Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal: Bahamas import duty
Most other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal are duty-free: 18 of 23 tariff lines under Heading 1602 carry no import duty, and the rest run up to 20%. It includes homogenised preparations — other and homogenised preparations — for dietetic use. 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 Prepared Meat & Seafood
Tariff lines under heading 1602
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
1602.1010 |
Homogenised preparations — Packaged for infants | Free |
1602.1020 |
Homogenised preparations — For dietetic use | Free |
1602.1090 |
Homogenised preparations — Other | Free |
1602.2000 |
Of liver of any animal | Free |
1602.3110 |
Of poultry of Heading 01.05 — Of turkeys — Breasts | Free |
1602.3120 |
Of poultry of Heading 01.05 — Of turkeys — Turkey sliced/unsliced for sandwich | Free |
1602.3190 |
Of poultry of Heading 01.05 — Of turkeys — Other | Free |
1602.3210 |
Of poultry of Heading 01.05 — Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Breasts, uncooked | 20% |
1602.3220 |
Of poultry of Heading 01.05 — Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Breasts, other | 20% |
1602.3230 |
Of poultry of Heading 01.05 — Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Other, uncooked | 20% |
1602.3290 |
Of poultry of Heading 01.05 — Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus — Other | 20% |
1602.3900 |
Of poultry of Heading 01.05 — Other | 20% |
1602.4110 |
Of swine — Hams and cuts thereof — Sliced/unsliced for sandwich | Free |
1602.4190 |
Of swine — Hams and cuts thereof — Other hams and cuts thereof | Free |
1602.4200 |
Of swine — Shoulders and cuts thereof | Free |
1602.4910 |
Of swine — Other, including mixtures — Sliced/unsliced for sandwich | Free |
1602.4990 |
Of swine — Other, including mixtures — Other | Free |
1602.5010 |
Of bovine animals — Corned beef in airtight containers | Free |
1602.5020 |
Of bovine animals — Roasted beef in airtight containers | Free |
1602.5030 |
Of bovine animals — Containing more than 20% by weight of meat, with macaroni, spaghetti and the like | Free |
1602.5090 |
Of bovine animals — Other | Free |
1602.9010 |
Other, including preparations of blood of any animal — Beef sliced/unsliced for sandwich | Free |
1602.9090 |
Other, including preparations of blood of any animal — Other, including preparations of blood of any animal | Free |
Part of Prepared Meat & Seafood (chapter 16), 69 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 23 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.