Chapter 44 · Section IX: Wood, cork & basketware
Wood & Wood Articles — Bahamas import duty
Most wood & wood articles are duty-free: 48 of 147 tariff lines under Chapter 44 carry no import duty, and the rest run up to 45%. It includes wood in the rough, hoopwood and wood wool. 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.
48 of 147lines duty-free
0%most common rate
0%–45%rate range
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Duty rates for every wood & wood articles 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4401 · Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs — 9 lines, a flat 20% duty | ||
4401.1100 |
Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms — Coniferous | 20% |
4401.1200 |
Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms — Non-Coniferous | 20% |
4401.2100 |
Wood in chips or particles — Coniferous | 20% |
4401.2200 |
Wood in chips or particles — Non-coniferous | 20% |
4401.3100 |
Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms — Wood pellets | 20% |
4401.3200 |
Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms — Wood briquettes | 20% |
4401.3900 |
Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms — Other | 20% |
4401.4100 |
Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms — Sawdust | 20% |
4401.4900 |
Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms — Other | 20% |
| 4402 · Wood charcoal, whether or not agglomerated — 3 lines, a flat 40% duty | ||
4402.1000 |
Of bamboo | 40% |
4402.2000 |
Of shell or nut | 40% |
4402.9000 |
Other | 40% |
| 4403 · Wood in the rough — 21 lines, mostly 30% duty | ||
4403.1110 |
Treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives — Coniferous — Piles | 10% |
4403.1190 |
Treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives — Coniferous — Other | 30% |
4403.1210 |
Other, coniferous — Piles | 10% |
4403.1290 |
Other, coniferous — Other | 30% |
4403.2100 |
Other, coniferous — Of pine (Pinus spp.), of which the smallest cross- sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | 30% |
4403.2200 |
Other, coniferous — Of pine (Pinus spp.), other | 30% |
4403.2300 |
Other, coniferous — Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), of which the smallest cross- sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | 30% |
4403.2400 |
Other, coniferous — Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), other | 30% |
4403.2500 |
Other, coniferous — Other, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | 30% |
4403.2600 |
Other, coniferous — Other | 30% |
4403.4100 |
Other, of tropical wood — Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau | 30% |
4403.4200 |
Other, of tropical wood — Teak | 30% |
4403.4900 |
Other, of tropical wood — Other | 30% |
4403.9100 |
Other — Of oak (Quercus spp.) | 30% |
4403.9300 |
Other — Of beech (Fagus spp.), of which the smallest cross- sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | 30% |
4403.9400 |
Other — Of beech (Fagus spp.), other | 30% |
4403.9500 |
Other — Of birch (Betula spp.), of which the smallest cross- sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | 30% |
4403.9600 |
Other — Of birch (Betula spp.), other | 30% |
4403.9700 |
Other — Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.) | 30% |
4403.9800 |
Other — Of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.) | 30% |
4403.9900 |
Other — Other | 30% |
| 4404 · Hoopwood — 4 lines, 10%–30% duty | ||
4404.1010 |
Coniferous — Piles | 10% |
4404.1090 |
Coniferous — Other | 30% |
4404.2010 |
Non-coniferous — Piles | 10% |
4404.2090 |
Non-coniferous — Other | 30% |
| 4405 · Wood wool — 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
4405.0000 |
Wood wool; wood flour | 45% |
| 4406 · Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood — 4 lines, a flat 20% duty | ||
4406.1100 |
Not impregnated — Coniferous | 20% |
4406.1200 |
Not impregnated — Non-Coniferous | 20% |
4406.9100 |
Other — Coniferous | 20% |
4406.9200 |
Non-Coniferous | 20% |
| 4407 · Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled — 21 lines, duty-free | ||
4407.1100 |
Coniferous — Of pine (Pinus spp.) | Free |
4407.1200 |
Coniferous — Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.) | Free |
4407.1300 |
Coniferous — Of S-P-F (spruce (Picea spp.), pine (Pinus spp.) and fir (Abies spp.) | Free |
4407.1400 |
Coniferous — Of Hem-fir (Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) and fir (Abies spp.) | Free |
4407.1900 |
Coniferous — Other | Free |
4407.2100 |
Of tropical wood — Mahogany (Swietenia spp.) | Free |
4407.2200 |
Of tropical wood — Virola, Imbuia and Balsa | Free |
4407.2300 |
Of tropical wood — Teak | Free |
4407.2500 |
Of tropical wood — Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau | Free |
4407.2600 |
Of tropical wood — White Lauan, White Meranti, White Seraya, Yellow Meranti and Alan | Free |
4407.2700 |
Of tropical wood — Sapelli | Free |
4407.2800 |
Of tropical wood — Iroko | Free |
4407.2900 |
Of tropical wood — Other | Free |
4407.9100 |
Of tropical wood — Of oak (Quercus spp.) | Free |
4407.9200 |
Of tropical wood — Of beech (Fagus spp.) | Free |
4407.9300 |
Of tropical wood — Of maple (Acer sppl) | Free |
4407.9400 |
Of tropical wood — Of cherry (Prunus spp.) | Free |
4407.9500 |
Of tropical wood — Of ash (Fraxinus spp.) | Free |
4407.9600 |
Of tropical wood — Of birch (Betula spp.) | Free |
4407.9700 |
Of tropical wood — Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.) | Free |
4407.9900 |
Of tropical wood — Other | Free |
| 4408 · Sheets for veneering — 4 lines, a flat 20% duty | ||
4408.1000 |
Coniferous | 20% |
4408.3100 |
Of tropical wood — Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau | 20% |
4408.3900 |
Of tropical wood — Other | 20% |
4408.9000 |
Other | 20% |
| 4409 · Wood continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated — 10 lines, mostly 20% duty | ||
4409.1010 |
Coniferous — Strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled. | 20% |
4409.1020 |
Coniferous — Moulded or rounded wood (mouldings) | 20% |
4409.1090 |
Coniferous — Other | Free |
4409.2110 |
Non-coniferous — Of bamboo — Strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled | 20% |
4409.2120 |
Non-coniferous — Of bamboo — Moulded or rounded wood (mouldings) | 20% |
4409.2190 |
Non-coniferous — Of bamboo — Other | Free |
4409.2200 |
Non-coniferous — Of tropical wood | 20% |
4409.2910 |
Non-coniferous — Other — Strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled | 20% |
4409.2920 |
Non-coniferous — Other — Moulded or rounded wood (mouldings) | 20% |
4409.2990 |
Non-coniferous — Other — Other | Free |
| 4410 · Particle board — 4 lines, a flat 5% duty | ||
4410.1100 |
Of wood — Particle board | 5% |
4410.1200 |
Of wood — Oriented strand board (OSB) | 5% |
4410.1900 |
Of wood — Other | 5% |
4410.9000 |
Other | 5% |
| 4411 · Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials — 6 lines, a flat 5% duty | ||
4411.1200 |
Medium density fibreboard (MDF) — Of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm | 5% |
4411.1300 |
Medium density fibreboard (MDF) — Of a thickness exceeding 5 mm but not exceeding 9 mm | 5% |
4411.1400 |
Medium density fibreboard (MDF) — Of a thickness exceeding 9 mm | 5% |
4411.9200 |
Other — Of a density exceeding 0.8 g/cm | 5% |
4411.9300 |
Other — Of a density exceeding 0.5 g/cm but not exceeding 0.8 g/cm | 5% |
4411.9400 |
Other — Of a density not exceeding 0.5 g/cm | 5% |
| 4412 · Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood — 14 lines, duty-free | ||
4412.1000 |
Of bamboo | Free |
4412.3100 |
Other plywood, consisting solely of sheets of wood (other than bamboo), ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness — With at least one outer ply of tropical wood | Free |
4412.3300 |
Other plywood, consisting solely of sheets of wood (other than bamboo), ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness — Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood of the species alder (Alnus spp.), ash (Fraxinus spp.), beech (Fagus spp.), birch (Betula spp.), cherry (Prunus spp.), chestnut (Castanea spp.), elm (Ulmus spp.), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.), hickory (Carya spp.), horse chestnut (Aesculus spp.), lime (Tilia spp.), maple (Acer spp.), oak (Quercus spp.), plane tree (Platanus spp.), poplar and aspen (Populus spp.), robinia (Robinia spp.), tulipwood (Liriodendron spp.) or walnut (Juglans spp.) | Free |
4412.3400 |
Other plywood, consisting solely of sheets of wood (other than bamboo), ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness — Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood not specified under Subheading 4412.33 | Free |
4412.3900 |
Other plywood, consisting solely of sheets of wood (other than bamboo), ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness — Other, with both outer plies of coniferous wood. | Free |
4412.4100 |
Laminated veneered lumber (LVL) — With at least one outer ply of tropical wood | Free |
4412.4200 |
Laminated veneered lumber (LVL) — Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood | Free |
4412.4900 |
Laminated veneered lumber (LVL) — Other, with both outer plies of coniferous wood | Free |
4412.5100 |
Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard — With at least one outer ply of tropical wood | Free |
4412.5200 |
Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard — Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood | Free |
4412.5900 |
Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard — Other, with both outer plies of coniferous wood | Free |
4412.9100 |
Other — With at least one outer ply of tropical wood | Free |
4412.9200 |
Other — Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood | Free |
4412.9900 |
Other — Other, with both outer plies of coniferous wood | Free |
| 4413 · Densified wood, in blocks, plates — 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
4413.0000 |
Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes. | 45% |
| 4414 · Wooden frames for paintings, photographs — 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4414.1000 |
Of tropical wood | 45% |
4414.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 4415 · Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings — 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4415.1000 |
Cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings; cable- drums | 45% |
4415.2000 |
Pallets, box pallets and other load boards; pallet collars | 45% |
| 4416 · Casks, barrels, vats — 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
4416.0000 |
Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves | 45% |
| 4417 · Tools, tool bodies, tool handles — 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
4417.0000 |
Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood | 45% |
| 4418 · Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood — 20 lines, mostly 25% duty | ||
4418.1110 |
Windows, French- windows and their frames — Double glazed and or vacuum sealed | 5% |
4418.1900 |
Windows, French- windows and their frames — Other | 5% |
4418.2110 |
Doors and their frames and thresholds — Doors and their frames and thresholds | Free |
4418.2900 |
Doors and their frames and thresholds — Other | Free |
4418.3000 |
Posts and beams other than products of Subheadings 4418.81 to 4418.89 | 25% |
4418.4000 |
Shuttering for concrete constructional work | 25% |
4418.5000 |
Shingles and shakes | Free |
4418.7300 |
Assembled flooring panels — Of bamboo or with at least the top layer (wear layer) of bamboo | 25% |
4418.7400 |
Assembled flooring panels — Other, for mosaic floors | 25% |
4418.7500 |
Assembled flooring panels — Other, multilayer | 25% |
4418.7900 |
Assembled flooring panels — Other | 25% |
4418.8100 |
Engineered structural timber products — Glue-laminated timber (glulam) | 25% |
4418.8200 |
Engineered structural timber products — Cross-laminated timber (CLT or X-lam) | 25% |
4418.8300 |
Engineered structural timber products — I beams | 25% |
4418.8900 |
Engineered structural timber products — Other | 25% |
4418.9100 |
Other — Of bamboo | 25% |
4418.9200 |
Other — Cellular wood panels | 25% |
4418.9910 |
Other — Other — Roof trusses | Free |
4418.9920 |
Other — Other — Hurricane Shutters | 5% |
4418.9990 |
Other — Other | 5% |
| 4419 · Tableware and kitchenware, of wood — 10 lines, mostly duty-free | ||
4419.1100 |
Of bamboo — Bread boards,chopping boards and similar boards | 45% |
4419.1200 |
Of bamboo — Chopsticks | 45% |
4419.1900 |
Of bamboo — Other | 45% |
4419.1910 |
Of bamboo — Cutlery | Free |
4419.1920 |
Of bamboo — Straws | Free |
4419.1990 |
Of bamboo — Other | Free |
4419.2000 |
Of tropical wood | Free |
4419.9010 |
Other — Wooden stirrers | Free |
4419.9020 |
Other — Wooden cutlery | Free |
4419.9090 |
Other — Other | 45% |
| 4420 · Wood marquetry and inlaid wood — 3 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4420.1100 |
Statuettes and other ornaments — Of tropical wood | 45% |
4420.1900 |
Statuettes and other ornaments — Other | 45% |
4420.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 4421 · Other articles of wood — 6 lines, 20%–35% duty | ||
4421.1000 |
Clothes hangers | 35% |
4421.2000 |
Coffins | 25% |
4421.9100 |
Other — Of bamboo | 30% |
4421.9910 |
Other — Other — Masts, spars, rudders, oars and paddles for boats | 30% |
4421.9920 |
Other — Other — Bobbins | 25% |
4421.9990 |
Other — Other — Other | 20% |
Schedule version 2026-2027 · 147 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.