Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter — Bahamas import duty
Most pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter are duty-free: 10 of 11 tariff lines under Heading 3006 carry no import duty, and the rest run up to 35%. 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.
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Tariff lines under heading 3006
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
3006.1000 |
Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable | Free |
3006.3000 |
Opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient | Free |
3006.4000 |
Dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements | Free |
3006.5000 |
First-aid boxes and kits | Free |
3006.6000 |
Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of Heading 29.37 or on spermicides | Free |
3006.7000 |
Gel preparations designed to be used in human or veterinary medicine as a lubricant for parts of the body for surgical operations or physical examinations or as a coupling agent between the body and medical instruments | Free |
3006.9110 |
Other — Appliances identifiable for ostomy use — Colostomy bags | Free |
3006.9120 |
Other — Appliances identifiable for ostomy use — Colon hydrotherapy tubing | Free |
3006.9190 |
Other — Appliances identifiable for ostomy use — Other | Free |
3006.9200 |
Other — Waste Pharmecutials | 35% |
3006.9300 |
Other — Placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured doses. | Free |
Part of Medicines & Pharmaceuticals (chapter 30) — 49 lines in total. Search the whole schedule →
Schedule version 2026-2027 · 11 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.