News
January 22, 2021
The Port Authority Building will be closed for business on Monday 23 January 2021 due to industrial cleaning. For the continuation of business, Officers assigned to Units in the building will be required to work remotely. Arrangements will be made to facilitate all duty payments at Terminal II or Shed II. - Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Compliance and Enforcement
January 18, 2021
In keeping with the Government of Barbados’ Covid19 Protocols, the Cargo Inventory Management Unit (CIMU) is seeking to reduce the daily face to face interaction with the public. To this end, warehouse-keepers and brokers are advised that the authorization form used for the payment of warehouse fees is now available via e-mail.
Applicants are urged to call or e-mail the CIMU in the Customs & Excise Department’s Warrens Office (5358701 or 5358761) and request the form, which will be completed by an officer and forwarded to the relevant e-mail address provided. Subsequently, the applicant is required to return a copy of the payment receipt from the Customs Accounts Section to ced.ciu@customs.gov.bb as proof of payment, and for the Unit’s record keeping.
Please be reminded that annual warehouse fees for the calendar year 2021 are due and payable to the Comptroller of Customs by January 31st 2021.
January 08, 2021
Customs Brokers are reminded that their license fees for the year 2020 expired on December 31. All Customs Brokers shall ensure that payment of the annual fee for the year 2021 is up to date by January 8, 2021 to facilitate their continued business activity with the Customs Department. The following Regulation shall be noted regarding Customs Brokers licences.
Regulation 183. A person may not transact business with the Customs on behalf of others unless he holds a licence to do so by the Comptroller of Customs. The licence shall be in the form C.43 and shall be valid from the date of issue until 31st December in the same year. The fee to be charged for such licence shall be $750.00 - Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Trade Directorate
December 22, 2020
The Accounts Department wishes to advise the public that all cashier locations will close at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday December 24 and Thursday December 31, 2020.