Other Vegetable Fibres: Bahamas import duty
Chapter 53 covers other vegetable fibres. The most common rate is 45% import duty (16 of 23 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 30% to 45%. It includes true hemp (cannabis sativa l.), flax yarn and woven fabrics of flax. 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 other vegetable fibres 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5301 · Flax, raw or processed but not spun · 4 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5301.1000 |
Flax, raw or retted | 45% |
5301.2100 |
Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun — Broken or scutched | 45% |
5301.2900 |
Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun — Other | 45% |
5301.3000 |
Flax tow and waste | 45% |
| 5302 · True hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5302.1000 |
True hemp, raw or retted | 45% |
5302.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 5303 · Jute and other textile bast fibres · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5303.1000 |
Jute and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted | 45% |
5303.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 5305 · Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee) · 1 line, a flat 45% duty | ||
5305.0000 |
Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | 45% |
| 5306 · Flax yarn · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5306.1000 |
Single | 45% |
5306.2000 |
Multiple (folded) or cabled | 45% |
| 5307 · Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of Heading 53.03 · 2 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5307.1000 |
Single | 45% |
5307.2000 |
Multiple (folded) or cabled | 45% |
| 5308 · Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres · 3 lines, a flat 45% duty | ||
5308.1000 |
Coir yarn | 45% |
5308.2000 |
True hemp yarn | 45% |
5308.9000 |
Other | 45% |
| 5309 · Woven fabrics of flax · 4 lines, a flat 30% duty | ||
5309.1100 |
Containing 85% or more by weight of flax — Unbleached or bleached | 30% |
5309.1900 |
Containing 85% or more by weight of flax — Other | 30% |
5309.2100 |
Containing less than 85% by weight of flax — Unbleached or bleached | 30% |
5309.2900 |
Containing less than 85% by weight of flax — Other | 30% |
| 5310 · Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading · 2 lines, a flat 30% duty | ||
5310.1000 |
Unbleached | 30% |
5310.9000 |
Other | 30% |
| 5311 · Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres · 1 line, a flat 30% duty | ||
5311.0000 |
Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn | 30% |
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 23 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.