Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-Table-II.6 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Table 2.6 Comparison of incentives
Fiscal Incentives Act (FIA) SEZa Act
Border taxes:
Exemption from stamp duty/additional stamp duty/environmental levy √f √
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§14 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Manufacturing |
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(...) The Environmental Protection Levy (EPL) on all manufactured goods (locally-produced and imported) entered into force on 1 June 2015 (Section 3.1.5).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.2 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Not specified |
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Table 3.2 International trade taxes as a share of total tax revenue, 2013/14-2016/17
(per cent)
Type 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
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Environmental levy n.a. n.a. 0.6 0.6
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§28 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Manufacturing |
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Jamaica charges other taxes and fees which in most cases apply to both domestic and imported goods: the General Consumption Tax, the Special Consumption Tax, the Environmental Protection Levy, the Customs Administrative Fee, the Standard Compliance Fee, as well as basic and additional stamp duties.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§31 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Manufacturing |
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The Environmental Protection Levy (EPL) was introduced in FY 2007/08; it applied only to imports at a rate of 0.5% of the c.i.f. value. As from 1 June 2015, the EPL applies to the sale of all manufactured goods, locally produced and imported, including from CARICOM.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§35 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Not specified |
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Import prohibitions are applied for health, security, moral or environmental considerations, or under international conventions (Box 3.1).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-Box-III.1 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Chemicals, Other |
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Box 3.1 Import prohibitions, 2017
(...)
Articles prohibited under other acts or international conventions (...)
Goods covered by the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes
Substances included in the Montreal Protocol on Protection of the Ozone Layer
Endangered species according to the CITES Convention
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Hazardous
Waste
Endangered
MEAs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§36 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Not specified |
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Import licensing is covered by the Trade Act, Law 4 (1955), and is administered by the Trade Board Limited, under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF). The licensing system serves to monitor imports that could have a negative impact on the environment, health, economic activities and security in Jamaica. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§49 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
Export tariffs |
Fisheries |
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Under the Conch (Export Levy) (Special Provision) Act of 2015, exporters pay US$0.50 per pound of conch. The proceeds from the levy go towards the Fisheries Management and Development Fund aimed at the sustainable management and development of the fisheries sector and the reduction of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§51 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
Export licences |
Other |
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Certain items are subject to export permits, including queen conch, orchids, dolphins, Caribbean mahogany, Spanish Cedar Lignum Vitae, Jamaican parrots, as well as other live animals and plants subject to CITES, administered by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) in Jamaica. (...)
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