Passengers (including Returning Residents) with unaccompanied baggage:

1. Take the shipping documents to the Freight Agent in Jamaica and obtain the Bill of lading for the clearance of your goods after having paid to the agent the necessary fees for handling your goods and documents.

2. If your goods are personal and household effects and do not exceed a c.i.f. value of the Jamaica equivalent of US$1,000 then you can proceed to the wharf or private warehouse to undertake clearance of the goods.

3. Take all your documents (Bill of lading, Unaccompanied Baggage Declaration Form- C27 and Form C78X) to the Customs Manifest Branch, at the clearance point. The Manifest Clerk/Officer will process and stamp the baggage declaration form and return the documents to you.

4. Take the Bill of lading to the Warehouse Keeper so that the Warehouse Keeper can locate your goods.

The Warehouse Keeper is not a Customs Officer but, as he is in charge of the warehouse, he is responsible for the goods.

5. After the Warehouse Keeper has found your goods, he will then place the
goods in the examination area for inspection by a Customs Officer.

6. Present all documents to the Customs Officer on duty and await his/her
instructions. You should be ready to open your baggage for inspection when
told to do so.

7. If, after inspection, it is determined that no duty is payable, the Customs
Officer will issue a Customs Release. If it is determined that duties are payable the Customs Officer will direct you to the Customs Cashier to pay the necessary duties and fees. On your return after paying the duties and fees, the Customs Officer will issue the Customs Release.

8. The Customs Release should be taken to the Warehouse Keeper who will
supervise the delivery of your package(s).

N.B. If you did not complete your “Unaccompanied Baggage Declaration Form - C27” at the airport, then go to the Customs clearance point where your goods are stored or the Custom House and take the following with you:

a. your passport or any other form of identification;

b. your Immigration Card stamped by the Immigration Officer.
If you did not use a passport to enter Jamaica, or if the passport was not stamped by the Immigration Officer, then you will have to prove to the Customs Officer that you actually came back to Jamaica within the two-month period for which the C27 makes allowance. A stamped Immigration Card is needed only if your passport is not stamped.

If you have lost or surrendered your Immigration Card, then you may go to the Immigration Department at 25 Constant Spring Road, Kingston 10 and get a replacement.

Persons to whom packages have been sent from overseas

1. Take your Arrival Notice, Bill of Lading and identification paper to the Freight Agent who is responsible for receiving and handling your goods.

2. The Freight Agent will process your papers and collect all fees due to them (not Customs import duties) and advise you when and where (wharf or warehouse) the package(s) will be available for inspection by Customs.

3. Take your documents (including Customs Form C78X) to the Wharf or
Warehouse at the appropriate time and present same to the clerk in the Customs Manifest Branch. The documents will be processed and returned to you.

4. Take these documents to the Wharf Authorities or Warehouse Keeper so that your goods can be located and placed in the Customs Examination area.

5. The Customs Officer may request that you open your packages for inspection.

6. After inspection of the goods, you will be sent to the Customs Cashier to pay the necessary duties and fees. On your return, after paying the duties and fees, the Customs Officer will issue the Customs Release.

7. The Customs Release should be taken to the Warehouse Keeper’s clerk who will supervise delivery to you of your packages.

By Freight

You will be advised by the Airline of the arrival of your goods at either the Norman Manley or Sangster International Airports.

Passengers (including Returning Residents with unaccompanied baggage)

1. Take your Arrival Notice, Air Waybill, Passport or other type of identification, Unaccompanied Baggage Declaration – C27 – to the Cargo Section of the particular airline at the airport.

2. The airline clerks will process your papers and collect all fees due to the airline including charges for freight-collect shipments.

3. Take your documents to the clerk in the Customs Manifest Branch for
processing. The Customs clerk will return the documents to you after they
have been processed.

4. The Warehouse Keeper (Airline Clerk) will then locate your goods and place them in the examination area for inspection by the Customs Officer.

5. The Customs Officer may request that you open your packages for inspection.

6. If, after inspection, the Customs Officer determines that no duty is payable, the Officer will issue the Customs Release. If it is determined that duties are payable, the Customs Form C78X will be required, and after completion of this form, the Customs Officer will send you to the Customs Cashier to pay the necessary duties and fees. On your return, after paying the duties and fees, the Customs Officer will issue the Customs Release.

7. The Customs Release should be taken to the Warehouse Keeper’s Clerk who will supervise the delivery to you of your package(s).

Persons to whom packages have been sent from overseas

1. Take your Arrival Notice, Air Waybill and identification paper to the Freight Agent who is responsible for receiving and handling your goods.

2. The Airline Agent will process your papers and collect all fees due to them (not Customs import duties) and advise you when and where the package(s) will be available for inspection by Customs.

3. Take your documents to the clerk in the Customs Manifest Branch for processing. The Customs clerk will return your documents after processing.

4. The Warehouse Keeper (Airline Clerk) will then locate your goods and place them in the examination area for inspection by the Customs Officer.

5. The Customs Officer will request that you open your packages for inspection.

6. After inspection of the goods, the Customs Form C78X must be completed and you will be directed to the Customs Cashier to pay the necessary duties and fees. On your return, after paying the duties, the Customs Officers will issue the Customs Release.

7. The Customs Release should be taken to the Warehouse Keeper’s Clerk who will supervise delivery to you of your packages.