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Georgies Agent & Traders Customs Broker
Our Services
Your Shipment + Our Experts = On Time Secured Delivery
GAT Customs Broker provides expertise in these areas:
- Customs Brokerage
- Foreign Freight Forwarding
- Domestic Freight Forwarding
- Customs Services
- Import/Export
- Customs Bonds
- Ship Agent Service
- - Claims
GAT Custom Broker can do any type of entry required:
- Automobiles
- Food Products
- Wine & Spirits
- Textiles
- Personal Effects
- General Merchandise
- Furniture
"Custom Brokerage without the hassle"
IMPORTING GUIDELINES
Entry and Documentation
Grenadian custom officials require the following documentation for the entry of imports:
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Commercial Invoice (format based on the UN layout key)
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Bill of Lading or Air Waybill
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Packing List (for efficiency)
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Certificate of Origin (when requested)
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Certificate of Value
Tariff Classification
Tariff classification is based on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System generally referred to as the Harmonized System.
Tariff Ranges and Charges
Grenada has adopted the CARICOM common external tariff (CET), which ranges from 5 to 35% and by 1998 the maximum tariff rate will fall to 20%. There is also a value-added tax (VAT) of 20% (8% for raw materials) assessed on imports not exempt from customs duties. Surcharges are assessed on certain imports from outside CARICOM in addition to the CET, including meat (62.5%), poultry (35%), appliances and electronics (56.5%), and automobiles (43.5%).
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Restricted or Prohibited Imports
Grenada maintains a "negative list" of prohibited items from extra-regional sources, including:
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Whole chickens
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Chicken eggs
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High proof spirits
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Corrugated galvanized sheetsLicensing requirements for extra-regional imports cover 60 items. Thirty-two items are subject to licensing if imported from non-OECS countries (Organization of Eastern Caribbean States). In addition, about forty types of garment imports require priority sourcing from CARICOM. When imported from extra-regional sources,
these items are subject to duties on pre-set minimum CIF values.
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INCENTIVES
Trade Agreements and Preferences
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GSP and CBI: Duty-free access to the United States for most products. The major products exempt from the
CBI preference are textiles, apparel, watches and petroleum products. -
Lome Convention: Elimination of all customs duties on most exports to the European Union
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CARICOM: Common external tariff ranging from 5 - 35%; by 1998 the maximum rate will fall to 20%, Duty Free access to the markets of other CARICOM members.
CUSTOMS CONTACT
Comptroller of Customs
Customs & Excise Dept.
The Pier, Saint Georges, Grenada, W.I. (473) 440-3588 -
