Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: Bahamas import duty
Heading 0306 covers crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled. The most common rate is 35% import duty (36 of 42 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 35%. 6 lines are duty-free. It includes frozen — other, frozen — crabs — land crabs and frozen — lobsters. 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.
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Tariff lines under heading 0306
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
0306.1110 |
Frozen — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters, whole (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.1120 |
Frozen — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters, heads of (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.1130 |
Frozen — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters, tails of (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.1140 |
Frozen — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters, meat of, (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.1150 |
Frozen — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Other Spiny lobsters, (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.1190 |
Frozen — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Other | 35% |
0306.1200 |
Frozen — Lobsters (Homarus spp.) | 35% |
0306.1410 |
Frozen — Crabs — Stone crab claws | 35% |
0306.1420 |
Frozen — Crabs — Land crabs | 35% |
0306.1490 |
Frozen — Crabs — Other marine crabs | 35% |
0306.1500 |
Frozen — Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) | 35% |
0306.1610 |
Frozen — Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) — Shrimps | Free |
0306.1620 |
Frozen — Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) — Prawns | Free |
0306.1710 |
Frozen — Other shrimps and prawns — Shrimps | Free |
0306.1720 |
Frozen — Other shrimps and prawns — Prawns | Free |
0306.1900 |
Frozen — Other | 35% |
0306.3110 |
Live, fresh or chilled — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters, live (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.3120 |
Live, fresh or chilled — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters, whole, fresh or chilled (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.3130 |
Live, fresh or chilled — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters heads of, fresh or chilled (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.3140 |
Live, fresh or chilled — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters, tails of, fresh or chilled (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.3150 |
Live, fresh or chilled — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters meat of, fresh or chilled (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.3160 |
Live, fresh or chilled — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Other Spiny lobsters, fresh or chilled (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.3190 |
Live, fresh or chilled — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Other | 35% |
0306.3200 |
Live, fresh or chilled — Lobsters (Homarus spp.) | 35% |
0306.3310 |
Live, fresh or chilled — Crabs — Stone crab claws | 35% |
0306.3320 |
Live, fresh or chilled — Crabs — Land crabs | 35% |
0306.3390 |
Live, fresh or chilled — Crabs — Other marine crabs | 35% |
0306.3400 |
Live, fresh or chilled — Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) | 35% |
0306.9110 |
Other — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters, live (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.9120 |
Other — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters, whole, fresh or chilled (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.9130 |
Other — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters heads of, fresh or chilled (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.9140 |
Other — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters, tails of, fresh or chilled (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.9150 |
Other — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Spiny lobsters meat of, fresh or chilled (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.9160 |
Other — Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) — Other Spiny lobsters, fresh or chilled (Panulirus argus) | 35% |
0306.9200 |
Other — Lobsters (Homarus spp.) | 35% |
0306.9310 |
Other — Crabs — Stone crab claws | 35% |
0306.9320 |
Other — Crabs — Land crabs | 35% |
0306.9390 |
Other — Crabs — Other marine crabs | 35% |
0306.9400 |
Other — Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) | 35% |
0306.9510 |
Other — Shrimps and prawns — Shrimps | Free |
0306.9520 |
Other — Shrimps and prawns — Prawns | Free |
0306.9900 |
Other — Other | 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) · 42 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.