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by Venesha Johnson | Associate Writer
โBoi customs tief!โ exclaims every Jamaican citizen when itโs time to collect a barrel and pick an order from overseas. We know for certain that customs regulate what we pay for taking goods onto the island, but what else do we know about them?
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It is difficult to pinpoint an exact start date for customs duty collection in Jamaica. However, in 1867, a detailed list of import and export duties was established. A law was passed in 1877 that provided for:
The Collector General's Department is the first revenue agency to be documented in history. Except for the Post Master General, it was established in 1868 with the primary responsibility of collecting revenue on all imports. It was also in charge of collecting income and property taxes, licensing fees, and other business-related taxes.
The Jamaican government established the Inland Revenue Department in 1985 to promote greater accountability and increase revenue collection. The Department was divided into two parts: Customs and Excise and Inland Revenue.
The Jamaican government, in collaboration with the World Bank, reorganized the revenue service along functional lines in October 1991. The further subdivision of the Customs and Excise Department into the Jamaica Customs Department and the General Consumption Tax (GCT) Department was one aspect of the reorganisation.
The Jamaica Customs Department was designated as an Executive Agency on March 28, 2013, and will begin full operations on April 2, 2013.
Jamaica Customs has three distinct mandates: equitable revenue collection, border protection against illicit imports, and trade facilitation. JCA performs these duties by:
Jamaica Customs also has quite a few divisions, each covering a myriad of issues. These are:
Now, onto what we really know customs for, Trading. Customs covers:
Letโs take a brief look into the Import and Export Procedures.
Import Procedure - this covers the procedures for importing barrels, importing from Caricom countries, importing Personal items, and importing for Charities. It also covers what Passengers are allowed to carry into the island.
Commercial goods, Motor vehicles, Restricted Items, Prohibited Items, Duties and Taxes, Returning residents, Returning Resident Entitlements and Goods Imported for Temporary Use are all part of the Import Procedure.
Export Procedure - this simply covers the export of personal and commercial goods
Their website https://www.jacustoms.gov.jm/ provide in-depth details about all their policies, rules and regulations, divisions and so much more.
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Jamaica Customs | Written: August 27, 2022
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