The Treasurer’s Guide to Trade Finance

Kingdom of Bahrain

Principal exports

Petroleum and petroleum products, aluminium
and textiles.

Documentation

Imports

ƒ Bill of lading, certificate of origin, commercial
invoice, customs import declaration, delivery
order, packing list and a technical standard
or health certificate.

Exports

ƒ Bill of lading, certificate of origin, commercial
invoice, customs export declaration, packing
list and a technical standard or health
certificate.

Licences

Imports

ƒ Alcohol, arms and ammunition.

Exports

ƒ Some goods are subject to export
documentation requirements in accordance
with the GCC Common Customs Law.

Tariffs/Taxes

Imports

ƒ A customs duty of 5 percent exists for goods,

excluding vegetables, fruit, fish, meat, books

and magazines.

ƒ Rates of 100 percent are applied on tobacco

products and 125 percent on alcoholic

drinks.

ƒ Imports from GCC member states are

exempt from duties.

Exports

ƒ None.

Financing requirements for imports/

exports

ƒ None.

Prohibited items

Imports

ƒ Items can be prohibited for reasons of

health, public policy and national security.

Imports of cultured pearls and all imports

from Israel are also prohibited.

Exports

ƒ All exports to Israel are prohibited.

Bahrain imports exports

Trade information

Key trading partners

Imports by origin

EU 20.0%

China 13.4%

Brazil 12.4%

USA 8.2%

Saudi Arabia 6.1%

Other 39.9%

Source: WTO, September 2012

Exports by destination

Saudi Arabia 23.2%

Qatar 11.0%

Oman 10.9%

United Arab

Emirates 8.5%

EU 7.1%

Other 39.3%