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Customs or Import duty for spirits gin and Jenever to Bahrain

The Customs or Import duty for spirits gin and Jenever to Bahrain is classified under Food & Beverage(cdf categories).

The HSCODE applied for spirits gin and Jenever is 22-8-50-0-0

The tax is applied on the total sum of item cost, insurance cost and shipment cost.

The custom/import taxes are:

General duty is Special Goods%

The average VAT rate applicable in Bahrain is 0

Note: If the special tariff rate is NULL then general duty is applicable.

The other taxes applicable are:

N/A

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Calculation method:

Customs Duties or Import duty and taxes will be pending and need to be cleared while importing goods into Bahrain whether by a private individual or a commercial entity.

The valuation method is CIF.

Below table provide the Duty and Sales tax for Bahrain:

Duty Rates Sales Tax(GST) Threshold on goods
only duty on imports 0% or No sales tax All imports are subjected to duty
Prohibited Items:

  • All items offensive to the Muslim culture or sensitive to the Middle East security situation are prohibited. These include pork products, religious publications/figures, imitation firearms/paraphernalia, military uniforms.
  • Antiques
  • Asbestos
  • Cash letters (NI)
  • Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
  • Furs
  • Gambling devices
  • Isopropanol
  • Ivory
  • Pornography
  • Precious metals & stones
  • Tobacco
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