Customs

Trinidad and Tobago Customs Duty and VAT Charges

Item Description Duty VAT
3-in-One machines FREE 12.50%
Album 20% 12.50%
Appliances 20% 12.50%
Bed Sheet 20% 12.50%
Bicycles 20% 12.50%
Blank DVDs & CDs FREE 12.50%
Books FREE 12.50%
Car Parts 30% 12.50%
Carpets / Rugs 20% 12.50%
CD ROM (software) FREE 12.50%
CDs Music FREE 12.50%
Cellular Phones 20% 12.50%
Clothing 20% 12.50%
Cofee/Tea Makers 20% 12.50%
Computer Case FREE 12.50%
Computer Monitors FREE 12.50%
Computer Parts FREE 12.50%
Computer Systems FREE 12.50%
Cosmetics 20% 12.50%
Costume Jewellery 30% 12.50%
Digital Cameras 20% 12.50%
DVDs 20% 12.50%
Electronics 20% 12.50%
Ehernet Hub FREE 12.50%
Fax and Line Modems FREE 12.50%
Item Description Duty VAT
Food Supplements 20% 12.50%
Furniture 20% 12.50%
Hair (Human/Animal Textile) FREE 12.50%
Hair Dryers 20% 12.50%
Hand Tools FREE 12.50%
Handbags/Purses/wallets 20% 12.50%
Ink Cartridges FREE 12.50%
Irons (Clothing) 20% 12.50%
iPods 20% 12.50%
Jewellery 30% 12.50%
Laptops FREE 12.50%
Mother Boards FREE 12.50%
Musical Equipment 10% 12.50%
Plumbing FREE 12.50%
Printer Cartridge FREE 12.50%
Printers FREE 12.50%
Processors FREE 12.50%
Scanners FREE 12.50%
Shoes e.g. walking/casual 20% 12.50%
Speakers 20% 12.50%
Toys 20% 12.50%
Video Games 20% 12.50%
Vitamins and Food Supplements 20% 12.50%
Wigs 20% 12.50%
Watches 30% 12.50%


Online Purchase Tax (OPT) Standardized 7%
Percentages are charged based on the value of your package contents.

We have provided you with a list of the most popular shipped items with the applicable Customs Duties and Import VAT. Duties and VAT are taxes charged by our local Customs and Excise Division.

Click here to see the complete list of TT Customs Items