Customs declaration requirements for Bahamas
Customs Declare produces the completed Home Consumption Entry (Customs Form C13), filed electronically via the Bahamas Customs Electronic Single Window (Click2Clear, built on ASYCUDA) for Bahamas’s own customs authority, in English, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Confirmed against the authority’s own published source- Form
- Home Consumption Entry (Customs Form C13), filed electronically via the Bahamas Customs Electronic Single Window (Click2Clear, built on ASYCUDA)
- Issuing authority
- The Bahamas Customs Department, Ministry of Finance
- Primary language
- English
- Accepted languages
- English
- Required supporting documents
- Commercial invoice, bill of lading or airway bill, phytosanitary or agricultural certificate where applicable, business license or identification
- Last verified
- Aug 30, 2026
Import requirements & restrictions
Import permit required
Sources disagree on the general used-vehicle age limit for import into the Bahamas -- some cite under 10 years (with special Ministry of Finance permission required for anything older), others cite as low as 4 years -- verify the current limit with Bahamas Customs before relying on either figure. Taxi/livery-car/omnibus-franchise holders may qualify for a special exemption allowing vehicles up to 3 years old. All imported vehicles must go directly to the Road Traffic Department for inspection and licensing on arrival.
HS 8703 -- Bahamas Customs Department / Road Traffic Department
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- 10%
- MFN duty rate data
- Available
- Preferential rate
- None on record
- Free duty calculator
- Check a duty rate for Bahamas
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does Bahamas require?
Bahamas’s import declaration is the Home Consumption Entry (Customs Form C13), filed electronically via the Bahamas Customs Electronic Single Window (Click2Clear, built on ASYCUDA), issued by The Bahamas Customs Department, Ministry of Finance.
Which languages does Bahamas accept on a customs declaration?
English
What supporting documents are required to import into Bahamas?
Commercial invoice, bill of lading or airway bill, phytosanitary or agricultural certificate where applicable, business license or identification
What is the VAT rate on imports into Bahamas?
The default VAT rate on record for Bahamas is 10%.