What are the customs decal and eAPIS requirements for flying to the Bahamas? I'm planning to rent an aircraft and fly to the Bahamas. I've got all the requirements including the Restricted Radio license.

However, there was another requirement which concerns paying of the Annual decal fee through CBP DTOPs and filling the form through eAPIS which kind of got me confused. Now I'm about to pay the annual user decal fee for a private aircraft but is this required if its a rental aircraft? 

And could someone please briefly explain the difference between the two and how they should be used for my trip?
AOPA has a useful guide to flying to/in the Caribbean, including the Bahamas. To answer your specific questions:


You do need a customs decal if your aircraft is considered private by the CBP, regardless of whether you own it or rent it (I've seen them myself on several aircraft that I've rented)
eAPIS is a system for reporting who is on board an aircraft every time it crosses the US border, it has nothing to do with the decal