Procedure for facilitating our Western Clients


Re: Closure of the Montego Bay offices


As a result of the closure of the Montego Bay office the following processes have been implemented to facilitate submissions by our Clients in the West.
 


Submitting and picking up documents

  • Applications for import licenses should be submitted on-line
  • Supporting documents may be submitted via upload, e-mail, fax, courier service  or brought to Trade Board's office.
  • Applications for export licenses and certificates of origin can be completed and sent by courier to the Trade Board's office to be certified.
  • Certified licenses and certificates of origin can either be picked up by the client or by an authorised person or sent by courier to client.

Payments

  • Online payment
  • Cheque sent by courier to Trade Board Limited
  • Establishment of Deposit accounts (pre-payment  for Certification)
  • Currently in discussion with NCB and Inland Revenue to accommodate payments


Forms
  • The following forms can be downloaded from our website www.tradeboard.gov.jm
    • Import application form
    • Caricom Certificate of origin
    • Commercial Invoices
    • All Milk Powder/Refined Sugar/Cement Regime forms
  • The following forms are available at the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Commission, Montego Bay office
    • Export application form
    • GSP Form A
Please Note:

  1. For urgent shipments requiring a Certificate of Origin.  Exporters can complete a certificate of Origin, fax it to the certification unit, a certifying officer will then complete the necessary certificate of origin, validate it and send it by courier to exporter.

  2. A letter of authorization is required by the Trade Board if a client is sending a representitive to pick up a license on their behalf (courier or other).

  3. Courier costs are the clients responsibility.


  4. A Toll free number (1-888-367-8247) has been set up to provide general support to clients.


  5. Forms available at the above mentioned Montego Bay locations are free of cost