How to Export from Jamaica
Step-2: Permit/ Licences/Certificate
Apply for the necessary Permits/Licences at the following Agencies:
- TRADE BOARD
Certificate of Origin, CARICOM Certificate, CBI Form, EUR 1 Form, GSP Form (A), to exempt from payment of Customs duties or for payment of partial duties when exporting to certain countries.
Items requiring a license from the Trade Board include
- Ammunition ( Firearms & Explosives)
- Gold Bullion & fully or semi-manufactured gold including jewellery
- Jewellery(excluding those from earth metals)
- Plasma in any form
- Sugar
- Wood—Lignum Vitae and logwood only.
- Motor vehicles
Species administered by NEPA
- Live Animals( subject to the Convention Of International Trade in Endangered)
Species administered by NEPA
- Pimento
- MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE and FISHERIES
- Veterinary Division — Animals and animal products
- Plant Quarantine Division — Plants and plant products including spice and pimento greater than 2 lbs.
- Mines & Geology Unit — Rocks, stones, soil, alumina, cement
- JAMAICA AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY (JACRA)
- Commercial coconut products (with the intention of generating revenue) including samples.
- Green coffee beans
- Roasted coffee over 10lbs / 5 kgs.
- NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL & PLANNING AGENCY (NEPA) Export Permit
- Coral
- Scrap Metal
Step-3: Shipment
EXPORTING BY SEA
- Complete booking with the shipping company
- Complete E-SAD within ASYCUDA WORLD
- Scan and Upload Commercial Invoice and requisite regulatory approvals (permits)
- Contact Jamaica Customs Contraband Enforcement Unit 24 hours before loading goods into container. Contact numbers are 923 7641 or 7573912
- Complete Dock Receipt issued by shipping agent
- Present dock receipt to wharf office (pay security fee)
- Submit completed entry form, dock receipt and
- Pay customs processing fee
- Deliver cargo to wharf
EXPORTING BY AIR
- Complete customs entry, invoice, certificate/ permit (where applicable), tally sheet and dispatch form.
- Contact Jamaica Customs Contraband Enforcement Unit 24 hours before delivering goods to the airline. Contact numbers are 923 7641 or 7573912
- Present documents and goods to export officer for checking, signing and numbering.
- Pay customs processing fee ($3005)
- Deliver cargo to *airline's warehouse
- Present tally sheet along with dispatch form to the airline representative who will facilitate the entry of goods into the warehouse.
- Some airline may require prior booking.
JAMPRO: Exporter Registration Process
JAMPRO: Exporter Registration
Trade Board Limited: Certificate of Origin
Export License: Ammunition ( Firearms & Explosives), Gold Bullion & fully or semi-manufactured gold including jewellery, Jewellery (excluding those from earth metals), Plasma in any form, Sugar, Wood—Lignum Vitae and logwood only, Motor vehicles,
Veterinary Division - Animals and animal products
Plant Quarantine Division - Plants and plant products greater than 2 lbs.
Mines & Geology Unit - Rocks, stones, soil, alumina, cement
Jamaica Agricultural commodities Regulation Authority (JACRA)- Permit - Green coffee beans, Roasted coffee over 10lbs / 5 kgs.Commercial coconut products (with the intention of generating revenue) including samples.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL & PLANNING AGENCY (NEPA) Export Permit for Coral
BUREAU OF STANDARDS - Certificate For processed food (such as ackee)
JAMPRO: Exporter Registration Process
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