Art, Antiques & Collectibles — Bahamas import duty
Chapter 97 covers art, antiques & collectibles. The most common rate is 10% import duty (18 of 19 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 10%. 1 line is duty-free. 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 art, antiques & collectibles 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9701 · Paintings, drawings and pastels, executed entirely by hand — 6 lines, a flat 10% duty | ||
9701.2100 |
Of an age exceeding 100 years — Paintings, drawings and pastels | 10% |
9701.2200 |
Of an age exceeding 100 years — Mosaics | 10% |
9701.2900 |
Of an age exceeding 100 years — Other | 10% |
9701.9100 |
Other — Paintings, drawings and pastels | 10% |
9701.9200 |
Other — Mosaics | 10% |
9701.9900 |
Other — Other | 10% |
| 9702 · Original engravings, prints and lithographs — 2 lines, a flat 10% duty | ||
9702.1000 |
Of an age exceeding 100 years | 10% |
9702.9000 |
Other | 10% |
| 9703 · Original sculptures and statuary, in any material — 2 lines, a flat 10% duty | ||
9703.1000 |
Of an age exceeding 100 years | 10% |
9703.9000 |
Other | 10% |
| 9704 · Postage or revenue stamps, stamp- postmarks — 1 line, a flat 10% duty | ||
9704.0000 |
Postage or revenue stamps, stamp-postmarks, first-day covers, postal stationery (stamped paper), and the like, used or unused, other than those of Heading 49.07 | 10% |
| 9705 · Collections and collectors’ pieces of ethnographic — 6 lines, mostly 10% duty | ||
9705.1000 |
Collections and collectors’ pieces of ethnographic, historical interest, archaeological | 10% |
9705.2100 |
Collections and collectors' pieces of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical or paleontological interest — Human specimen and parts therof | Free |
9705.2200 |
Collections and collectors' pieces of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical or paleontological interest — Extinct or endangered species and parts thereof | 10% |
9705.2900 |
Collections and collectors' pieces of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical or paleontological interest — Other | 10% |
9705.3100 |
Collections and collectors’ pieces of numismatic interest — Of an age exceeding 100 years | 10% |
9705.3900 |
Collections and collectors’ pieces of numismatic interest — Other | 10% |
| 9706 · Antiques of an age exceeding 100 years — 2 lines, a flat 10% duty | ||
9706.1000 |
Of an age exceeding 250 years | 10% |
9706.9000 |
Other | 10% |
Schedule version 2026-2027 · 19 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.