Commodity

Commodity Structure

Tariff Information

Tariff

Measures

#	Name	Type	Agency	Description	Law	Procedure	Valid To	Apply To
1	Plant Import Permit	Permit Requirement	Plant Quarantine Division	A permit is required from the Plant Quarantine Division of MICAF prior to the unloading of any plant, hay, straw or fodder imported into Jamaica. The permit must be acquired prior to the unloading at the port of entry. Permits may be applied for through the MOAT portal. https://www.moatrade.gov.jm/MOA/.	The Plants Quarantine Act	Import Permit of Plant Quarantine Division- PQD	9999-09-09	ALL
2	Banana Export Permit and Certificate	Permit Requirement	The Banana Board	No person is permitted to export banana without the expressed permission of the Banana Board. An Export Permit must be attained from the Banana Board prior to the exportation of any banana. Alternatively, the Board may purchase bananas at the current price from the banana farmer following an inspection.	The Banana Board Act	Banana Export Permit and Certificate - BIB	9999-09-09	ALL
3	Certification for Export Packaging Facility (PQD)	Inspection Requirement	Plant Quarantine Division	Packaging facilities must be certified by the PQD to satisfy the requirements for goods to be stored, processed and packaged for export.	The Agricultural Produce Act (1926)	Export Packaging Facility Certification - PQD	9999-09-09	ALL

Standard

Procedures

#	Name	Description	Category	Agency	Measure	Form
1	Banana Export Permit and Certificate - BIB	Step by step process of acquiring a Banana Export Permit and Certification	Export	The Banana Board	Banana Export Permit and Certificate
2	Import Permit of Plant Quarantine Division- PQD	Detailed process flow outlining the necessary procedure to acquire an import permit through the Plant Quarantine Division. This includes flowers, seeds, fruits, vegetables, horticulture, coffee, cocoa, coconut, silica, sand, banana,	Procedure	Plant Quarantine Division	Plant Import Permit	Phytosanitary Import Permit Request
3	Export Packaging Facility Certification - PQD	Approved procedure for acquiring a Packaging Facility Authorization letter from the Plant Quarantine Division.	Procedure	Plant Quarantine Division	Certification for Export Packaging Facility (PQD)

Legal Documents

#	Title	Type	Issuing Agency	Responsible Agency	Issue Date
1	The Plants Quarantine Act	Act	Ministry of Justice	Plant Quarantine Division	1994-09-14
2	The Banana Board Act	Act	Ministry of Justice	The Banana Board	1953-10-01
3	The Agricultural Produce Act (1926)	Act	Ministry of Justice	Plant Quarantine Division	1926-08-01

Forms

#	Title	Description	Issued By
1	Phytosanitary Import Permit Request	Application for Phytosanitary import permit (This includes flowers, horticulture, seeds , silica, sand, aggregates, citrus, orange, ginger , spices , potato, yam, herbs , roots fruits, vegetables , coconut , cocoa ,coffee and other plants specimens)	Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC)