The Customs Tariff allows for each passenger
to receive duty concessions in respect of the following:
1
Instruments and
tools to be used for the purpose of their profession, trade, occupation
or employment, provided that the items have been in the passengers’
possession and bonafide use for a reasonable period;
2
Tobacco and some potable
articles including wines and spirits in the baggage or on the person
which they might reasonably be expected to carry with them for personal
use, in such quantities as the Commissioner may from
time to time approve;
3
Used household effects which
have been in the passenger’s use for a reasonable period of
time and are not imported for sale;
4
A passenger who is eighteen
(18) years or older and who is the holder of a Jamaican passport
or is ordinarily resident in Jamaica is entitled to additional duty
concession in respect of other personal or household effects not
specified in (1), (2) or (3) above which the proper officer is satisfied
are not imported for sale or commercial exchange and do not exceed
US$500 in total value. This concession will not be granted to a
person who has been permitted duty free importation under this section
within the six-month period immediately preceding the date of return
to Jamaica.
Caution
It is advisable
not to carry a package for any one you do not know but, if you do,
make sure you know what is inside the package.
Do not seek
or accept advice from unauthorized persons, they may lead you astray.
Do not attempt
to import or export illicit drugs, e.g., cocaine, marijuana, ganja,
heroin, crack. Please notify the Customs Officer of any one
suspected of importing or exporting illicit drugs.