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26 January 2023  
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Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 1.4, 10.4.3, 10.6.2 AND 12.2.2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM JAMAICA  
The following communication, dated  25 January 2023 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Jamaica . 
 
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Jamaica  hereby makes the following notifications based on a rticles 1.4, 10.4.3, 10.6.2 and 12.2.2 
of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation.  
 
Article 1, paragraph 4  
 
(a) The official place(s) where the items in subparagraphs 1.1(a) to (j) have been 
published  
 
1.1(a)  procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other 
entry -point procedures), and required forms and documents;  
 
Jamaica Customs 
Agency  www.jacustoms.gov.jm  
Customs Act and Regulations  Import, Export and 
Transit clearance 
procedures.  
Jamaica Trade 
Information Portal  https:/ /jamaicatradeportal.gov.jm   Import, Export and 
Transit clearance 
procedures.  
 
1.1(b) applied rates of duties and taxes of any kind imposed on or in connection with importation or 
exportation;  
 
Jamaica Customs 
Agency  www.jacustoms.gov.jm ;  
https://www.jacustoms.gov.jm/sites/default/files/docs/Tarif
f/PRINTABLE%20%20tariff%20 -HS%202017 -
%20March%2015,%202021.pd f Integrated tariff  
Jamaica Trade 
Information Portal  https://jamaicatradeportal.gov.jm    
 
1.1(c)  fees and charges imposed by or for governmental agencies on or in connection with 
importation, exportation or transit;  
 
Jamaica Trade 
Information Portal  https://jamaicatradeportal.gov.jm   Fees and Charges  
The Trade Board Ltd  www.tradeboard.gov.jm    
 
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  1.1(d) rules for the classification or valuation of products for customs purposes;  
 
Jamaica Customs 
Agency  www.jacustoms.gov.jm ; 
https://www.jacustoms.gov.jm/sites/default/files/docs/Tariff/PRINTABLE%20%20tarif
f%20 -HS%202017 -%20March%2015,%202021.pd f 
 
Classification: The Customs Tariff (Revision Amendment) Resolution 2018  
Customs Act and Regulations  
Jamaica Trade 
Information Portal  https://jamaicatradeportal.gov.jm   
 
1.1(e) laws, regulations, and administrative rulings of general application relating to rules of origin;  
 
Jamaica Customs 
Agency  www.jacustoms.gov.jm ; Customs Regulations  
Jamaica Trade 
Information Portal  https://jamaicatradeportal.gov.jm  
 
Ministry of Foreign 
affairs and Foreign 
Trade  www.mfaft.gov.jm  
 
The Trade Board 
Ltd www.tradeboard.gov.jm  – Trade Agreement Booklet  
 
1.1(f) import, export or transit restrictions or prohibitions;  
 
Jamaica Customs 
Agency  www.jacustoms.gov.jm  
Customs Act and Regulations  
Ministry of 
National Security  www.mns.gov.jm  
 
Jamaica Trade 
Information Portal  https://jamaicatradeportal.gov.jm  
 
Trade Board Ltd  www.tradeboard.gov.jm   
Hazardous 
Substances 
Regulatory 
Authority (HSRA)  Nuclear Safety and Protection Act (2015) – Part 3 – Prohibition and Restriction on 
Ionizing and Radiation Activities  
The Veterinary 
Services Division  The Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act  
The Public Health Act and Regulations (Meat Inspection) 1989  
The Public Health Act and Regulations (Butchers)1989  
The Food & Drugs Act 1975  
Ministry of Health 
& Wellness  The Public Health Act  
The Food & Drugs Act 1975  
 
1.1(g) penalty provisions for breaches of import, export, or transit formalities;  
 
Jamaica Customs 
Agency  www.jacustoms.gov.jm   
Customs Act and Regulations  
Jamaica Trade 
Information Portal  https://jamaicatradeportal.gov.jm   
 
Plant Quarantine 
Produce Inspection 
Branch  The Plant (Quarantine) Act  
The Plants (Importation) Control Regulations, 1997  
https://www.moa.gov.jm/content/acts -regulations   
Hazardous 
Substances 
Regulatory Authority 
(HSRA)  Nuclear Safety and Protection Act (2015)   
https://www.miic.gov.jm/content/hazardous -substances -regulatory -authority -hsra G/TFA/N/JAM/3  
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  The Veterinary 
Services Division  The Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act  
The Public Health Act and Regulations (Meat Inspection)1989  
The Public Health Act and Regulations (Butchers) 1989  
The Process Food Act  
The Food & Drugs Act 1975  
The Meat and Meat Products and Meat By -Products (Inspection and Export) Act 1999  
https://www.moa.gov.jm/content/veterinary -services -division  
Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Fisheries  The Food & Drugs  Act 1975 
Processed  Food Act 
The Public  Health  Act 
https://www.moa.gov.jm/content/veterinary -services -division  
Ministry of Health & 
Wellness  The Public Act  
The Food & Drugs 1975  
The Process Food Act  
The National 
Compliance and 
Regulatory Authority  The Standards (labelling of Processed Food) Regulations, 1974  
The Standards Regulations, 1983  
http://www.ncra.org.jm/acts -regulations  
 
1.1(h) procedures for appeal or review;  
 
Jamaica Customs 
Agency  www.jacustoms.gov.jm   
Food Storage and 
Prevention of 
Infestation Division  Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division Act 1058  
Ministry of Health & 
Wellness  The Public Health Act, 1985  
Veterinary Services 
Division  Aquaculture, Inland and Marine Products and By -Products (Inspection Licensing an 
Export) Act 1999  
 
1.1(i) agreements or p arts thereof with any country or countries relating to importation, exportation, 
or transit; and  
 
Jamaica Customs 
Agency  www.jacustoms.gov.jm   FTAs 
Jamaica Trade 
Information Portal  https://jamaicatradeportal.gov.jm  FTAs 
Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs & Foreign 
Trade  www.mfaft.gov.jm   FTAs 
 
1.1(j) procedures relating to the administration of tariff quotas.  
 
Jamaica does not operate any tariff quotas . 
 
(b) The Uniform Resource Locators of website(s) referred to in paragraph 2.1  
 
The Uniform Resource Locators (URL) of website referred to in paragraph 2.1 is:   
www.jacustoms.gov.jm  
https://jamaicatradeportal.gov.jm  
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  (c) The contact information of the enquiry points referred to in paragraph 3.1  
 
Contact information on enqu iry point is:  
 
Jamaica Customs Agency  Name:  Shandilayne Davis  
Tel.: +1 (876) 750-3026 
E-mail: Shandilayne.davis@jca.gov.jm  
Website: www.jacustoms.gov.jm  All Customs related matters  
Ministry of Agriculture (Plant 
Quarantine Produce 
Inspection Branch)  Sanniel Wilson  
Chief Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector  
Address: 193 Old Hope Road, Kingston 06  
Telephone: +1 (876)-977-0637/6401  
Email: sanniel.wilson@moa.gov.jm   International Plant Production 
Convention (IPPC) related 
Matters  
Damian  Rowe  
Senior Plant Quarantine/ WTO -SPS Enquiry 
Point Officer   
Address:  193 Old  Hope Road, Kingston 06  
Telephone:  +1 (876) 977-0637/6401   
Email: damian.rowe@moa.gov.jm   Main Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Industry, 
Investment and Commerce  Clifford Spencer  
Director of Commerce  
Address:  4 St. Lucia Avenue, Kingston 5  
Telephone:  +1 (876) 968 -7116 
Email:  Clifford.spencer@miic.gov.jm   Main Enquiry Point  
Daenia Ashpole  
Director of Trade  
Address:  4 St. Lucia Avenue, Kingston 5  
Telephone:  +1 (876) 968 -7116 
Email:  daenia.ashpole@miic.gov.jm  Main Enquiry Point  
The Trade Board Limited  Sharisa Buckle  
JTIP Content Manager  
Address:  10th Floor, Air Jamaica Building, 
72 Harbour Street, Kingston  
Telephone:  +1 (876)  967-0507 
Email:  sbuckle@tradeboard.gov.jm  Main Enquiry Point  
 Treasure Anderson  
Administrator  
Address:  10th Floor, Air Jamaica Building, 
72 Harbour Street, Kingston  
Telephone:  +1 (876) 9 67-0507 
Email: tanderson @tradeboard.gov.jm   
 
Article 10, paragraph 4.3  
 
The Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) is an electronic platform which uses the Automated 
System for Custom Data ( ASYCUDA ) World technology. JSWIFT began implementation in 2018 and 
since June 2020 traders and their representatives have been using the system to make applications 
related to Licenses, Permits, Cer tificates and Other documents (LPCOs) to meet import, export, and 
transit requirements, including electronic payment for services, without having to visit relevant 
agencies.  
 
The system allows traders and their representatives, such as approved customs bro kers to register 
and access on -line services related to the application, payment and receival of LPCOs for 
international trading purposes. This involves submitting required documentation and/or data to the 
JSWIFT single -entry point to the participating age ncies where the agencies process these 
applications, notify applicants and deliver services through the JSWIFT platform in a timely and 
efficient manner.  
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  The system, which is being implemented on a phased basis, is fully operational for LPCOs for the 
Trade Board Limited and the Plant Quarantine Product Inspect Brach (PQPIB) of the Ministry of 
Agriculture which are the main Government Agency for the granting of LPCOs, inclusive of certificate 
of origins and plant and animal agricultural products respective ly. 
 
The platform can be access at the website https://www.jswift.gov.jm/  and the associated E -learning 
portal can be access at https://www.learning.jswift.gov.j m/. The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is 
the implementing Agency and Operator of the JSWIFT system for the Government of Jamaica and 
collaborates with other cross -border regulatory agencies for this initiative.  
 
The system is being extended to include other  government agencies within the next two (2) years.  
 
Article 10, paragraph 6.2  
 
Part XVII of the Customs Regulations 1955  
 
Section 147C states that the services of a customs broker are required where the value of the goods 
to be cleared exceeds US D 5,000 . 
 
Article 12, paragraph 2.2  
 
Notification of details of co ntact point for the exchange of  information  set out in A rticle 12 :6:1 (b) 
and/or (c).  
 
Jamaica Customs Agency  Name: Shandilayne Davis  
Tel.: +1 (876) 750 -3026 
shandilayne.davis@jca.gov.jm   
Website: www.jacustoms.gov.jm  
 Michelle Bryan  
+1 (876) 922 -5140-8 ext. 2280  
michelle.bryan@jca.gov.jm  
www.jacustoms.gov.jm   
 
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