A shipment of TVs arrives from Florida on Bahamas Air and will be shipped to Venezuela the following day; how would you clear those goods?

• A. C.35 - Transshipment Entry and a Transshipment Bond furnished in Form CB.6
• B. C.13 - Home Consumption Entry
• C. C.7A - Inward Declaration and Cruising Permit for Private Aircraft Entering The Bahamas
• D. C.36 - Certificate of Clearance of Vessel

Answer: (A)

When goods pass through The Bahamas to reach another country, they are treated as in transit rather than entering Bahamian commerce. The proper clearance is a transshipment entry, paired with a transshipment bond to guarantee that duties and taxes would be covered if the goods were misrouted into Bahamian consumption or fail to exit as declared. The transshipment bond is filed using Form CB.6, providing security and ensuring the TVs will be exported to the final destination (Venezuela) as planned.

This approach fits because the TVs are arriving from Florida by air but will be shipped onward the next day; they are not intended for sale or use in The Bahamas. The other options don’t apply here: a home consumption entry would be used for goods imported for Bahamian use; an inward declaration and cruising permit relate to private aircraft entering The Bahamas; and a certificate of clearance of a vessel is for ships, not aircraft.