Customs Department Laws On-Line - The Bahamas Customs Department

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Item No Bahamian Short Title    Date Commenced
2008-0017 Airports (Customs Duties and Excise Tax Exemption) Act 23 December 2008
2009-0020 Airports (Customs Duties and Excise Tax Exemption) Regulations 27 January 2009
1957-0034 Customs Duty (Most- Favoured-Nation Tariff) Act 31 May 1957
1958-0134 Customs Duty (Most- Favoured-Nation Tariff) Agreement Order 01 August 1958
1976-0004 Customs Management Act 25 August 1976
1989-0007 Customs Management (Appointment of Customs’ Seal and Flag) Notice 18 January 1989
1997-0063 Customs Management (Sufferance Wharf) (Freeport Container Port) Notice 07 July 1997
2008-0035 Customs Management (West End Sufferance Port of Entry) Notice 03 May 2007
1976-0096 Customs Regulations 25 August 1976
1952-0173 Customs Regulations (Landing Places) Order, 1952 15 August 1952
1954-0046 Customs Regulations (Landing Places) Order, 1954 24 March 1954
1958-0169 Customs Regulations (Landing Places) Order, 1958 24 March 1954
1963-0110 Customs Regulations (Landing Places) Order, 1958 17 May 1963
1959-0156 Customs Regulations (Sufferance Wharf) Order, 1959 14 August 1959
1963-0105 Customs Regulations (Sufferance Wharves) Order, 1963 10 May 1963
1952-0174 Ports of Entry Order 15 August 1952
2008-0016 Excise Act 30 June 2008
1955-0002 Export Control Regulations Act 19 June 1955
1965-0005 Export Control (No. 1) Regulations 04 January 1965
1957-0198 Export Control Regulations 09 December 1957
1955-0001 Import Control Regulations Act 19 June 1955
1972-0050 Import Control (Foods, Plants and Animals) Regulations 08 March 1972
1957-0197 Import Control Regulations 09 December 1957
1991-0097 Import Control Regulations (Chicken) Order 03 December 1991
1935-0004 Protection of Revenue Act 17 December 1935
2003-0005 TariffAct 30 June 2003
1989-0067 Customs Duties (Beer) Order 10 December 1989
1987-0013 Customs Duties (Beer, Porter, Ale and Stout) Order 29 March 1987
1988-0047 Customs Duties (Eggs) Order 26 October 1988
1990-0096 Customs Duties (Straw Products) (No. 2) Order 05 December 1990
1999-0065 Tariff (Commercial Fishing Goods) (Exemption) Order 18 July 1999
1999-0062 Tariff (Commercial Printing Goods) (Exemption) Order 18 July 1999
1999-0064 Tariff (Cottage and Light Industries Manufacture) (Raw Materials) Order 18 July 1999
2000-0050 Tariff (Extension of Duty Exemption for the Importation of new Taxicabs and Omnibuses) Order 30 May 2000
1999-0063 Tariff (Livestock and Fish Farming Goods) (Exemption) Order 18 July 1999
1978-0007 United States of America and The Bahamas Preclearance Agreement Act 23 May 1978