Importing GoodsEdit

• If you are importing commercial goods, you must hire a Customs Broker to fill out the required documentation. You can find a list of Customs Brokers in the yellow pages of the Trinidad and Tobago telephone directory.
• Commercial and non-commercial importers must also:
  • Fill out a Customs Declaration Form (C82 Form) in four copies.
  • Submit the C82 Form with the documents listed in the section below to a Customs Officer at a Customs and Excise office. The Customs Officer will sign the C82 Form and give you an Assessment that shows duties and taxes owing and return all documents to you.
  • Take the C82 Form and the Assessment to the Customs' cashier and pay all outstanding taxes and duties.
  • Take the cashier's receipt and all documents to the Import/Export Station where the goods are being imported and clear the goods through Customs.

The Import Negative List

The following goods can only be imported with an Import Licence:

1. Live poultry.
2. Fish.
3. Shrimp.
4. Lobster.
5. Crabmeat.
6. Coconut in all forms including coconut seedlings, copra, desiccated coconut, coconut milk, and coconut cream (EXCLUDING Coconut oil).
7. Oilseed cake, meal, and other vegetable oil residues.
8. Copra.
9. Oilseeds, beans, nuts.
10. Animal oils, fats and greases, unrefined.
11. Fatty acids and solid residues from the treatment of oils and fats.
12. Vegetable fats.
13. Left Hand Drive vehicles.
14. Used Right Hand Drive vehicles.
15. Used Right Hand Drive Garbage compactors exceeding 15 tonnes (15000 kg) MGW.
16. Paper for wrapping tobacco or cigarettes.
17. Ship and boats (under 250 tonnes).
18. Parathion, ethyl.
19. 2, 4, 5_Trichlorophenyl (2, 4, 5_T).
20. Dichlorodiphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT).
21. Chlordimeform.
22. Dibromochloropropane (DBCP).
23. Ethylene Dibromide (EDB).
24. Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
25. Lead Arsenate.
26. Thallium and its salts.
27. Aldrin, Dieldrin and Endrin.
28. Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and mixtures containing Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS).
29. Equipment requiring the use of Ozone Depleting Substances - Air or Vacuum Pumps and Compressors and their parts, Dehumidifiers, Air Conditioning Machines/Units and their parts, Refrigerators / freezers and heat pumps and their parts.

Exporting GoodsEdit

• If you are exporting commercial goods, you must hire a Customs Broker to fill out the required documentation. You can find a list of Customs Brokers in the yellow pages of the Trinidad and Tobago telephone directory.
• Commercial and non-commercial exporters must also:
  • Fill out a Customs Declaration Form (C82 Form) in four copies. This form is provided by your broker.
  • Submit the C82 Form along with the documents listed in the section below to a Customs Officer at a Customs and Excise office for signature.
  • Take the signed C82 Form and the goods to be exported to the Import/Export station from which the goods are to be exported.

The Consolidated List of Licensable Exports

The following items can only be exported with an Export Licence:

1. Coral and other aquatic life found in the country's marine environment including coral, turtle, turtle eggs, aquarium fish, fish, molluscs, lobster, shrimp, crabs and other aquatic invertebrates.
2. Works of art, artefacts, and archaeological findings.
3. Clays, crushed limestone, boulders, sand, gravel, plastering sand, porcellanite, argillite, oil sand.
4. All plant species including tissue culture and other propagation material of these that are listed in the Convention on International Trade in #Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES).
5. Embryos and artificial insemination material.
6. All animal species listed in the CITES, as well as all endangered species of Trinidad and Tobago, whether live specimens, their parts, or derivatives, that is mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish or invertebrate.
7. Non-Ferrous Metal Scrap and Ores.
8. Human Organs.
9. Explosives, firearms, ammunition and ordnance.
10. Items which are subsidised either directly or indirectly - rice, gasoline, kerosene, liquid petroleum gas.
11. Electro-medical or medical or medical electronic equipment.
12. Duty-free capital goods e.g. mining, construction and other industrial machinery.
13. Agricultural machinery including imported fishing boats and their engines.

Importing GoodsEdit

• A CARICOM Area Invoice (this is provided by the supplier and is necessary for any goods entering the CARICOM region).
• The supplier's invoice.
• A copy of the Airway Bill (for items transported by air) or Bill of Lading (for items transported by sea).
• Import licence, for those items that are on the negative list.
• A declaration on the C75 or C76 form (used only when there is an ongoing demand-supply relationship between the importer and the supplier) signed by the importer.
• A certificate of origin (provided by the supplier).

Exporting GoodsEdit

• Invoice showing the price paid locally.
• Export Licence, for those items that are on the Consolidated List of Licensable Exports (please see below). For information on how to get an export *licence, please follow the "Applying for an Export Licence" link under the "Related Services" heading in the pane at the left.
• Certificate of origin (in the case of those items not manufactured locally).

Customs and Excise Division OfficesEdit

To apply for Import or Export approval, you must visit one of the locations listed below:

Customs and Excise Division

Ministry of Finance and the Economy

Custom House

Nicholas Court

Cor. Abercromby Street and Independence Square

Port of Spain

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 625-3311-9 Ext 335-8

Opening hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Customs and Excise Division

Ministry of Finance and the Economy

Customs Street

Scarborough

Tobago, West Indies

Tel. (868) 639-2415

Opening hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Container Examination Section

Point Lisas Industrial Estate

Point Lisas

Couva

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 679-4073

Opening hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Customs and Excise Division

Ministry of Finance and the Economy

Custom House

San Fernando Street

San Fernando

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 652-3421=Opening hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Import/Export StationsEdit

Amerijet

Golden Grove Road

Piarco

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 669-2329

Opening hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Aeromarine

Market Street

Sea Lots

Port of Spain

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 624-4910

Opening hours: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

BWIA Cargo

Golden Grove Road

Piarco

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 669-1929

Opening hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Container Examination Section

Dock Road

Port of Spain

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 627-0881 ext 228-230

Opening hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Container Examination Section

Point Lisas Industrial Estate

Point Lisas

Couva

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 679-4075

Opening hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Courier Bond

JSL Compound

Golden Grove Road

Piarco

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 669-5687

Opening hours: 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

General Aviation Services

Golden Grove Road

Piarco

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 669-3124

Opening hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Piarco Air Services

El Socorro

San Juan

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 674-4708

Opening hours: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Point Lisas LCL Warehouse

Point Lisas Industrial Estate

Point Lisas

Couva

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 679-4073

Opening hours: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Queen's Wharf

Port of Spain

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 625-3749

Opening hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Shed 4

Kings Wharf

Port of Spain

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 625-2504

Opening hours: 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Shed 9

Kings Wharf

Port of Spain

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 625-2506

Opening hours: 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Shed 10

Kings Wharf

Port of Spain

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 625-3316

Opening hours: 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Customs and Excise Division

Crown Point International Airport

Crown Point

Tobago, West Indies

Tel. (868) 639-0374

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