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Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits: Bahamas import duty

Every one of the 10 tariff lines under Heading 1207 (other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits) carries a flat 35% import duty in The Bahamas. It includes melon seeds, sesamum seeds and mustard seeds. 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 1207

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
1207.1000 Palm nuts and kernels 35%
1207.2100 Cotton seeds — Seed 35%
1207.2900 Cotton seeds — Other 35%
1207.3000 Castor oil seeds 35%
1207.4000 Sesamum seeds 35%
1207.5000 Mustard seeds 35%
1207.6000 Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds 35%
1207.7000 Melon seeds 35%
1207.9100 Other — Poppy seeds 35%
1207.9900 Other — Other 35%

Part of Seeds & Oil Plants (chapter 12), 59 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.

Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 10 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.