Raw Hides & Leather: Bahamas import duty
Every one of the 38 tariff lines under Chapter 41 (raw hides & leather) carries a flat 45% import duty in The Bahamas. It includes chamois leather, whole hides and skins — other and whole hides and skins — grain splits. 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 raw hides & leather 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4101 · Raw hides and skins of bovine or equine animals (fresh · 3 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4101.2000 |
Whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8 kg when simply dried, 10 kg when dry-salted, or 16 kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved | 45% |
4101.5000 |
Whole hides and skins, of a weight exceeding 16 kg | 45% |
4101.9000 |
Other, including butts, bends and bellies | 45% |
| 4102 · Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, or salted, dried · 3 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4102.1000 |
With wool on | 45% |
4102.2100 |
Without wool on — Pickled | 45% |
4102.2900 |
Without wool on — Other | 45% |
| 4103 · Other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed · 4 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4103.2000 |
Of reptiles | 45% |
4103.3000 |
Of swine | 45% |
4103.9010 |
Other — Of goats or kids | 45% |
4103.9090 |
Other — Other | 45% |
| 4104 · Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine or equine animals · 4 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4104.1100 |
In the wet state (including wet-blue) — Full grains, unsplit; grain splits | 45% |
4104.1900 |
In the wet state (including wet-blue) — Other | 45% |
4104.4100 |
In the dry state (crust) — Full grains, unsplit; grain splits | 45% |
4104.4900 |
In the dry state (crust) — Other | 45% |
| 4105 · Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4105.1000 |
In the wet state (including wet-blue) | 45% |
4105.3000 |
In the dry state (crust) | 45% |
| 4106 · Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals · 7 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4106.2100 |
Of goats or kids — In the wet state (including wet-blue) | 45% |
4106.2200 |
Of goats or kids — In the dry state (crust) | 45% |
4106.3100 |
Of swine — In the wet state (including wet-blue) | 45% |
4106.3200 |
Of swine — In the dry state (crust) | 45% |
4106.4000 |
Of reptiles | 45% |
4106.9100 |
Other — In the wet state (including wet-blue) | 45% |
4106.9200 |
Other — In the dry state (crust) | 45% |
| 4107 · Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting · 6 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4107.1100 |
Whole hides and skins — Full grains, unsplit | 45% |
4107.1200 |
Whole hides and skins — Grain splits | 45% |
4107.1900 |
Whole hides and skins — Other | 45% |
4107.9100 |
Other, including sides — Full grains, unsplit | 45% |
4107.9200 |
Other, including sides — Grain splits | 45% |
4107.9900 |
Other, including sides — Other | 45% |
| 4112 · Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
4112.0000 |
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of sheep or lamb, without wool on, whether or not split, other than leather of Heading 41.14 | 45% |
| 4113 · Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting · 4 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4113.1000 |
Of goats or kids | 45% |
4113.2000 |
Of swine | 45% |
4113.3000 |
Of reptiles | 45% |
4113.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 4114 · Chamois leather · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4114.1000 |
Chamois (including combination chamois) leather | 45% |
4114.2000 |
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather | 45% |
| 4115 · Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4115.1000 |
Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls | 45% |
4115.2000 |
Parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour | 45% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 38 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.