Trinidad & Tobago
No agreement yet · Moderate coverage
Laws, documents and trade data — no screening rules yet
Screening rules for this market aren't available yet, so product screening skips it.
Market profile
- Main food law
- Food and Drugs Act Chap. 30:01 (1960)
- Labeling regulation
- Food and Drug Regs; CRS 5/TTS (TTBS)
- Additives and residue limits
- — (CoA for contaminants required)
- Import requirements
- MoA import permit; Trade Licence Unit licences; TTBizLink
- National standards body
- TTBS (TTS/CRS) — paywalled
- Latest USDA FAIRS report
- 2025
Certificates required
Certificates named in this market's profile
Certificate of free sale; Certificate of analysis; Health certificate (animal/fish); Phytosanitary (plant products); Halal/Kosher (religious meats); Import permit (MoA)
Import and export
Documents to import
- Commercial invoice — Issued by: Exporter/supplier — Mandatory
- Packing list — Issued by: Exporter/supplier — Mandatory
- Bill of lading / airway bill — Issued by: Carrier — Mandatory
- Certificate of origin (non-preferential and preferential forms) — Issued by: Competent body in exporting country — Conditional
- Customs import declaration — Issued by: Importer / licensed customs broker to Customs and Excise Division (Ministry of Finance) — Mandatory
- Health / sanitary certificate from country of origin — Issued by: Competent authority of exporting country — Conditional
- Veterinary (zoosanitary) certificate — Issued by: Official veterinary service of exporting country; checked by Veterinary Public Health / Animal Production and Health Division (MALF) — Conditional
- Phytosanitary certificate — Issued by: NPPO of exporting country; checked by Plant Quarantine Services (MALF) — Conditional
- Importer / facility registration — Issued by: Importer registration / BIR number; customs broker mandatory — Mandatory
- Import permit / licence — Issued by: Import licence (Ministry of Trade and Industry, negative list) and MALF import permit for animal/plant products via TTBizLink — Conditional
- Free sale certificate — Issued by: Authority of exporting country — Conditional
- Certificate of analysis / lab report — Issued by: Accredited lab — Conditional
- Label compliance (English) — Issued by: Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division (Ministry of Health) — Mandatory
- Halal certificate — Issued by: Recognised halal body — Conditional
- Fumigation certificate / ISPM-15 wood packaging mark — Issued by: Exporter's fumigation provider — Conditional
- Legalisation / apostille of foreign documents — Issued by: Consulate / apostille authority — Conditional
- CARICOM Area Invoice (for CARICOM origin) — Issued by: Exporter/consulate — Conditional
Documents to export
- Commercial invoice — Issued by: Exporter — Mandatory
- Packing list — Issued by: Exporter — Mandatory
- Bill of lading / airway bill — Issued by: Carrier — Mandatory
- Export customs declaration: Export entry (C82) via ASYCUDA — Issued by: Customs and Excise Division (Ministry of Finance) — Mandatory
- Certificate of origin (preferential/non-preferential) — Issued by: TT Manufacturers Association / Ministry of Trade (CARICOM COO) — Conditional
- Export health / sanitary certificate — Issued by: Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division (Ministry of Health) — Conditional
- Export veterinary certificate — Issued by: Veterinary Public Health / Animal Production and Health Division (MALF) — Conditional
- Export phytosanitary certificate — Issued by: Plant Quarantine Services (MALF) — Conditional
- Free sale certificate — Issued by: Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division (Ministry of Health) — Conditional
- Exporter registration — Issued by: Customs and Excise Division (Ministry of Finance) / export promotion body — Mandatory
- Legalisation / apostille of certificates — Issued by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (apostille) — Conditional
Government fees
- Customs user fee / processing fee (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
- Import permit (MALF) / import licence (MTI) (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
- VAT/GST on imported food (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
Customs single window: ASYCUDA World / TTBizLink single window
Customs duties are not included.
A fee without a confirmed amount is listed by name only.
Reference documents
- FAIRS Country Report Annual (TD2024-0004) (2025) Open the source
- FAIRS Export Certificate Report Annual (TD2024-0005) (2025) Open the source
- CRS 44:2013 Rice specification (CROSQ) (2013) Open the source
- CRS 27:2010 Fruit and vegetable juices, drinks and nectars (CROSQ) (2010) Open the source
- Food and Drugs Act and Regulations Chap. 30:01 (CFDD) (1960) Open the source
Guidance compiled from published sources — not legal clearance. Confirm the requirements with the destination regulator or a licensed advisor before shipping.
Screening guidance based on published standards — not legal clearance. Requirements marked "needs verification" are directional hints; confirm with the destination regulator or a licensed advisor before shipping.