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Packages with a Free on Board (FOB) value of US$50 or less will not attract Customs charges. However, if the value is greater Customs charges will be calculated on the full value. It is therefore important that the invoice be included in the package, or presented to Customs to assist with the assessment of the items.

For goods arriving by sea, the insurance charge is 1.5% of the total Cost and Freight(c. & f.), that is, if the goods cost US$100 and the freight charge is US$50, then C&F would be US$100 + US$50 = US$150. 1.5% of US$150, i.e. 150 x 3/200 = US$2.25. Total c.i.f. therefore is $100 + $50 + $2.25 = US$152.25.

: a form of entry at the customhouse by which goods respecting which the importer is not possessed of full information may be provisionally landed for examination.

Documents Required When Clearing Personal Items Valid identification such as Passport, National ID or Jamaican Driver's Licence. Taxpayer Registration Number (TRN) Bill of Lading or Airway Bill. Proper Invoice (where applicable) Import Permit or Import Licence (where applicable)

Items for declaration must be accompanied by an invoice and should be listed on the Customs Declaration Form (C5). Passengers over 18 years are required to complete their own Declaration Form. Members of the same family should use one Customs Declaration (i.e. parents, children under 18 years and spouse).

You must declare all items you purchased and are carrying with you upon return to the United States, including gifts for other people as well as items you bought for yourself. This includes duty-free items purchased in foreign countries, as well as any merchandise you intend to sell or use in your business.

All passengers 18 years and over, may bring with them free of duty, personal and household effects, including gifts, which together are of a value not exceeding US$500 or the equivalent in Jamaican currency.