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Category |
Export Certificate |
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Responsible Agency |
Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (Veterinary Services Division) Address: 193 Old Hope Road Kingston 6 Phone: (876) 977-2492, 876-977-2489 |
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Legal base of the Procedure |
The Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act |
Required Information
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No. |
Type of information |
Note |
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1 |
Applicant must first be registered with JAMPRO | |
| 2 | Approval letter from NEPA | Application may be initially submitted without the approval letter |
Process Steps
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Step 1 |
Importer lodges application for Import Permit electronically and approval letter from NEPA. |
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Step 2 |
Supervisor Veterinary Permits examines application | |
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Step 3 |
Application placed on hold for risk assessment and presentation of NEPA CITES Approval Letter (If not already submitted) |
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Step 4 |
Supervisor Veterinary Permits receives assessment and NEPA Approval letter and passes to Director of permit approval. |
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Step 5 |
Director Considers application and supporting documents. |
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| Step 6 |
Directors decision? If "Rejected", the application is rejected in the e-trade system and applicant notified of rejection via a private email. If "Approved", the application is approved in the e-trade system and importer advised import will be allowed along with applicable charges. |
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| Step 7 |
Importers chosen Payment method? If "Manual", importer attends office to make payment. If "Online", importer makes payment online. Go to Step 11 |
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| Step 8 |
Pay advice prepared and given to the importer |
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| Step 9 |
Importer makes payment to cashier. |
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| Step 10 | Cashier accepts payment and enters details in system | |
| Step 11 | System issues receipt | |
| Step 12 | Importer presents receipt to VSD | |
| Step 13 | Import Permit provided to importer |
| # | Title | Description | Issued By | File |
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| # | Name | Description | Measure Type | Agency | Comments | Legal Document | Validity To | Measure Class |
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| 1 | Import Permit for Zoo Animals- Veterinary Service Division | An import permit must be obtained from the Veterinary Service Division, MICAF prior to the importation of zoo animals. All zoo animals being imported into Jamaica require an Import Permit for Zoo Animals from the Veterinary Division under the law -The Animals ( Disease and Importation) Act 1948. | Permit Requirement | Veterinary Service Division | Importers can apply for the import permit for zoo animals from the Veterinary Service Division of Jamaica | The Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act | 9999-09-09 | Good |
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