Notebooks & Stationery — Bahamas import duty
Heading 4820 covers notebooks & stationery. The most common rate is 45% import duty (4 of 6 tariff lines), with rates ranging from 0% to 60%. 1 line is duty-free. It includes exercise books, albums for samples or for collections and binders, folders and file covers. 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 4820
| HS code | Description | Import duty |
|---|---|---|
4820.1000 |
Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles | 45% |
4820.2000 |
Exercise books | Free |
4820.3000 |
Binders (other than book covers), folders and file covers | 45% |
4820.4000 |
Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets | 45% |
4820.5000 |
Albums for samples or for collections | 45% |
4820.9000 |
Other | 60% |
Part of Paper & Paperboard (chapter 48) — 127 lines in total. Search the whole schedule →
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 2023 Tariff Act. Rates are import duty only — final classification and charges are determined by Bahamas Customs.