Heading 1516 · Chapter 15

Animal — Bahamas import duty

Every one of the 3 tariff lines under Heading 1516 (animal) carries a flat 40% import duty in The Bahamas. It includes animal fats and oils and their fractions, vegetable fats and oils and their fractions and microbial fats and oils and their fractions. 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.

0 of 3lines duty-free

40%most common rate (100% of lines)

40%flat rate

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Tariff lines under heading 1516

HS code	Description	Import duty
`1516.1000`	Animal fats and oils and their fractions	40%
`1516.2000`	Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions	40%
`1516.3000`	Microbial fats and oils and their fractions	40%

Part of Fats & Oils (chapter 15) — 56 lines in total. Search the whole schedule →

Schedule version 2026-2027 · 3 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.