Australia and Barbados enjoy friendly relations, based on different historical, sporting, social and political ties. Trade between Australia and Barbados is modest, with the balance of trade in Australia's favour.
Barbados requires importers to get licenses, permits or permissions from the proper authorities for specific goods before its importation. Phyto-sanitary certificates are required from the exporting authorities for fresh fruits, vegetables, plants and plant products and must accompany the goods declaration before processing is permitted.
Also overseas health certificates must accompany meat and meat products. Psychotropic and other controlled drugs are subject to licenses form the Ministry of Health. Additionally, there are some products that have to meet obligatory requirements form the Barbados National Standards Institution.
Tariffs and Import Taxes: Barbados, as a member of the Caribbean Common Market – CARICOM and has implemented CARICOM’s Common External Tariff for goods, with import duties ranging from 0 to 20 %.
Import Licenses: The country's authorities have eliminated restrictive licensing procedures and imposed WTO-approved bound duty rates. However, licenses are still required, but they are granted automatically. A full list of items that require an import license can be found in the publication Open Import General License Regulation 1995, which can be obtained from the Government Printery (Tel: 246-436-6776). Importers must get licenses prior to the import of the goods.
Import documentation: airway bill (bill of lading); the CARICOM document invoice (the commercial invoice is acceptable if all of the required information is present); the supplier's invoice documenting all goods in the shipment; the C-60 form - a declaration of particulars relating to Customs Value; a C-63 form - indicating the goods shipped, the weight, the shipper, the tariff code etc. must also be attached.
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