | Free |
| 1905 · Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares — 9 lines, mostly 20% duty | ||
1905.1000 |
Crispbread | 20% |
1905.2000 |
Gingerbread and the like | 20% |
1905.3100 |
Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers — Sweet biscuits | 20% |
1905.3200 |
Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers — Waffles and wafers | 20% |
1905.4000 |
Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products | 20% |
1905.9010 |
Other — Bread | Free |
1905.9020 |
Other — Pastries and cakes | 20% |
1905.9030 |
Other — Packaged for infants and young children | Free |
1905.9090 |
Other — Other | 20% |
Schedule version 2026-2027 · 26 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.