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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8536.50 Other switches

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8536.50 Other switches
HS code	Product	MFN
8536.50.00	Other switches	0.05%

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HS 8536.50.00

Other switches

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 › 85.36 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables

Applied duty rates

0.05% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 100 200 300

2020 2020 $1 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $13 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $13 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $3 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $86 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

$207 2025 2025 $207 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	$13	–
2022	$13	–
2023	$3	–
2024	$86	–
2025	$207	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2k 4k 6k

2020 2020 $1,037 From the world $3 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $2,341 From the world $54 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $2,209 From the world $13 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $2,906 From the world $9 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $4,011 From the world $23 Within the Commonwealth

$5,322 $93 2025 2025 $5,322 From the world $93 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,037	$3
2021	$2,341	$54
2022	$2,209	$13
2023	$2,906	$9
2024	$4,011	$23
2025	$5,322	$93

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-commercefor SMEs, logistics procedures, market analysis tools, and an international trade guide.

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

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