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H.M. CUSTOMS:
Custom House
40 Front Street
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda
Telephone: (441) 295-4816
Fax: (441) 295-5392
Email:
customs@gov.bm
Webpage: www.customs.gov.bm

Contact our Tariff Classification Officer
Email:
tariffclass@gov.bm
Tel: (441) 278-7422 or 278-7423

Contact our Valuation Officer
Email:
customs_valuation@gov.bm
Tel: (441) 278-7422 or 278-7423
 
Contact our Reviewing Officer
Email:
customs_reviews@gov.bm
Tel: (441) 295-4816

Valuation  
Rules on Customs Valuation
An information document to assist the general trade with Customs Valuation.
Import and Export Controls: General  

INSPECTIONS
All articles being imported or exported are subject to inspection by Customs and/or the relevant statutory authority (e.g. the Police or other Government Departments).

PASSENGERS' BAGGAGE
Dutiable goods (except cigarettes containing tobacco) imported by air or by sea in accompanied passenger's baggage are dutiable at 25% unless the Tariff duty rate for those goods is ordinarily 0%, 75% or 150%, or unless the goods are classified to Chapter 89.

*Cigarettes containing tobacco are dutiable at $35.00 per 200 units.

Any goods intended for sale, or merchandise, or any goods not being bona fide the property of the passenger may not be entered as passengers' baggage and are not eligible for the exemptions provided under section 5A(1) of the Customs Tariff Act.
(Refer to the Customs Tariff Act 1970)

POSTAL IMPORTATIONS
Goods that are imported by post are subject to compliance with postal requirements and with the regulations regarding customs declarations. All articles imported via post are subject to inspection by the Customs Department.


(Refer to Post Office Act 1900 and Post Office Regulations 1933)

 

Import And Export Prohibitions And Restrictions  
The following is a list of prohibitions and restrictions on imported and exported items:
Animals
Arms, Ammunition & Explosives
Building Sand, Crushed Rock, Gravel, Peat And Synthetic Potting Media
Controlled Chemicals
Foodstuffs
Fumigating Substances
Gaming Machines
Historic Articles (Relating To Bermuda)
Lottery Advertisements And Material
Motor-Cycles
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Weekly Rate of Exchange

All importers must use the following rates of exchange for the conversion of foreign currency into terms of Bermuda dollars in determining the customs value of goods imported during the period listed.  Click on the link below to view.

Foreign Exchange Rates 

 
Bermuda Customs Tariff 2007 - 2010  
Bermuda Customs Tariff 2010 (pdf)
Bermuda Customs Tariff 2010 (Pipe Delimited txt file)
Bermuda Customs Tariff 2009 (Pipe Delimited txt file)
Bermuda Customs Tariff 2009
Bermuda Customs Tariff 2008 (Adobe Reader pdf format)
Bermuda Customs Tariff 2008 (Pipe Delimited txt file)
Announcement
Bermuda Customs Tariff 2007 (Adobe reader pdf format)
Bermuda Customs Tariff 2007 Revised April 4, 2007 (Pipe delimited txt file)
Forms  
Bermuda Customs Declaration Form

Bermuda Customs Declaration Short Form

Public Notices  
The following is list of public notices and guidelines:

Public Notice 31 - Customs Duty Deferment: Goods for Retail Sale April 1 2009
Public Notice 12 - Electronic Submission
Public Notice 27 - Clearance of LCL Containers - Published December 21, 2007
Public Notice 5 - SF-BCD Guidelines
Public Notice 15 - Customs Reviews and Appeals - Revised March 27, 2007
Public Notice 17 - BCD Guidelines
Public Notice 21 - Simplified Tariff for Post Office and Courier - Published April 1, 2006
Public Notice 22 - Duty payment by ATM for Customs Traveller Declaration - Published May 22, 2006
Public Notice 23 - Simplified Goods Declaration Codes - Published April 1, 2007
Public Notice 25 - Standing Authorization - Publish May 4, 2007
Public Notice 26 - Customs Duty Relief Hotels (Temporary Customs Duty Relief) Published Aug 1, 2007
Public Notice 28 - Transfer of Residence Allowance - Published April 1, 2008
Public Notice 29 - Customs Retail Shops Duty Relief - Published April 1, 2008