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Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies: Bahamas import duty

Heading 0101 covers live horses, asses, mules and hinnies. The most common rate is 25% import duty (3 of 4 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 25%. 1 line is duty-free. It includes asses, horses — other and horses — pure-bred breeding animals. 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.

Calculate landed cost at 25% duty All of Live Animals

Tariff lines under heading 0101

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
0101.2100 Horses — Pure-bred breeding animals Free
0101.2900 Horses — Other 25%
0101.3000 Asses 25%
0101.9000 Other 25%

Part of Live Animals (chapter 01), 37 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.

Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 4 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.