Wood Pulp & Waste Paper: Bahamas import duty
Every one of the 21 tariff lines under Chapter 47 (wood pulp & waste paper) carries a flat 45% import duty in The Bahamas. It includes mechanical wood pulp, chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades and unbleached — coniferous. 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 wood pulp & waste paper 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4701 · Mechanical wood pulp · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
4701.0000 |
Mechanical wood pulp | 45% |
| 4702 · Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
4702.0000 |
Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades | 45% |
| 4703 · Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate · 4 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4703.1100 |
Unbleached — Coniferous | 45% |
4703.1900 |
Unbleached — Non- coniferous | 45% |
4703.2100 |
Semi-bleached or bleached — Coniferous | 45% |
4703.2900 |
Semi-bleached or bleached — Non- coniferous | 45% |
| 4704 · Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades · 4 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4704.1100 |
Unbleached — Coniferous | 45% |
4704.1900 |
Unbleached — Non- coniferous | 45% |
4704.2100 |
Semi-bleached or bleached — Coniferous | 45% |
4704.2900 |
Semi-bleached or bleached — Non- coniferous | 45% |
| 4705 · Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
4705.0000 |
Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes | 45% |
| 4706 · Pulps of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper · 6 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4706.1000 |
Cotton linters pulp | 45% |
4706.2000 |
Pulps of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard | 45% |
4706.3000 |
Other, of bamboo | 45% |
4706.9100 |
Other — Mechanical | 45% |
4706.9200 |
Other — Chemical | 45% |
4706.9300 |
Other — Obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical processes | 45% |
| 4707 · Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard · 4 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
4707.1000 |
Unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard | 45% |
4707.2000 |
Other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass | 45% |
4707.3000 |
Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter) | 45% |
4707.9000 |
Other, including unsorted waste and scrap | 45% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 21 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.