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Pearls, natural or cultured: Bahamas import duty

All 4 tariff lines under Heading 7101 (pearls, natural or cultured) enter The Bahamas duty-free, at 0% import duty. It includes natural pearls — other, cultured pearls — worked and cultured pearls — unworked. 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 7101

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
7101.1010 Natural pearls — Conch pearls Free
7101.1090 Natural pearls — Other Free
7101.2100 Cultured pearls — Unworked Free
7101.2200 Cultured pearls — Worked Free

Part of Jewellery, Precious Stones & Metals (chapter 71), 56 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.

Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 4 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.