Clear a barrel or package at Customs

When a barrel or package is shipped to you, you must clear it with Jamaica Customs before you can take it home.

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Opens the official government site.

Who can do this

The person the barrel is shipped to. Someone else can clear it for you with a letter from you signed and stamped by a Justice of the Peace (JP).

Your passport, or your landing slip if you used the airport kiosk
Your TRN card
Your shipping documents from the shipping agent (Bill of Lading or Airway Bill)
An invoice for the items, if you have one
Clearing for someone else: their JP-stamped letter, plus their TRN and passport (copies stamped by a JP)

Tick things off as you gather them.

Get your shipping documents from the shipping agent. Pay any handling or storage fees there.
Go to the warehouse where the barrel is kept.
Show your passport or landing slip, TRN and shipping documents to the Customs Supervisor.
Show your documents to warehouse security and wait while they find your barrel.
When the Customs Officer tells you, open and unpack the barrel so it can be checked.
Pay at the Customs Cashier. Some shipments can be paid on the JaCustoms Connect app.
Take the Release Order to the Warehouse Operator for your gate pass, then take your barrel.
Personal sea cargo under US$5,000? Ask for contactless clearance by emailing ccp@jca.gov.jm.

Barrels of personal items: flat rate of $6,500 (Customs says this may change). The shipping agent charges its own fees.

Usually the same day you visit the warehouse.

Jamaica Customs Agency, Myers’ Wharf, Newport East, Kingston 15. Phone 876-922-5140 or 1-888-287-8667 (1-888-CUSTOMS).