Prepared or preserved fish: Bahamas import duty

Heading 1604 covers prepared or preserved fish. The most common rate is 20% import duty (15 of 26 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 20%. 11 lines are duty-free. It includes packaged for infant and young children and caviar and caviar substitutes — caviar — other. 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 1604

HS code	Description	Import duty
`1604.1110`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Salmon — In airtight containers	Free
`1604.1190`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Salmon — Other	20%
`1604.1210`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Herrings — In airtight containers	Free
`1604.1290`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Herrings — Other	20%
`1604.1310`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats — In airtight containers	Free
`1604.1390`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats — Other	20%
`1604.1410`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.) — In airtight containers	Free
`1604.1490`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.) — Other	20%
`1604.1510`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Mackerel — In airtight containers	Free
`1604.1590`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Mackerel — Other	20%
`1604.1610`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Anchovies — In airtight containers	Free
`1604.1690`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Anchovies — Other	20%
`1604.1710`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Eels — In airtight containers	Free
`1604.1790`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Eels — Other	20%
`1604.1810`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Shark fins — In airtight containers	Free
`1604.1890`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Shark fins — Other	20%
`1604.1910`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Other — In airtight containers	Free
`1604.1990`	Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced — Other — Other	20%
`1604.2010`	In airtight containers	Free
`1604.2020`	Containing more than 20% by weight of fish, with macaroni, spaghetti and the like	20%
`1604.2030`	Packaged for infant and young children	Free
`1604.2090`	Other	20%
`1604.3110`	Caviar and caviar substitutes — Caviar — In airtight containers	20%
`1604.3190`	Caviar and caviar substitutes — Caviar — Other	20%
`1604.3210`	Caviar and caviar substitutes — Caviar substitutes — In airtight containers	20%
`1604.3290`	Caviar and caviar substitutes — Caviar substitutes — Other	20%

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) · 26 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.