The document outlines the 8 steps required to clear a barrel through customs in Jamaica: 1) Collect shipping documents and pay charges, 2) Pay warehouse handling and storage fees, 3) Present documents to security, 4) Open barrel for customs examination, 5) Pay applicable duties/fees, 6) Get release order and gate pass, 7) Collect barrel, 8) Successfully clear the barrel. Additional notes specify documentation needed like a C27 form or letter of authorization if clearing for someone else, and minimum fees of JMD$6,500 for personal barrels. Contact information is provided for the Jamaica Customs Agency.

1. Customs House — Steps for clearing a barrel
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Barrels are seen in the scanner at the port.
What are the Requirements for Clearing a Barrel?
Barrels are shipped into Jamaica throughout the year; however, Jamaicans at home and abroad, look
forward to sending and receiving barrels especially at Christmas time, which is by far, the busiest period
of the year, as it relates to clearing these commodities at the ports.
Here are the procedures for clearing a barrel:
1. Collect your shipping documents from the shipping agent and pay the relevant handling and/or
freight charges.
2. Proceed to the warehouse where your barrel is stored and pay the relevant handling and storage
fees.
3. Present the shipping documents to the security personnel at the warehouse.
4. Once the barrel is located, the Customs Officer will request that you open the barrel for
examination.
5. Following examination, the Customs Officer will value your goods and advise you to proceed to
the Customs Cashier to pay the applicable duties/fees.
6. Present the Release Order to the Warehouse Operator who will issue a gate pass.
7. Proceed to the delivery area with your gate pass to collect your barrel.

2. 8. You have successfully cleared your barrel!
Note:
• If you received an unaccompanied baggage clearance declaration (C27/Yellow form) form at the
airport, present it along with your passport and Tax Payer Registration Number (TRN) card to the
Customs Official at the Warehouse.
• Barrels containing ‘personal effects’ (e.g. food, clothes, toiletries, basic household items) or
“non-commercial” items attract a minimum charge of JMD$6,500.00 per barrel.
• If you are clearing a barrel on behalf of a consignee, you must present a letter of authorisation,
signed and stamped by a Justice of the Peace (JP). The consignee’s TRN card and valid passport
must be presented to the Customs Official (photocopied documents must also be signed and
stamped by a JP).
For further information contact:
Jamaica Customs Agency
Myers’ Wharf, Newport East, Kingston 15
Telephone: 922-5140-8
Toll free: 1-888-CUSTOMS (1-888-287-8667)
Website: www.jacustoms.gov.jm
E-mail: public.relations@jacustoms.gov.jm