Free import
• Adults (visitors and residents): 1 quart (about 0.95 L) of spirits and 1 quart of wine.
• Adults (visitors and residents): 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 1 lb (454 g) of tobacco.
• Visitors: other dutiable goods worth up to BSD 100 per trip. Duty and taxes are charged on the value above this.
• Visitors carrying only used personal belongings can make an oral declaration. If you carry other goods, complete the Baggage Declaration (C17) in the Exempt app and keep the receipts.
• Residents: goods for personal use worth up to BSD 500, twice per calendar year. All returning residents must complete the C17 declaration in the Exempt app.
• Exemptions apply only to goods in your accompanied baggage, not to goods sent by courier or as cargo.
Currency
• Foreign currency may be brought in without limit.
• Bahamian dollar notes up to BSD 200 per traveller may be brought in without permission. Larger amounts need prior permission from the Central Bank of The Bahamas. Bahamian coins are not restricted.
• Cash (any currency) and negotiable instruments worth BSD 10,000 or more, and precious stones or metals of that value, must be declared in writing on arrival.
Prohibited
• Illegal drugs
• Food unfit for human consumption
• Indecent or obscene books, pictures and other articles
• Spearguns and other underwater guns (only the Hawaiian sling is allowed)
• Items that imitate any banknote or coin in current use
• Pirated copies of works protected under the Copyright Act
Restricted
• Firearms, ammunition and fireworks need special authorization from the Commissioner of Police before arrival. Do not travel with a firearm or ammunition without it.
• Firecrackers need approval from Customs.
• Fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers need an import permit from the Department of Agriculture before travel. All food must be declared; undeclared food can be seized and fined.
• Dogs and cats need a single-use import permit issued before travel and must be older than 6 months. They need an international veterinary certificate issued within 10 days of arrival confirming vaccination against rabies and other core diseases (for dogs: distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, adenovirus; for cats: feline leukemia, rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, panleukopenia, pneumonitis), a negative stool test for internal parasites and freedom from external parasites. From countries not free of rabies, the rabies vaccine must be given 1 to 10 months before arrival (up to 34 months for a 3-year vaccine).
• Goods for business use need a current Bahamas business licence.