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

https://bs.scotiabank.com/corporate-and… https://www.citibank.com/icg/sa/latam/b… https://www.afreximbank.com/

Trade Promotion Agency

The Bahamas Trade Commission

https://bahamastradecommission.com/

Tariffs

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8544.70 Optical fibre cables

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8544.70 Optical fibre cables
HS code	Product	MFN
8544.70.00	Optical fibre cables	0%

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HS 8544.70.00

Optical fibre cables

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 › 85.44 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors

Applied duty rates

0% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 20 40

2020 2020 $31 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $23 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $3 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $37 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

$2 2025 2025 $2 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$31	–
2021	$23	–
2022	$3	–
2023	$37	–
2024	$0	–
2025	$2	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 5k 10k

2020 2020 $1,332 From the world $587 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $4,246 From the world $587 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $3,200 From the world $81 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $7,801 From the world $9 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $6,342 From the world $271 Within the Commonwealth

$4,008 $1 2025 2025 $4,008 From the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,332	$587
2021	$4,246	$587
2022	$3,200	$81
2023	$7,801	$9
2024	$6,342	$271
2025	$4,008	$1

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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