Sections and Functions - The Bahamas Customs Department
- Administration – responsible for human resources, accounts and training.
- Airport – passenger/cargo airlines
- Bonded Matters– responsible for bonded goods, goods under concession, bonds and temporary imports.
- Commonwealth Brewery – responsible for manufacturing of beverages.
- Entry Checking Section– responsible for processing of documents entering and leaving.
- Examinations Section– responsible for examination of direct delivery (containers).
- Intelligence Section– deals with risk management.
- Information Technology Unit – responsible for the department’s IT services
- Internal Audit – responsible for all audits done internally
- PCA-Post Clearance Audit – deals with post audits of declarations submitted.
- Marine Unit– deals with the patrolling of waterways and marinas.
- Canine Unit – deals with searching for contraband within shipments.
- Investigation Section – is concerned with fraud and falsification of documents.
- Queries and Refunds Section – is concerned with over / underpayment of customs duty.
- Temporary Imports – responsible for all cargo entered on a temporary basis that is going to be re-exported
- Docks – clearing inward and outwards of cargo vessels
- Parcel Post– deals with the clearing of small packages at Post Office
- Rules of Origin– deals with preferential rates from the EPA agreement
- Releasing – deals with the releasing of completed cargo
- Revenue Recovery Unit– Collections Department
- Manifest Control/Warehouse – deals with warehousing of unentered goods
- Tax Compliance – deals with the verification of approval of all Tax Compliances
- Tariff Matters – deals with HS Codes verification and rulings
- Training – mandated to train all with up-to-date technology and practices
- Archives – storage of completed documents
- Procurements & Logistics – purchasing department
- Valuation Section – Verification of value / prices of goods.