Countries

The Bahamas: trade by HS code

  • US$2.4bnExports 2024
  • US$8.1bnImports 2024
  • 1,581HS6 · Exports

In 2024, exports from the Bahamas came to US$2.4bn and imports to US$8.1bn.

Its main exports were cargo ships and other goods vessels (8901.90), unused postage and revenue stamps (4907.00) and other special vessels (dredgers, floating cranes) (8905.90).

Its largest customer was the United States and its largest supplier the United States.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £873.5k from the Bahamas (-35% on the year before), above all rock lobster and other sea crawfish, original engravings, prints and… and paintings, drawings and pastels, and exported £55.2m to it.

Under CARIFORUM, 98% of the UK tariff lines are duty-free for goods from the Bahamas that meet the rules of origin.

Bahamas and the UK

UK imports£873.5k-35% · last 12 months
UK exports£55.2m+133% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the UK98%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: CARIFORUM

What the UK imports from Bahamas

  1. 0306.11Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)£409.5k
  2. 9702.90Original engravings, prints and lithographs: other£76.5k
  3. 9701.91Paintings, drawings and pastels (hand-made)£75.7k
  4. 9701.99Paintings, drawings and pastels, executed entirely by hand: other, other£71.6k
  5. 4115.20Parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour£44.6k
  6. 9703.90Original sculptures (up to 100 years old)£38.5k
  7. 0306.12Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled: frozen, lobsters (Homarus spp.)£35.8k
  8. 9701.21Paintings over 100 years old£20.5k
  9. 8703.23Petrol cars, 1500-3000 cc£15.4k
  10. 8471.30Laptops and portable computers (max 10 kg)£11k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

Bahamas and the EU

EU imports€68.3m-34% · last 12 months
EU exports€470.6m-75% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the EU98%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: CARIFORUM

What the EU imports from Bahamas

  1. 8901.10Cruise ships and ferries€23m
  2. 0306.11Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)€14.9m
  3. 8903.33Motor yachts over 24 m€10.8m
  4. 2924.29Other cyclic amides€6.1m
  5. 8903.32Motorboats 7.5-24 m€2.4m
  6. 1211.90Other medicinal and aromatic plants€2.4m
  7. 8901.90Cargo ships and other goods vessels€2.4m
  8. 8903.22Sailboats 7.5-24 m€604.5k
  9. 0511.99Other animal products n.e.s.€568.1k
  10. 1518.00Chemically modified fats and oils€318k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 8901.90Cargo ships and other goods vesselsUS$102.1m
  2. 4907.00Unused postage and revenue stampsUS$95.2m
  3. 8905.90Other special vessels (dredgers, floating cranes)US$92m
  4. 8906.90Other vessels (not warships)US$72.9m
  5. 3903.11Expandable polystyrene (EPS)US$55.9m
  6. 0306.11Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)US$52m
  7. 7116.20Articles of precious or semi-precious stonesUS$39m
  8. 2501.00SaltUS$29.8m
  9. 2517.10Gravel, crushed stone and pebblesUS$28.4m
  10. 8903.99Other pleasure and sports vesselsUS$19.7m
  11. 9007.91Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether: parts and accessories, for camerasUS$14.3m
  12. 9505.90Other festive and party articlesUS$12.8m
  13. 7204.49Other ferrous scrapUS$8.5m
  14. 2924.29Other cyclic amidesUS$8.5m
  15. 2208.40RumUS$6.3m
  16. 2933.59Other pyrimidine and piperazine compoundsUS$5.7m
  17. 2701.12Bituminous coalUS$5.4m
  18. 7310.21Steel cans for soldering/crimping (<50 l)US$5.3m
  19. 8904.00Tugs and pusher craftUS$4.8m
  20. 2915.90Other saturated monocarboxylic acidsUS$4.7m

Top imports

  1. 8905.20Floating drilling and production platformsUS$809.8m
  2. 8901.90Cargo ships and other goods vesselsUS$327.9m
  3. 2709.00Crude oilUS$158.3m
  4. 8901.20TankersUS$143.4m
  5. 7308.90Other steel structures and partsUS$80.9m
  6. 7113.19Precious metal jewellery (other than silver)US$60.4m
  7. 8703.23Petrol cars, 1500-3000 ccUS$56.1m
  8. 0207.14Frozen chicken cuts and offalUS$53.8m
  9. 8502.13Diesel generating sets over 375 kVAUS$46.2m
  10. 3004.90Other medicines, dosed or for retail saleUS$42.9m
  11. 8703.22Petrol cars, 1000-1500 ccUS$40.3m
  12. 1905.90Other bakery productsUS$37.2m
  13. 2106.90Other food preparationsUS$35.4m
  14. 8903.33Motor yachts over 24 mUS$33.7m
  15. 8302.41Base metal fittings for buildingsUS$33.1m
  16. 7610.90Other aluminium structuresUS$27.3m
  17. 9403.60Other wooden furnitureUS$25.9m
  18. 2711.12Liquefied propaneUS$24.9m
  19. 0202.30Frozen boneless beefUS$24.2m
  20. 2103.90Other sauces, condiments and seasoningsUS$19.9m

Main buyers from Bahamas

  1. United States US$346.9m
  2. Thailand US$169.3m
  3. Poland US$100.1m
  4. Ireland US$24.2m
  5. France US$22.2m
  6. Canada US$9.4m
  7. Dominican Republic US$5.4m
  8. India US$4.9m
  9. Costa Rica US$4.8m
  10. Netherlands US$4.1m

Main suppliers of Bahamas

  1. United States US$2bn
  2. China US$915.5m
  3. Japan US$260.7m
  4. Poland US$124.3m
  5. South Korea US$111.4m
  6. Colombia US$109.7m
  7. Italy US$55.6m
  8. Kazakhstan US$51m
  9. Angola US$38.9m
  10. Switzerland US$33.5m

Questions and answers

What does the Bahamas export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was cargo ships and other goods vessels (HS 8901.90), worth US$102.1m.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with the Bahamas?

Yes: goods from the Bahamas can enter at preferential rates under CARIFORUM, duty-free on 98% of tariff lines, provided they meet the rules of origin and come with proof of origin.