Handbags, Luggage & Leather Goods: Bahamas import duty
Most handbags, luggage & leather goods are duty-free: 19 of 28 tariff lines under Chapter 42 carry no import duty, and the rest run up to 45%. It includes handbags, luggage & backpacks, handbags, luggage and backpacks and articles of apparel. 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 handbags, luggage & leather goods 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4201 · Saddlery and harness for any animal, of any material · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
4201.0000 |
Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any material | 45% |
| 4202 · Handbags, Luggage & Backpacks · 19 lines, duty-free | ||
4202.1110 |
Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief- cases, school satchels and similar containers — With outer surface of leather or of composition leather — Suit-cases, executive-cases, vanity-cases, brief- cases, school satchels, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases and gun cases | Free |
4202.1190 |
Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief- cases, school satchels and similar containers — With outer surface of leather or of composition leather — Other | Free |
4202.1210 |
Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief- cases, school satchels and similar containers — With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials — Suit-cases, executive-cases, vanity-cases, brief- cases, school satchels, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases and gun cases | Free |
4202.1290 |
Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief- cases, school satchels and similar containers — With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials — Other | Free |
4202.1910 |
Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief- cases, school satchels and similar containers — Other — Suit-cases, executive-cases, vanity-cases, brief- cases, school satchels, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases and gun cases | Free |
4202.1990 |
Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief- cases, school satchels and similar containers — Other — Other | Free |
4202.2100 |
Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle — With outer surface of leather or of composition leather | Free |
4202.2200 |
Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle — With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | Free |
4202.2900 |
Handbags, luggage and backpacks verified | Free |
4202.3100 |
Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag — With outer surface of leather or of composition leather | Free |
4202.3200 |
Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag — With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | Free |
4202.3900 |
Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag — Other | Free |
4202.9110 |
Other — With outer surface of leather or of composition leather — Travelling bags, shopping bags and toilet bags | Free |
4202.9190 |
Other — With outer surface of leather or of composition leather — Other | Free |
4202.9210 |
Other — With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials — Travelling bags and toilet bags | Free |
4202.9220 |
Other — With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials — Shopping bags | Free |
4202.9230 |
Other — With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials — Other | Free |
4202.9910 |
Other — Other — Travelling bags, shopping bags and toilet bags | Free |
4202.9990 |
Other — Other — Other | Free |
| 4203 · Articles of apparel and clothing accessories · 5 lines, a flat 20% duty | ||
4203.1000 |
Articles of apparel | 20% |
4203.2100 |
Gloves, mittens and mitts — Specially designed for use in sports | 20% |
4203.2900 |
Gloves, mittens and mitts — Other | 20% |
4203.3000 |
Belts and bandoliers | 20% |
4203.4000 |
Other clothing accessories | 20% |
| 4205 · Other articles of leather or of composition leather · 2 lines, 35%–45% duty | ||
4205.0010 |
Other articles of leather or of composition leather — Articles for technical use, of leather or of composition leather | 35% |
4205.0090 |
Other articles of leather or of composition leather — Other articles of leather or of composition leater | 45% |
| 4206 · Articles of gut, of goldbeater’s skin · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
4206.0000 |
Articles of gut (other than silk-worm gut), of goldbeater’s skin, of bladders or of tendons | 45% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 28 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.