The Bahamas

Official links

Compliance Requirements

Bahamas Trade Info

Bahamas Government Import and Export Directory

Bahamas Customs and Excise Department

https://www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs/tra… https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/import-and-e… https://www.bahamascustoms.gov.bs/impor…

Customs Formalities

Department of Inland Revenue

Bahamas Customs and Excise Department

https://inlandrevenue.finance.gov.bs/ https://www.bahamascustoms.gov.bs

Packaging & Labelling Requirements

The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ)

Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA)

Department of Environmental Health Services

https://bbsq.bs/ https://bahfsabahamas.com/ https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/index.php/ag…

HACCP/SPS Requirements

The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ)

Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA)

https://bbsq.bs/ https://bahfsabahamas.com/

Trade Agreements

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Bahamas Trade Commission

https://moea.gov.bs/ https://bahamastradecommission.com/

Trade Finance Providers

Scotiabank

Citi Bank Bahamas

Afreximbank

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Trade Promotion Agency

The Bahamas Trade Commission

https://bahamastradecommission.com/

Tariffs

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8516.79 Other electro-thermic appliances, other

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8516.79 Other electro-thermic appliances, other
HS code	Product	MFN
8516.79.00	Other	0.35%

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HS 8516.79.00

Other electro-thermic appliances, other

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles › 85.16 Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 85.45

Applied duty rates

0.35% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 10 20 30

2020 2020 $1 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $5 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $7 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $1 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $25 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

$5 2025 2025 $5 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1	–
2021	$5	–
2022	$7	–
2023	$1	–
2024	$25	–
2025	$5	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 1k 2k

2020 2020 $905 From the world $2 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1,258 From the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,095 From the world $7 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $1,766 From the world $8 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $1,534 From the world $8 Within the Commonwealth

$1,401 $10 2025 2025 $1,401 From the world $10 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$905	$2
2021	$1,258	$1
2022	$1,095	$7
2023	$1,766	$8
2024	$1,534	$8
2025	$1,401	$10

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

The Bahamas Trade Portal provides step-by-step information on trade-related procedures, including importation and exportation procedures, an exporter tool kit, international buyer directory, e-commerce for SMEs, logistics procedures, market analysis tools and an international trade guide.

https://www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs/

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