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Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres: Bahamas import duty

Every one of the 20 tariff lines under Heading 5516 (woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres) carries a flat 30% 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 30% duty All of Man-Made Staple Fibres

Tariff lines under heading 5516

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
5516.1100 Containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres — Unbleached or bleached 30%
5516.1200 Containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres — Dyed 30%
5516.1300 Containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres — Of yarns of different colours 30%
5516.1400 Containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres — Printed 30%
5516.2100 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man- made filaments — Unbleached or bleached 30%
5516.2200 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man- made filaments — Dyed 30%
5516.2300 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man- made filaments — Of yarns of different colours 30%
5516.2400 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with man- made filaments — Printed 30%
5516.3100 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair — Unbleached or bleached 30%
5516.3200 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair — Dyed 30%
5516.3300 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair — Of yarns of different colours 30%
5516.3400 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair — Printed 30%
5516.4100 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton — Unbleached or bleached 30%
5516.4200 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton — Dyed 30%
5516.4300 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton — Of yarns of different colours 30%
5516.4400 Containing less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton — Printed 30%
5516.9100 Other — Unbleached or bleached 30%
5516.9200 Other — Dyed 30%
5516.9300 Other — Of yarns of different colours 30%
5516.9400 Other — Printed 30%

Part of Man-Made Staple Fibres (chapter 55), 110 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.

Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 20 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.