Live fish: Bahamas import duty
Heading 0301 covers live fish. The most common rate is 35% import duty (10 of 11 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 35%. 1 line is duty-free. It includes ornamental fish — fresh water, ornamental fish — other — other and ornamental fish — other — salt water. 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 35% duty All of Fish & Seafood
Tariff lines under heading 0301
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
0301.1100 |
Ornamental fish — Fresh water | 35% |
0301.1910 |
Ornamental fish — Other — Salt water | 35% |
0301.1990 |
Ornamental fish — Other — Other | 35% |
0301.9100 |
Other live fish — Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) | 35% |
0301.9200 |
Other live fish — Eels (Anguilla spp.) | 35% |
0301.9300 |
Other live fish — Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthy s spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.) | 35% |
0301.9400 |
Other live fish — Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) | 35% |
0301.9500 |
Other live fish — Southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii) | 35% |
0301.9910 |
Other live fish — Other — Balao, mullet or pilchard, for use as bait | Free |
0301.9920 |
Other live fish — Other — Other (fresh water) | 35% |
0301.9990 |
Other live fish — Other — Other (salt water) | 35% |
Part of Fish & Seafood (chapter 03), 269 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 11 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.