Customs-Related Laws - The Bahamas Customs Department

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The Tariff

The Tariff provides the applicable tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the The Bahamas.
It is based on the international Harmonized System, the global system of nomenclature that is used to describe most world trade in goods.

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  2024 Tariff (Amendment) Act   July 27, 2024
  2024 Excise (Amendment) Act   July 27, 2024
  2023 Tariff Schedule   July 1, 2023
  2023 Excise Act   July 1, 2023
  2022 Customs Management (Amendment) Regulations   July 1, 2022
  2022 Customs Management (Amendment) Bill   July 1, 2022
  2022 Spirits and Beer Manufacture (Amendment) Bill   July 1, 2022
  2022 Fisheries Resources Regulations    July 1, 2022
  2022 Tariff (Amendment) Act   May 25th, 2022
  2022 Excise (Amendment) Act   May 25th, 2022
  2021 Tariff (Amendment) Bill   July 1, 2021
  2021 Excise (Amendment) Bill   July 1, 2021
  2021 Customs Management (Amendment) Act   July 1, 2021
  2021 Customs Management (Amendment) Regulations   July 1, 2021
  2021 Spirits and Beer Manufacture (Amendment) Act   July 1, 2021
  2020 Tariff (Amendment) Bill   July 1, 2020
  2020 Customs Management (Amendment) Bill   July 1, 2020
  2020 Customs Management (Amendment) Regulations   July 1, 2020
  2020 Excise (Amendment) Bill   July 1, 2020
  2019 Customs Management (Amendment) Act   July 1, 2019
  2019 Excise (Amendment) Act   July 1, 2019
  2019 Tariff (Amendment) Act   July 1, 2019
  2018 Customs Tariff Schedule   June 29, 2018
  2018 Customs Excise Table   June 29, 2018
  2016 Customs Management (Amendment) Regulations   July 4th 2016
  2016 Tariff Amendment with Description   July 4th 2016
  VAT Excise Amendments With Description   December 31, 2014
  VAT Tariff Amendments With Description   December 31, 2014
  Value Added Tax Act   December 31, 2014
  2015 Customs Management (Amendment) Regulations   May 27, 2015
  2015 Customs Management (Amendment) Bill   May 27, 2015
  2013 Customs Tariff Act   July 1, 2013
  2013 Customs Tariff Schedule   July 1, 2013
  2013 Customs Excise Act   July 1, 2013
  2013 Customs Excise Schedule   July 1, 2013
  2013 Economic Partnership Agreement Schedule   July 1, 2013
  2013 Environmental Levy   July 1, 2013
  2013 Processing Fees   July 1, 2013
  2013 Customs Management Act   July 1, 2013
  2013 Customs Management Act Amendments   July 1, 2013
  2013 Customs Management Regulation   July 1, 2013
  2013 Excise Stamp Tobacco Products Control Act   April 12th, 2013