Guides that save you the second trip to Customs.
The questions people ask Customs most, walked through step by step with the real numbers, the real forms and the order to do things in. Every figure follows the Customs booklet and links to its source.
ShoppingOrdering from Amazon to The Bahamas: direct delivery, forwarders and what Customs chargesAmazon delivers to The Bahamas by DHL, free over $49 of eligible items, and collects an estimate of the Customs bill at checkout. Here is what that estimate covers, when a forwarder is the better route, and the real figures on a $200 order.6 min readRead the guideVehiclesClearing a car you bought in JapanWhat to budget before you bid, which papers must arrive before the ship does, and what your broker files so the car leaves the dock.6 min readRead the guideThe billDuty free does not mean tax freeWhy a free-rated laptop still costs you $149.70 at the border, and how to work out the real number for anything you order.4 min readRead the guideValuationHow Customs values your goodsThe price you paid comes first. Here is what happens when the invoice is missing, and the values Customs will refuse.4 min readRead the guideImportingImporting into The Bahamas: duty, VAT, fees and who files whatThe whole picture in one read: the four Customs charges, the three ways goods arrive, the forms, the allowances, and the costs that are not Customs at all.8 min readRead the guide