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2.35. The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) and the European Union was signed in Barbados in October 2008 and ratified on 27 July 2015. (...) The EPA covers the areas of: (...) (iii) trade-related issues (competition policy, environment, transparency in government procurement, innovation and intellectual property, social aspects, and personal data protection) (...)

2.41. The Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) States and the United Kingdom concluded a free trade agreement in 2019, which was notified to the WTO in December 2020 and entered into force on 1 January 2021. The CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) covers trade in goods, including rules of origin, preferential tariffs, and quotas, as well as investment and trade in services. It also contains provisions on (...) environment and social aspects (...)

3.17. (...) In accordance with Barbados' 2022 Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff, there were 199 tariff lines with applied rates of 60%, which related mainly to HS Sections 10, 11, 14, and 20 [4].
[4] The main products in question were (...) solar water heaters (...)

3.29. Agricultural companies may benefit from import duty concessions under the Agricultural Incentives Programme. Under the Programme, the following items can be imported duty free: (...) organic farming (...)

3.38. The list of prohibited and restricted items is included in the First Schedule to the Customs (List of Prohibited and Restricted Imports and Exports) Order, 2009. Import prohibitions apply to (...) ozone-depleting substances (HS Ex 29.03) (...)

3.40. The authorities stated that the different application of automatic licensing to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and non-CARICOM countries reflects different monitoring requirements. Licences are non automatic for imports where concerns relate to (...) radioactive materials (...)

3.41. The authorities note that the import licensing system is applied for monitoring, security, health, and environmental purposes, as well as protection of public morals, and that there are no quantitative restrictions. Licences are considered on a case by case basis. (...)

3.45. Under the Miscellaneous Controls (Importation and Exportation of Goods) (Prohibition) (Radioactive Materials) Regulations, 2004 (LRO 2005 C12), a licence is required to import radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes) and their compounds, as well as mixtures and residues containing these products. (...)

3.60. Prohibited goods are listed in part I of the Second Schedule of the Customs Act. They include substances or chemicals listed under HS heading Ex 29.03, namely halons and other ozone depleting substances.

3.61. Goods listed in part II of the Second Schedule are restricted exports; they include other ozone-depleting substances under HS heading Ex 29.03, as well as substances or chemicals under tariff heading Ex. 38.24, mainly refrigerant blends capable of depleting the ozone layer.