ANNOUNCEMENT 14 May 2013

In May 2013, the government of Jamaica announced a change in import duties.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 1 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 0 liberalising

SOURCE



official document from 14 may 2013 , page 32
http://www.miic.gov.jm/PDF%20Files/HM_Hylton_Sectoral_2013.pdf
Secondary sources
http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/mobile/news/Jamaica-gets-tough-with-T-T_14268602
http://www.guardian.co.tt/business/2013-05-19/jamaica-uncovers-%E2%80%98scheme%E2%80%99-involving-petrotrin-oil-products


Inception date: 14 May 2013 | Removal date: 13 Jun 2013

Import tariff

On 14 May 2013, Jamaica imposed additional import duties on lubrication oil products originating in Trinidad and Tobago. The duty is collected as a retroactive interim charge between the date of the accusation and today and amounts to J$ 184.2 million (USD 2 million).
 
In December 2012, Jamaica accused the state owned oil company Petrotrin on circumventing certain rules of origin with respect to the exportation of lubrication oil. Trinidad and Tobago where not answering to the verification request, therefore Jamaica reacted with the above stated import duty.

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
333

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
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