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Antibiotics: Bahamas import duty

Every one of the 6 tariff lines under Heading 2941 (antibiotics) carries a flat 45% import duty in The Bahamas. 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 landed cost at 45% duty All of Organic Chemicals

Tariff lines under heading 2941

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
2941.1000 Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof 45%
2941.2000 Streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof 45%
2941.3000 Tetracyclines and their derivatives; salts thereof 45%
2941.4000 Chloramphenicol and its derivatives; salts thereof 45%
2941.5000 Erythromycin and its derivatives; salts thereof 45%
2941.9000 Other 45%

Part of Organic Chemicals (chapter 29), 411 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.

Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 6 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.