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Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting: Bahamas import duty

All 4 tariff lines under Heading 1401 (vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting) enter The Bahamas duty-free, at 0% import duty. It includes bamboos and rattans. 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 VAT and fees on a duty-free item All of Plant Materials for Plaiting

Tariff lines under heading 1401

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
1401.1000 Bamboos Free
1401.2000 Rattans Free
1401.9010 Other — Raffia Free
1401.9090 Other — Other Free

Part of Plant Materials for Plaiting (chapter 14), 9 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.