Verified figures on parcels, customs duty, internet use, card payments, ports and air cargo in Bahrain, with a link to the official source beside every number.
Prepared by Oreem. Last updated: 3 October 2026. Reviewed every quarter.
These are the official rules that decide whether a parcel arriving in Bahrain pays duty, and how much.
Since 5 June 2026, personal, non-commercial postal parcels and shipments worth no more than BD 100 are exempt from customs duty.
Official Gazette No. 3887, Ministry of Interior Resolution No. 63 of 2026Published 4 June 2026, in force from 5 June 2026
Dutiable imports into Bahrain pay 5% customs duty plus 10% VAT, a combined 15%.
Bahrain Customs Affairs, frequently asked questionsAccessed October 2026
The standard VAT rate in Bahrain rose from 5% to 10% on 1 January 2022, three years after VAT was introduced at 5% on 1 January 2019.
National Bureau for Revenue, What is VATRate in force since 1 January 2022
Personal belongings and gifts carried by travellers stay exempt from customs duty up to BD 300. This limit applies to travellers, not to postal parcels.
Official Gazette No. 3887, Ministry of Interior Resolution No. 63 of 2026Published 4 June 2026, in force from 5 June 2026
Almost everyone in Bahrain is online, and most payments are now made by card. These figures show how people in Bahrain connect and pay.
Bahrain had 1.64 million internet users at the end of 2025, an online penetration rate of 99.0%.
DataReportal, Digital 2026: BahrainPublished November 2025, data for late 2025
Bahrain had 1.31 million social media user identities in October 2025, equal to 79.4% of the population.
DataReportal, Digital 2026: BahrainPublished November 2025, data for late 2025
2.61 million mobile connections were active in Bahrain in late 2025, equal to 158% of the population, because many people use more than one line.
DataReportal, Digital 2026: BahrainPublished November 2025, data for late 2025
Bahrain recorded 261.4 million in-store and online card transactions worth BD 5,149.8 million in 2025, up from 217.7 million transactions worth BD 4,665.5 million in 2024.
Central Bank of Bahrain, Financial Stability Report, March 2026Data for December 2025
In December 2025, 79.0% of card payments at shop terminals by number, and 54.7% by value, were contactless.
Central Bank of Bahrain, Financial Stability Report, March 2026Data for December 2025
Instant bank transfers through the Fawri+ service reached BD 5,111.5 million in the second half of 2025, up 18.5% on the second half of 2024.
Central Bank of Bahrain, Financial Stability Report, March 2026Data for December 2025
Who a delivery company in Bahrain serves: the population and the number of households.
Bahrain had a population of 1,603,260 at mid-year 2025: 746,097 Bahrainis and 857,163 non-Bahrainis.
Information and eGovernment Authority, population by nationality and sexMid-year 2025 estimate
The 2020 Census counted 228,972 private households in Bahrain: 143,391 Bahraini and 85,581 non-Bahraini households.
How goods move in and out of Bahrain by sea, air, road and post.
In the World Bank Logistics Performance Index 2023, Bahrain scored 4.1 out of 5 for on-time shipments, 10th in the world, and ranked 34th of 139 countries overall.
World Bank, Connecting to Compete 2023Published 28 April 2023
Khalifa Bin Salman Port handled 408,929 containers (twenty-foot equivalent units) in 2025, including 203,399 imports and 199,947 exports.
Ports and Maritime Affairs, container statistics at Khalifa Bin Salman PortFull year 2025, total of the monthly figures
Khalifa Bin Salman Port has an initial annual capacity of 1 million containers (twenty-foot equivalent units), with potential for 3 million.
APM Terminals Bahrain, our terminalAccessed October 2026
Bahrain International Airport handled 405,217 tonnes of air cargo in 2025: 160,805 tonnes of imports, 102,051 tonnes of exports and 142,361 tonnes in transit.
Civil Aviation Affairs, air cargo movement at Bahrain International AirportFull year 2025, total calculated by Oreem
Travellers made 16,653,820 arrivals and 16,711,284 departures through the King Fahd Causeway in 2025.
Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs, arrivals and departures by portFull year 2025, travellers not vehicles
Bahrain Post handled 24,994 incoming and 7,714 outgoing postal parcels in 2025, up from 19,821 incoming parcels in 2024.
Bahrain Post, outgoing and incoming postal parcelsFull years 2024 and 2025, Bahrain Post only
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