Customs Regulations and Prohibited Items
Incoming Duty-Free Items
An adult 18 years or older is allowed the following duty-free items:
-
No
more than 50 cigars or 200 cigarettes, or 1/2 pound
of tobacco
-
One
quart or one litre or spirits, cordials, and wine
-
Six
fluid ounces of perfumed spirits
- 12
fluid ounces of toilet water
Prohibited
Incoming Items
- Base
or counterfeit coin of any country
- Indecent
and obscene prints, photographs, cinematograph films, lithographs,
engravings, books, cards, or written communications or any
indecent or obscene articles whether similar to the above
or not and any parcels, packages or packets having thereon
or on the cover thereof, any words, marks, or designs which
are grossly offensive or of an indecent or obscene character
- All
publications of deLaurence Scott and Company of Chicago
in the United States of America relating to divination,
magic, occultism or supernatural arts
- All
publications of the Red Star Publishing Company of Chicago
in the United States of America relating to divination,
magic, occultism or supernatural arts
- Fresh
flowers
- Plants
- Honey
- Fruits
- Meats
and vegetables (except canned). Please note that Kosher
foods require special documentation
- Coffee
(in any form)
- Firearms
and explosives
- Used
tyres
- Two-way
radios
- Dangerous
drugs, including marijuana
Special
exemptions for the following items should be obtained from
the corresponding agencies below:
Restricted
Items |
Requirement |
Agency |
Telephone
Number |
Meat |
Certificate |
Ministry of Agriculture |
876-927-1731
|
Ground
Provisions |
Phyto
Sanitary Certificate |
Ministry
of Agriculture |
876-927-1731 |
Fruits
and Vegetables |
Phyto
Sanitary Certificate |
Ministry
of Agriculture |
876-927-1731
|
Drugs |
PSD
Certificate |
Ministry
of Health |
876-926-9220 |
Firearms |
Permit/
Licence to Import |
Police/ Commissioner of Customs/ Trade Board |
876-927-4421
876-922-5140
876-926-3130 |
Used
Tyres |
Certificate |
Bureau
of Standards |
876-926-3140
|
Radios
(two-way) |
Permit |
Postmaster
General |
876-922-9430 |
Outgoing
Items
US
visitors may carry US$600 in purchases after each 48-hour
visit
U.K. visitors may carry 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, one litre of spirits,
plus goods valued at £36
Canadian and Japanese visitors should call the nearest Jamaican Tourist Board
office for information
Items
made in Jamaica are duty-free.
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