Arms & Ammunition — Bahamas import duty
Chapter 93 (arms & ammunition) carries no customs import duty — all 18 tariff lines are free — but these goods pay excise duty instead (45%–85%), charged on entry under the Excise Act rather than the tariff schedule. It includes revolvers and pistols, swords, cutlasses, bayonets and artillery weapons. 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.
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Duty rates for every arms & ammunition 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9301 · Military weapons, other than revolvers — 3 lines, free of import duty, 45% excise | ||
9301.1000 |
Artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars) | Free+ 45% excise |
9301.2000 |
Rocket launchers; flame-throwers; grenade launchers; torpedo tubes and similar projectors | Free+ 45% excise |
9301.9000 |
Other | Free+ 45% excise |
| 9302 · Revolvers and pistols — 1 line, free of import duty, 85% excise | ||
9302.0000 |
Revolvers and pistols, other than those of Heading 93.03 or 93.04 | Free+ 85% excise |
| 9303 · Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing — 4 lines, free of import duty, 85% excise | ||
9303.1000 |
Muzzle-loading firearms | Free+ 85% excise |
9303.2000 |
Other sporting, hunting or target- shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles | Free+ 85% excise |
9303.3000 |
Other sporting, hunting or target- shooting rifles | Free+ 85% excise |
9303.9000 |
Other | Free+ 85% excise |
| 9304 · Other arms, excluding those of Heading 93.07 — 1 line, free of import duty, 85% excise | ||
9304.0000 |
Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of Heading 93.07 | Free+ 85% excise |
| 9305 · Parts and accessories of articles of Headings 93.01 to 93.04 — 4 lines, free of import duty, 85% excise | ||
9305.1000 |
Of revolvers or pistols | Free+ 85% excise |
9305.2000 |
Of shotguns or rifles of Heading 93.03 | Free+ 85% excise |
9305.9100 |
Of military weapons of Heading 93.01 | Free+ 85% excise |
9305.9900 |
Other | Free+ 85% excise |
| 9306 · Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines — 4 lines, free of import duty, 85% excise | ||
9306.2100 |
Cartridges | Free+ 85% excise |
9306.2900 |
Other | Free+ 85% excise |
9306.3000 |
Other cartridges and parts thereof | Free+ 85% excise |
9306.9000 |
Other | Free+ 85% excise |
| 9307 · Swords, cutlasses, bayonets — 1 line, free of import duty, 45% excise | ||
9307.0000 |
Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor | Free+ 45% excise |
Schedule version 2026-2027 · 18 lines shown. Lines tagged verified have been individually checked against the current schedule; the rest are as published in the 2023 Tariff Act. Lines marked + excise tax are free of customs duty but carry excise on entry — that rate is set by the Excise Act and is not part of this schedule. Rates are import duty only — final classification and charges are determined by Bahamas Customs.