NO. 2/2015                                                             DATE: June 1, 2015

LICENSE REQUIREMENT FOR THE IMPORTING AND EXPORTING OF GOODS

 

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Monday, June 01, 2015:  The Ministry of Economic Development, Planning, Trade, Cooperatives and International Business hereby notifies  all Importers and Exporters, that a licence is required for the importation and exportation of specific goods from CARICOM and Extra Regional countries  under the Revised Laws of Grenada (Cap.314 of Volume 14).

The licence is valid for the quantity specified and becomes null and void after the quantity is imported. If any false information is declared by the importer or his/her agent, either will be held liable for prosecution.

The list of gods requiring an Importation Licence can be found at: http://tradegrenada.gd/Portals/0/Document/Grenada%20list%20of%20goods%20requiring%20an%20Import.pdf. 

These products include: Pasta Products, Flour (Wheat or Meslin), Eggs, Aerated beverages (Soft drinks), beers, Stouts, Malts, Soaps of all kinds, Aerated Water (other water), Prepared Complete Poultry, Cattle and Pig feed, Furniture of wood and upholstry (chairs, tables, seats, carpets etc), Carbon dioxide and Oxygen.

All import or export licence applications for goods must be applied for using the Licence Module of the ASYCUDA World System that utilizes the Direct Trader Input (DTI) method.

The general public is hereby reminded that Import Licence for the items requiring licence must be obtained prior to importation.