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Chapter 59 · Section XI: Textiles & clothing

Coated & Technical Textiles — Bahamas import duty

Chapter 59 covers coated & technical textiles. The most common rate is 45% import duty (22 of 24 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 5% to 45%. It includes textile wall coverings, rubberised textile fabrics and linoleum. 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 24lines duty-free
45%most common rate (92% of lines)
5%–45%rate range

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Duty rates for every coated & technical textiles 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 codeDescriptionImport duty
5901 · Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances — 2 lines, a flat 45% duty
5901.1000 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like 45%
5901.9000 Other 45%
5902 · Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or — 3 lines, a flat 45% duty
5902.1000 Of nylon or other polyamides 45%
5902.2000 Of polyesters 45%
5902.9000 Other 45%
5903 · Textile fabrics impregnated, coated — 3 lines, a flat 45% duty
5903.1000 With poly(vinyl chloride) 45%
5903.2000 With polyurethane 45%
5903.9000 Other 45%
5904 · Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape — 2 lines, a flat 5% duty
5904.1000 Linoleum 5%
5904.9000 Other 5%
5905 · Textile wall coverings — 1 line, a flat 45% duty
5905.0000 Textile wall coverings 45%
5906 · Rubberised textile fabrics — 3 lines, a flat 45% duty
5906.1000 Adhesive tape of a width not exceeding 20 cm (7.87 inches) 45%
5906.9100 Other — Knitted or crocheted 45%
5906.9900 Other — Other 45%
5907 · Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or covered — 1 line, a flat 45% duty
5907.0000 Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or covered; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like 45%
5908 · Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps — 1 line, a flat 45% duty
5908.0000 Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like; incandescent gas mantles and tubular knitted gas mantle fabric therefor, whether or not impregnated 45%
5909 · Textile hosepiping and similar textile tubing — 1 line, a flat 45% duty
5909.0000 Textile hosepiping and similar textile tubing, with or without lining, armour or accessories of other materials 45%
5910 · Transmission or conveyor belts or belting — 1 line, a flat 45% duty
5910.0000 Transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of textile material, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, or reinforced with metal or other material 45%
5911 · Textile products and articles, for technical uses — 6 lines, a flat 45% duty
5911.1000 Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, including narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles (weaving beams) 45%
5911.2000 Bolting cloth, whether or not made up 45%
5911.3100 Textile fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking devices, of a kind used in paper-making or similar machines (for example, for pulp or asbestos-cement) — Weighing less than 650 g/m (19.17 ounces per square yard) 45%
5911.3200 Textile fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking devices, of a kind used in paper-making or similar machines (for example, for pulp or asbestos-cement) — Weighing 650 g/m (19.17 ounces per square yard) or more 45%
5911.4000 Filtering or straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses or the like, including that of human hair 45%
5911.9000 Other 45%

Schedule version 2026-2027 · 24 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.