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Capital Goods for businesses located outside the Port Area: Bahamas import duty

All 1 tariff line under Heading 9856 (capital goods for businesses located outside the port area) enter The Bahamas duty-free, at 0% import duty. 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 VAT and fees on a duty-free item All of Special Tariff Provisions

Tariff lines under heading 9856

HS codeDescriptionImport duty
9856.0000 Capital Goods for businesses located outside the Port Area in Grand Bahamas Free

Part of Special Tariff Provisions (chapter 98), 95 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. Rates are import duty only. Final classification and charges are determined by Bahamas Customs.