Chapter 51 · Section XI: Textiles & clothing
Wool & Animal Hair — Bahamas import duty
Chapter 51 covers wool & animal hair. The most common rate is 45% import duty (27 of 38 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 30% to 45%. It includes wool, not carded or combed, carbonised and degreased, not carbonised — other. 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.
0 of 38lines duty-free
45%most common rate (71% of lines)
30%–45%rate range
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Duty rates for every wool & animal hair 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5101 · Wool, not carded or combed — 5 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5101.1100 |
Greasy, including fleece-washed wool — Shorn wool | 45% |
5101.1900 |
Greasy, including fleece-washed wool — Other | 45% |
5101.2100 |
Degreased, not carbonised — Shorn wool | 45% |
5101.2900 |
Degreased, not carbonised — Other | 45% |
5101.3000 |
Carbonised | 45% |
| 5102 · Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed — 3 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5102.1100 |
Fine animal hair — Of Kashmir (cashmere) goats | 45% |
5102.1900 |
Fine animal hair — Other | 45% |
5102.2000 |
Coarse animal hair | 45% |
| 5103 · Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair — 3 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5103.1000 |
Noils of wool or of fine animal hair | 45% |
5103.2000 |
Other waste of wool or of fine animal hair | 45% |
5103.3000 |
Waste of coarse animal hair | 45% |
| 5104 · Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair — 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
5104.0000 |
Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair | 45% |
| 5105 · Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed — 6 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5105.1000 |
Carded wool | 45% |
5105.2100 |
Wool tops and other combed wool — Combed wool in fragments | 45% |
5105.2900 |
Wool tops and other combed wool — Other | 45% |
5105.3100 |
Fine animal hair, carded or combed — Of Kashmir (cashmere) goats | 45% |
5105.3900 |
Fine animal hair, carded or combed — Other | 45% |
5105.4000 |
Coarse animal hair, carded or combed | 45% |
| 5106 · Yarn of carded wool, not put up for retail sale — 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5106.1000 |
Containing 85% or more by weight of wool | 45% |
5106.2000 |
Containing less than 85% by weight of wool | 45% |
| 5107 · Yarn of combed wool, not put up for retail sale — 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5107.1000 |
Containing 85% or more by weight of wool | 45% |
5107.2000 |
Containing less than 85% by weight of wool | 45% |
| 5108 · Yarn of fine animal hair (carded or combed) — 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5108.1000 |
Carded | 45% |
5108.2000 |
Combed | 45% |
| 5109 · Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair — 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5109.1000 |
Containing 85% or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair | 45% |
5109.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 5110 · Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair — 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
5110.0000 |
Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair (including gimped horsehair yarn), whether or not put up for retail sale | 45% |
| 5111 · Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair — 5 lines, a flat 30% duty | ||
5111.1100 |
Containing 85% or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair — Of a weight not exceeding 300 g/m² (8.85 ounces per square yard) | 30% |
5111.1900 |
Containing 85% or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair — Other | 30% |
5111.2000 |
Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments | 30% |
5111.3000 |
Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres | 30% |
5111.9000 |
Other | 30% |
| 5112 · Woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair — 5 lines, a flat 30% duty | ||
5112.1100 |
Containing 85% or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair — Of a weight not exceeding 200 g/m² (5.9 ounces per square yard) | 30% |
5112.1900 |
Containing 85% or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair — Other | 30% |
5112.2000 |
Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments | 30% |
5112.3000 |
Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres | 30% |
5112.9000 |
Other | 30% |
| 5113 · Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair — 1 line, a flat 30% duty | ||
5113.0000 |
Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair | 30% |
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 2023 Tariff Act. Rates are import duty only — final classification and charges are determined by Bahamas Customs.