Sauces, Soups & Food Preparations: Bahamas import duty
Most sauces, soups & food preparations are duty-free: 20 of 29 tariff lines under Chapter 21 carry no import duty, and the rest run up to 85%. It includes yeasts (active or inactive), sauces and preparations therefor and ice cream and other edible ice. 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 sauces, soups & food preparations 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2101 · Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee · 4 lines, duty-free | ||
2101.1100 |
Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee — Extracts, essences and concentrates | Free |
2101.1200 |
Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee — Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | Free |
2101.2000 |
Extracts, essences and concentrates of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of tea or maté | Free |
2101.3000 |
Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof | Free |
| 2102 · Yeasts (active or inactive) · 3 lines, duty-free | ||
2102.1000 |
Active yeasts | Free |
2102.2000 |
Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead | Free |
2102.3000 |
Prepared baking powders | Free |
| 2103 · Sauces and preparations therefor · 9 lines, 0%–85% duty | ||
2103.1000 |
Soya sauce | 5% |
2103.2010 |
Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces — Tomato ketchup | Free |
2103.2020 |
Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces — Pasta and Pizza sauce | 5% |
2103.2090 |
Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces — Other tomato sauces | 85% |
2103.3000 |
Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard | Free |
2103.9010 |
Other — Mayonnaise | Free |
2103.9020 |
Other — Salad dressings | 5% |
2103.9030 |
Other — Cooking wine, cooking cognac and the like. | 5% |
2103.9090 |
Other — Other | 5% |
| 2104 · Soups and broths and preparations therefor · 4 lines, duty-free | ||
2104.1000 |
Soups and broths and preparations therefor | Free |
2104.2010 |
Homogenised composite food preparations — Packaged for infant use | Free |
2104.2020 |
Homogenised composite food preparations — For dietetic use | Free |
2104.2090 |
Homogenised composite food preparations — Other | Free |
| 2105 · Ice cream and other edible ice · 2 lines, a flat 20% duty | ||
2105.0010 |
Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa — Ice cream | 20% |
2105.0090 |
Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa — Other | 20% |
| 2106 · Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included · 7 lines, mostly duty-free | ||
2106.1000 |
Protein concentrates and textured protein substances | Free |
2106.9010 |
Other — Packaged for infant and young children use | Free |
2106.9020 |
Other — Vitamins | Free |
2106.9030 |
Other — Supplements (in liquid, tablet or powder form) | Free |
2106.9040 |
Other — Herbal Teas | Free |
2106.9050 |
Other — Tofu | Free |
2106.9090 |
Other — Other | 20% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 29 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.