Restricted Items

RESTRICTED ITEMS, ITEMS REQUIRING AN IMPORT PERMIT

To avoid delays and issues with any of your shipments, please be sure to review what is acceptable for delivery and what items might require import permits.

Restricted or prohibited items are items that are deﬁned as any quantity of ﬂammable, explosive or corrosive materials. All camouﬂages items, or any other items of this nature deemed by the FAA (US Federal Aviation Administration), US Customs and/or but not limited to the government of Trinidad and Tobago.

We have provided you with a comprehensive list and information for your knowledge and research prior to the use of our service. If at any time you are in doubt of your shipments, please contact us at help@rpmexpresscouriers.com before ordering the item(s) in question. If we receive any illegal substance at our Miami location, we will report this to the US CBP (Customs and Border Patrol) who will conﬁscate any or all items after they have been tested.

Please review the most common restricted or items requiring an import permit:

RESTRICTED ITEMS

Include but not limited to

Firearms, firearms parts, and swords

Ammunition, explosives or weapons of any kind

Any item with alcohol listed as the first ingredient

Lighters and Matches

Animals dead or alive, Animal skins

Bamboo articles, Honey

Poisons

Fireworks

Pressurized Containers

Gas / Gas powered tools

Tear Gas or Pepper spray

Any Currency (i.e. cash/money orders/stamps)

Wet-cell Batteries

Live Plants and perishables

Human remains, including ashes

Illegal Substances and Rolling Paper

ALL Camouflaged Items

Cleaning solutions, flammable liquids or solids

IMPORT PERMIT REQUIRED

Include but not limited to

Refrigerators	Animal oils, fats and greases, unrefined
Vegetable fats	Left Hand Drive vehicles
Feathers	Air conditioning units
Oilseeds, beans, nuts	Vitamins, Food supplements
Chillers, Freezers	Live poultry
Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)	Ship and boats (under 250 tonnes)
Ethylene Dibromide (EDB)	2, 4, 5_Trichlorophenyl (2, 4, 5_T)
Soil, plant, plant material, seeds, etc.	Chlordimeform
Thallium and its salts	Lead Arsenate
Aldrin, Dieldrin and Endrin	Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and mixtures containing Ozone DepletingSubstances (ODS).
Fish, Shrimp, Lobster, Crab Meat, Copra
Used Right Hand Drive Garbage compactors exceeding 15 tonnes (15000 kg) MGW
Fatty acids and solid residues from the treatment of oils and fats
Dichlorodiphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT)
Oilseed cake, meal, and other vegetable oil residues
Equipment requiring the use of Ozone Depleting Substances – Such as: Air or Vacuum Pumps and Compressors and their parts, Dehumidifiers, Air Conditioning Machines/Units and their parts, Refrigerators / freezers and heat pumps and their parts.
Coconut in all forms including coconut seedlings, copra, desiccated coconut, coconut milk, and coconut cream (EXCLUDING Coconut oil)

Can I Import Seeds?

If you are interested in importing seeds, please follow the instructions below.

Step 1: Import permit

You must obtain a permit particularly for the seeds you want to import. Follow the steps in the Plant Quarantine Import Permit (click to download)

Step 2: Phytosanitary Certiﬁcate

This certiﬁcate can be obtained from your seed supplier, we recommend to only purchase from suppliers that can provide this certiﬁcate.

Step 3: Purchase invoice and documentation

We will need to receive the invoice, import permit, and phytosanitary certificate before shipping your package from our Miami location, you can send this to help@rpmexpresscouriers.com.

Note:

You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of all documents provided and validation at the time of shipment.
At any time during this process, customs has the right to seize and destroy your seeds if any of your documentation are found to be fraudulent or incomplete. Note, you will still be liable for your shipment fees to RPM Express Couriers.