Customs implements fee to clear barrels

[evanovitch]

<span style="font-weight: bold">Persons planning to clear barrels shipped from overseas for Christmas will pay a flat customs clearance fee of $5,000 per barrel as of December 1.</span>

Jamaica Customs has implemented this fee in anticipation of the traditional rush to clear barrels and packages shipped from overseas during the festive season.

<span style="font-weight: bold">The fee applies strictly to personal effects and not Commercial Shipments.</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">This fee does not include shipping, storage, wharfage costs or costs applied by the Queen's Wharehouse on overtime goods</span>.

Jamaica Customs has issued a warning that any false declaration of commercial goods as personal effects in an attempt to evade duties could result in forfeiture of goods.

Last year the Customs Department allowed all Christmas barrels and packages shipped to the island up to January 30, to be cleared duty free.

Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced the duty waiver as part of efforts to minimize the impact of the global financial meltdown.

[Magician]

Re: Customs implements fee to clear barrels

So they think 5000J is going to shore up the US$1.6 billion budget shortfall?

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Customs implements fee to clear barrels

It is a reduction in the fees.

Use to be at least JA9000<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magxx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So they think 5000J is going to shore up the US$1.6 billion budget shortfall? </div></div>

[Magician]

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If one is allowed to ship personal posessions free of duty, why should one have to pay a fee for customs?

It should be no fee at all.

[Dr.Dudd]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magxx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If one is allowed to ship personal possessions free of duty, why should one have to pay a fee for customs?

It should be no fee at all. </div></div> Well as usual you know what you know, and it is facts.
the barrels in question are unaccompanied goods.

Thisis sent by relatives on an annual basis prior to the holidays.

At this time of the year there is always a backlog influx and with the economy worse than it is usually is, this is a sort of relief. Last years the special rate was US$100.

accompanied luggage for Jamaican coming from abroad is till duty free..

[Magician]

Re: Customs implements fee to clear barrels

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
<span style="font-weight: bold">Last year the Customs Department allowed all Christmas barrels and packages shipped to the island up to January 30, to be cleared duty free.</span></div></div>

And as usual you don't read.

[Dr.Dudd]

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That was the first time that was done. due to the economy. well thi s year there is a reduction from the regular charges instead of duty free which was a one time deal.<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fmagx</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovich</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
<span style="font-weight: bold">Last year the Customs Department allowed all Christmas barrels and packages shipped to the island up to January 30, to be cleared duty free.</span></div></div>

And as usual you don't read. </div></div>

[Magician]

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Economy better now?
Should be duty free still. Only thing is not gov't looking to fill the budget deficit thru fees on the common folk.

[Dr.Dudd]

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As usual i have to teach the obvious. The economy is not better, but the government treasury is worse.
They can't afford to do what they thought they could last years.

last year at this time the Jamaican economy was not feeling the effects of it yet.

They stated that Jamaica would have avoided it, but later they realize that it was bad.

today in th clutches of the IMF they can't appear to be giving poor people any break That is totally against the IMF policy.

They can give the wealthy the whole house, but the poor have to suffer.
They are ther simply to maintain the claws of colonialism on th ethird world.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magxx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Economy better now?
Should be duty free still. Only thing is not gov't looking to fill the budget deficit thru fees on the common folk. </div></div>

[Magician]

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Thanks for the lesson. I don't know what I would do without it.

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Customs implements fee to clear barrels

You are welcome.<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magxx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks for the lesson. I don't know what I would do without it. </div></div>