Soap & Body Wash: Bahamas import duty
Most soap & body wash are duty-free: 12 of 16 tariff lines under Heading 3401 carry no import duty, and the rest run up to 45%. It includes soap in other forms — other, soap in other forms — soft soap and soap in other forms — liquid soaps. 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 3401
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
3401.1110 |
Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent — For toilet use (including medicated products) — Abrasive soaps | Free |
3401.1120 |
Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent — For toilet use (including medicated products) — Floating and deodorant soap | Free |
3401.1130 |
Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent — For toilet use (including medicated products) — Disinfectant soaps | Free |
3401.1140 |
Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent — For toilet use (including medicated products) — Medicated soaps | Free |
3401.1150 |
Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent — For toilet use (including medicated products) — Shaving soaps | Free |
3401.1190 |
Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent — For toilet use (including medicated products) — Other | Free |
3401.1910 |
Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent — Other — Household soaps | 5% |
3401.1920 |
Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent — Other — Industrial soaps | 45% |
3401.1930 |
Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent — Other — Baby wipes | Free |
3401.1990 |
Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent — Other — Other | 45% |
3401.2010 |
Soap in other forms — Liquid soaps | Free |
3401.2020 |
Soap in other forms — Soap flakes and powders | Free |
3401.2030 |
Soap in other forms — Soft soap | Free |
3401.2090 |
Soap in other forms — Other | Free |
3401.3010 |
Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap — Hand Sanitizer containing soap | Free |
3401.3090 |
Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap — Other | 5% |
Part of Soap, Detergents & Candles (chapter 34), 44 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.
Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 16 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.