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Trinidad & Tobago Import requirements
How to import goods
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
documents you need to import goods
- 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 right hand drive vehicle imports
- 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)
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