Published: 06 August 2024

The following items are restricted from countries outside of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). They may only be imported if a licence is obtained from the Minister with responsibility for Consumer Affairs and Internal Trade.

• Live poultry, that is to say fowls of the species gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls
• Meat and edible offals (except liver) that is to say fowl, ducks geese, turkey and guinea fowls fresh, chilled or frozen.
• Fish frozen
• Salmon trout and other fish except codfish, mackerel, herring, hake, saithe, haddock and Pollock dried salted or in brine.
• Milk and cream not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
• Natural honey
• Parts of trees and other plants suitable for use as Christmas trees
• Tomatoes
• Onions
• Cabbage
• Sweetpepper
• Ochroes (Okra)
• Pumpkin
• Other vegetables
• Dried vegetables, whole cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared
• Coconut, brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried whether or not shelled or peeled
• Bananas, including plantains fresh or dried
• Pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mango stems, fresh or dries
• Peppers, dried, crushed or ground
• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Rice
• Starches
• Groundnuts, shelled or unshelled
• Fixed vegetable oil- edible
• Sausages and similar products of meats, meat offals or blood, food preparation bases on these products
• Beet and cane sugar and chemically pure sucrose in solid form
• Cheezees and corn curls
• Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, ice creams cones and other bakes wares, whether or not containing cocoa in any proportion
• Jams, fruit jellies, marmalade, fruits or nut puree and fruit or nut pastes obtained by cooking whether or not containing added sugar and other sweetening matter
• Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetables juices, unfermented and not containing added sugar and other sweetening matter
• Ice-creams
• Water including mineral water and aerated waters containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavored and other non-alcoholic beverages not including fruits or vegetables juices or heading No. 20.09.
• Over proof rum
• Paints and varnishes
• Shampoos
• Hair conditioners
• Deodorant
• Household soaps (cakes. Tablets or bars)
• Toilets soaps (cakes, tablets or bars)
• Medicated soaps
• Plastic tubing for the banana industry
• Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes
• Poly foam
• Wooden doors including paneled doors
• Grass mats
• Corrugated cartons
• Exercise books
• Carpets, carpeting, rugs and mats or vegetables plaiting materials
• T-shirts
• Bed linens
• Mattresses and mattress support
• Groundnuts, shelled or unshelled

Published: 06 August 2024

• Indecent or obscure prints, books, cards, paintings, engravings, phonographs records, CD, videos or any other indecent article or matter
• Flick Knives, switch knives and blades and other knives with flying blades
• Pistols or other apparatus in the form of a penor pencil capable of firing any kind of shots or cartridge containing tear gas
• Fireworks
• Jet skis
• Military style camouflage material or uniform
• Toy guns

All cheques must be written to the Accountant General

Published: 06 August 2024

• Continuing the implementation of the provision of the Consumer Protection Act 2020.
• Advance the level of Consumer Awareness throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
• Update the subsidiary legislations in the price and Distribution of Goods Act.
• Continue the drive towards full implementation of the Article 164 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, including the Single Market and Economy.
• Increase the speed in which trade is facilitated.
• To enhance consumer welfare throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines.