MailBoatCustoms guideSource: bahamascustoms.gov.bs
Customs guide
What you need to clear goods into The Bahamas. Summarised from Bahamas Customs; the department's own pages are the final word.
1. Register for Click2Clear
Click2Clear is Bahamas Customs' online system for declaring and clearing goods. Registration is a one-time step. Residents register with their National Insurance (NIB) photo ID card; non-residents with a passport or driver's licence.
Customs declarations are made by licensed customs brokers. MailBoat's brokerage team can clear your shipment for you: ask for full clearance when it arrives in Nassau.
2. Check your goods are allowed
Prohibited imports
- Meat, provisions, fruit and vegetables, and any food unfit for human consumption
- Indecent or obscene printed matter, images, books, cards, engravings or other articles
- Underwater guns: any device that discharges a missile underwater, other than a Hawaiian sling
- Articles designed to imitate currency, bank notes or coins
- Copies of works whose owners have given notice to the Comptroller under the Copyright Act
Restricted imports: you need
| Goods | Permission |
|---|---|
| Goods imported for business | A current business licence, shown to the Comptroller on request |
| Firearms and fireworks | Special authorisation from the Commissioner of Police |
| Firecrackers and similar | Allowed only where the Comptroller considers them not dangerous |
| Trailer caravans used as living quarters, offices or workshops | Specific authorisation from the Minister |
| Coin-operated mechanical games and devices | Restricted; ask Customs |
| Anything restricted by another law in force in The Bahamas | The authority that law names |
Summary of Prohibited and Restricted Imports and Exports, Bahamas Customs. Not legal advice.
3. Send the right paperwork
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Bahamas Customs Form C-44 (PDF)
Standing authority for a broker to declare value on your behalf. Send it to our brokerage team with a government-issued ID.
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Vehicle insurance policy (international) (PDF)
What our cover includes for vehicles and boats shipped from Florida. Sign and return it with your vehicle papers.
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Authorisation letter: vehicles and equipment (PDF)
Authorises our Florida agent to handle the export of your vehicle or equipment. Signed before a JP in blue ink.
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Authorisation letter: Florida office (EEI) (PDF)
Lets the Fort Lauderdale agent file the US Electronic Export Information for your shipment.