Customs declaration requirements for Trinidad & Tobago
Customs Declare produces the completed Customs Declaration Form (C82), filed electronically as the e-C82 via the ASYCUDA World system (commercial and non-commercial importers submit the C82 in four copies at a Customs and Excise office if not filing electronically) for Trinidad & Tobago’s own customs authority, in English, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Confirmed against the authority’s own published source- Form
- Customs Declaration Form (C82), filed electronically as the e-C82 via the ASYCUDA World system (commercial and non-commercial importers submit the C82 in four copies at a Customs and Excise office if not filing electronically)
- Issuing authority
- Customs and Excise Division, Ministry of Finance
- Primary language
- English
- Accepted languages
- English
- Required supporting documents
- Commercial invoice, caricom area invoice where applicable, bill of lading or airway bill, import license where applicable negative list, certificate of origin, c75 or c76 declaration where applicable
- Last verified
- Aug 30, 2026
Import requirements & restrictions
Import licensing required
Items on Trinidad and Tobago's import "negative list" require a license from the Trade Licence Unit (Ministry of Trade, Investment and Tourism) BEFORE shipment, under the Import and Export Control Regulations of 1941. Negative-list categories include CITES-listed/endangered species (live, parts, or derivatives), explosives/firearms/ammunition/ordnance, subsidised goods (rice, gasoline, kerosene, LPG), electro-medical equipment, and duty-free capital/agricultural machinery. Shipping without a required license risks fines or forfeiture.
Trade Licence Unit, Trinidad and Tobago
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- 12.5%
- MFN duty rate data
- Available
- Preferential rate
- None on record
- Free duty calculator
- Check a duty rate for Trinidad & Tobago
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does Trinidad & Tobago require?
Trinidad & Tobago’s import declaration is the Customs Declaration Form (C82), filed electronically as the e-C82 via the ASYCUDA World system (commercial and non-commercial importers submit the C82 in four copies at a Customs and Excise office if not filing electronically), issued by Customs and Excise Division, Ministry of Finance.
Which languages does Trinidad & Tobago accept on a customs declaration?
English
What supporting documents are required to import into Trinidad & Tobago?
Commercial invoice, caricom area invoice where applicable, bill of lading or airway bill, import license where applicable negative list, certificate of origin, c75 or c76 declaration where applicable
What is the VAT rate on imports into Trinidad & Tobago?
The default VAT rate on record for Trinidad & Tobago is 12.5%.