This permit allows persons to import plants and flowers

There are no eligibility criteria for this service.

The Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA) is responsible for importing plants and plant products into The Bahamas. These include live plants, cut flowers, sod/lawn, seeds, fruits, vegetables, orchids, Christmas trees, wreaths, garlands, wooden articles, palm handicrafts, tobacco leaves and other regulated articles.

To apply, you must first register with Click2Clear at http://www.click2clear.gov.bs/.

Once you have successfully registered, follow the following three-part steps:

1. Email click2clear@bahamas.gov.bs and request for your “password and username to be activated to apply for a pet permit with BAHFSA.”
2. You will receive an email with your password. Click the log in here button at https://bahfsabahamas.com/epermitting-for-imports
3. Reset your password by typing in your username and the password you received and then changing it to the one you want.

Once you have registered and completed the three-part steps above, log in using the link below:

https://www.besw.gov.bs/TFBOGA/cusLogin/signin.cl

Follow the steps in the tutorial below to apply, pay, and download your permit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71R7e7d74nY

Once you receive your permit, please give it to your supplier, the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO), or the Plant Health Authority in the country of export and request a phytosanitary certificate to accompany it.

To find the import conditions for plants being imported into The Bahamas, use the following link:

https://bahfsabahamas.com/sectors/international/guidelines-for-the-importation-of-plants-and-plant-products

https://bahfsabahamas.com/sectors/international/guidelines-for-the-importation-of-fertilizers-growing-media-and-bioremediation-products-of-plant-origin

https://bahfsabahamas.com/sectors/international/phytosanitary-guidelines-for-the-importation-of-christmas-trees-wreaths-garlands-and-holiday-greens-for

For more information about the ePermitting system, use the link below:

https://bahfsabahamas.com/epermitting-for-imports

If you have both the import permit and the phytosanitary certificate, you will be able to bring your plants and plant products into the country!

Feel free to contact our helpdesk numbers at 1-242-424-1826, 1-242-424-8296, and 1-242-422-3920 for further assistance.

1. For Commercial Traders, a valid Business Licence is required.
2. Phyto-sanitary Certificate from country of export.

Note:

• For persons outside of the Bahamas, monies can be sent as a money order or draft via Fedex or UPS or any courier service.
• Personal cheques will not be accepted.

Director
Department of Agriculture
Darville‘s Business Complex
Gladstone and Munnings  Roads
P.O. Box N-3028
Nassau, New Providence
The Bahamas
Tel. (242) 397-7450/325-7438
Fax. (242) 325-3960
E-mail: minagriculturemarine@bahamas.gov.bs 
Opening hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays