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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
- 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
- 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.
Minister
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