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Department Sections & Their Functions

  1. Administration – responsible for human resources, accounts and training.
  2. Airports – passenger/cargo airlines
  3. Bonded Matters– responsible for bonded goods, goods under concession, bonds and temporary imports.
  4. Commonwealth Brewery – responsible for manufacturing of beverages.
  5. Entry Checking Section– responsible for processing of documents entering and leaving.
  6. Examinations Section– responsible for examination of direct delivery (containers).
  7. Intelligence Section– deals with risk management.
  8. Information Technology Unit - responsible for the department’s IT services
  9. Internal Audit – responsible for all audits done internally
  10. PCA-Post Clearance Audit – deals with post audits of declarations submitted.
  11. Marine Unit– deals with the patrolling of waterways and marinas.
  12. Canine Unit - deals with searching for contraband within shipments.
  13. Investigation Section – is concerned with fraud and falsification of documents.
  14. Queries and Refunds Section – is concerned with over / underpayment of customs duty.
  15. Temporary Imports – responsible for all cargo entered on a temporary basis that is going to be re-exported
  16. Docks – clearing inward and outwards of cargo vessels
  17. Parcel Post– deals with the clearing of small packages at Post Office
  18. Rules of Origin– deals with preferential rates from the EPA agreement
  19. Releasing – deals with the releasing of completed cargo
  20. Revenue Recovery Unit– Collections Department
  21. Manifest Control/Warehouse – deals with warehousing of unentered goods
  22. Tax Compliance – deals with the verification of approval of all Tax Compliances
  23. Tariff Matters – deals with HS Codes verification and rulings
  24. Training – mandated to train all with up to date technology and practices
  25. Archives – storage of completed documents
  26. Procurements & Logistics – purchasing department
  27. Valuation Section – Verification of value / prices of goods.
  28. Enforcement - The Investigation or Preventive Division of The Bahamas Customs Department was established to ensure compliance with the Customs Management Act 1976.

Contact

The Bahamas Customs Department

Customs House, Thompson Blvd. P.O. Box N-155, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Tel: +1 242 604 3124
Fax: (242) – 322-62
click2clear@bahamas.gov.bs

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