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Swords, cutlasses, bayonets: Bahamas import duty

Heading 9307 (swords, cutlasses, bayonets) carries no customs import duty (all 1 tariff line are free), but these goods pay excise duty instead (45%), charged on entry under the Excise Act rather than the tariff schedule. 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 with 45% excise All of Arms & Ammunition

Tariff lines under heading 9307

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
9307.0000 Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor Free+ 45% excise

Part of Arms & Ammunition (chapter 93), 18 lines in total. You can also search the whole schedule.

Bahamas Tariff Act (schedule version 2026-2027) · 1 line shown. Lines tagged verified have been individually checked against the current schedule; the rest are as published in the Tariff Act. Lines marked + excise tax are free of customs duty but carry excise on entry; that rate is set by the Excise Act and is not part of this schedule. Rates are import duty only. Final classification and charges are determined by Bahamas Customs.