Vaping / E-cigs — Bahamas

Declare your vape gear at Bahamian customs. The traveller tobacco allowance is written only as 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars or one pound of tobacco - e-liquid and vape devices are not in it, so spare pods and sealed devices fall under the general USD 100 "other articles" limit and are taxable above it. Nicotine inhalation products sit in their own tariff heading at a 300% excise rate. Your used personal device and worn personal effects enter free as baggage. No Bahamian law we could find names vaping, e-cigarettes or e-liquid, and vapes are not on the customs prohibited or restricted list - but that is an absence, not a permission, so declare it and ask rather than assume.

No vape-specific penalty is published in these sources and none is invented here. The 300% figure is a rate of EXCISE DUTY, not a fine. The only penalty figure actually read is a fine of one hundred dollars on summary conviction under rule 3(2) of S.I. 129/1976 - and that is for importing or selling CIGARETTES in packages without a health-hazard warning, not for anything to do with vaping. Penalties under the Customs Management Act for false declaration or non-declaration were not examined this run. Excise rates are commonly adjusted each budget by separate gazetted Order, so confirm the 300% rate before relying on it.

Verified Sep 9, 2026