Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing — Bahamas import duty
All 10 tariff lines under Heading 1209 (seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing) enter The Bahamas duty-free — 0% import duty. It includes sugar beet seeds, seeds of forage plants — other and seeds of forage plants — fescue seeds. 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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Tariff lines under heading 1209
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
1209.1000 |
Sugar beet seeds | Free |
1209.2100 |
Seeds of forage plants — Lucerne (alfalfa) seeds | Free |
1209.2200 |
Seeds of forage plants — Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds | Free |
1209.2300 |
Seeds of forage plants — Fescue seeds | Free |
1209.2400 |
Seeds of forage plants — Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds | Free |
1209.2500 |
Seeds of forage plants — Rye grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds | Free |
1209.2900 |
Seeds of forage plants — Other | Free |
1209.3000 |
Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers | Free |
1209.9100 |
Other — Vegetable seeds | Free |
1209.9900 |
Other — Other | Free |
Part of Seeds & Oil Plants (chapter 12) — 59 lines in total. Search the whole schedule →
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 2023 Tariff Act. Rates are import duty only — final classification and charges are determined by Bahamas Customs.