Commodity

Commodity Structure

Tariff Information

Tariff

#	Tariff/Fee Code	Group Description	Activity	Rate	Unit	Valid From	Valid To
1	ID-01	Import Duty	Import	0.00%	kg	2018-10-17	9999-12-31
2	ASD05	Additional Stamp Duty	Import	-	kg	2018-10-17	9999-12-31
3	GCT 06	General Consumption Tax	Import	15%	kg	2018-10-17	9999-12-31
4	EXC023	Excise Duty	Import	-	kg	2018-10-17	9999-12-31
5	SCTA08	Special Consumption Tax	Import	-	kg	2018-10-17	9999-12-31
6	SCTS18	Special Consumption Tax	Import	-	kg	2018-10-17	9999-12-31
7	SCTF028	Special Consumption Tax	Import	-	kg	2018-10-17	9999-12-31
8	SCF90	Standard Compliance Fee	Import	-	kg	2018-10-17	9999-12-31
9	ENVL20	Environmental Levy	Import	0.50%	kg	2018-10-17	9999-12-31
10	AGGREG-LIM	Aggregate Limit	Import	-	kg	2018-10-17	9999-12-31
11	END-USE	End Use	Import	51	kg	2018-10-17	9999-12-31
12	ALT-END-US	Alt. End Use	Import	0	kg	2018-10-17	9999-12-31

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	Cocoa Dealers Licence	Licensing Requirement	Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA)	A Coca Dealers licence needs to be obtained from the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) prior to the sale, export or importation of cocoa and its by-products. A cocoa dealer is required under the law -Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Act 2017 to obtain this licence	The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Act		9999-09-09	ALL
3	Cocoa Works Licence	Licensing Requirement	Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA)	A Coca Works licence needs to be obtained from the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) prior to the sale, export or importation of cocoa and its by-products. A cocoa dealer is required under the law -Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Act 2017 to obtain this licence	The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Act	Coconut, Cocoa & Spices Works Licence - JACRA	9999-09-09	ALL
4	Cocoa Nursery Operator Licence	Licensing Requirement	Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA)	A nursery operator licence needs to be obtained from the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) prior to the operation of a cocoa nursery Jamaica. The establishment of a cocoa nursery requires a nursery operator licence under the law Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Act 2017	The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Act		9999-09-09	ALL
5	Requirements for Import Permit- Cocoa	Permit Requirement	Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA)	An import permit must be obtained from JACRA, MICAF prior to the importation of Cocoa. All cocoa imported require a JACRA import Permit under the law- The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Act.	The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Act		9999-09-09	ALL

Standard

Procedures

#	Name	Description	Category	Agency	Measure	Form
1	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
2	Coconut, Cocoa & Spices Works Licence - JACRA	Required for persons who intend to commercialize commodities regulated by JACRA. An Application for a JACRA issued Works Licence should also accompany a letter of application for an Export Licence for JACRA regulated commodities.	Procedure	Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA)	Cocoa Works Licence	Application for Works Licence - JACRA

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 Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) Act	Act	Ministry of Justice	Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA)	2017-03-14

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)
2	Application for Works Licence - JACRA	Required for the exportation of pimento, nutmeg, ginger or turmeric as raw material, value-added or finished products.	Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA)