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WORLD TRADE G/LIC/N/3/BRB/1
23January 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0238)
Original: English Committee onImport Licensing
REPLIES TOQUESTIONNAIRE ONIMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 7.3OFTHE
AGREEMENT ONIMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
BARBADOS
Thefollowing notification, dated 15September 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofBarbados.
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Outline ofSystem
1. TheMiscellaneous Controls ActChapter 3291ofthelawsofBarbados isemployed bythe
Government ofBarbados toregulate theimportation ofgoods which aresubject tothelicensing regime.
Purposes andCoverage ofLicensing
2. Miscellaneous Controls (General Open Import Licence) Regulations -products aslisted at
Annex I.
3. Thesystem applies togoods originating outside Caricom (First Schedule ofAnnex I)andgoods
originating within Caricom (Third Schedule ofAnnex I).
4. Itisintended thatthelicensing system would restrict thequantity ofimports ofwhat are
considered tobesensitive goods.
5. TheMiscellaneous Controls ActChapter 329istheLawunder which thelicensing ismaintained
andlicensing istherefore statutorily required. Thelegislation doesnotspecify thatproducts should
besubjected toadministrative discretion; however, from timetotimediscretion hasbeenused. To
abolish thesystem approval must behadfrom thelegislature.
Procedures
6. I. There isnopublication ofinformation concerning theallocation ofquotas, neither are
there publications withrespect tothefiling ofapplications forlicences.
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ItistheimporterwhoapproachestheGovernmentrequestingpermissiontoimporttheproduct(s).
Thedomestic importer thenapproaches thecountry ortheirtraderepresentatives fromwhere thegood
issourced.
There isnopublication oftheoverall amount, neither istheamount allocated togoods from
eachcountry. Importers arenotified individually ofallocations.
II. Dependingontheitem,quotasmaybedeterminedquarterly,six-monthlyorannually.Importers
canapply atanytimeuntilquotas areexhausted.
III. Thesystem isanopenoneandnopreference isgiven tothedomestic producers oflikegoods.
Itisnotbinding ontheimporter tobring inanygood forwhich alicence hasbeenissued.
IV. When importers aregranted quotas, applications maybesubmitted atanytimewithin theperiod
allowed forimportation.
V. Applications areprocessed within threeworking daysprovided thatallnecessary information
issubmitted.
VI. Alicence isissued withtheunderstanding thatimportation willbegin immediately.
VII. Depending ontheitemtobeimported, e.g.meat ormeat products, theimporter mayhave
toapproach more thanoneGovernment agency.
VIII. Theallocation oflicences within thequota system varies. Inthecaseoftheimportation of
certain species offish,forexample flying fishandassociated pelagics, onlythe"Miscellaneous
Importers" areallocated licences onafirst-come-first-served basisandpastperformance maybetaken
intoaccount. Fishprocessors areallocated licences according totheirparticipation inthelocalfishing
industry. Apart fromquotas forfish,quotas areusually allocated onpastperformance. Withrespect
tonewimporters,considerationmaybegivendependingontheoverallsizeofthequota.Allapplications
areexamined onreceipt.
IX. There isnobilateral quota arrangement.
X. Notapplicable.
XI. Yes.
7. (a) Importers areadvised thatimport licences should beobtained before thegoods are
imported. Licences canbegranted within ashorter time-limit andapplications forgoods which arrive
owing toinadvertency maybefacilitated depending ontheparticular circumstances.
(b) Alicence canbegranted immediately onrequest.
(c) Applicants arefreetorequest import licences anytimeoftheyear. However, inthecaseof
certain species offish,licences areonlyissued toallow fortheimportation offishduring thattime
oftheyearknown asthe"window period", August toNovember.
(d) See6.VII.
8. Anyapplicant whohasqualified foranimport licence willautomatically begranted thelicence.
Should anapplicant bedenied thelicence thereason(s) is/are given tohim. Anapplicant hastherightG/LIC/N/3/BRB/1
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toappeal intheevent heisdenied alicence. Those whohavebeendenied alicence mayappeal to
thesame body. They maymake theircomplaint direct totheChief Price Control Officer, Permanent
Secretary ortheMinister.
Eligibility ofImporters toApply forLicence
9. Allfirms, persons andinstitutions areeligible toapply forlicences under therestrictive and
non-restrictive system.
Documentational andOther Requirements forApplication forLicence
10. Applicants arerequired tostatetheirpersonal orbusiness name; address; thecountry from
which thegood issourced andthecountry from which itisbeing consigned; theexpected dateand
timeofarrival; therelevant tariffheading; thedescription ofgoods andquantity andthequoted c.i.f.
value inBarbados dollars. Noother document isrequired.
11. Forgoods fromCaricom countries, acertificate oforigin isrequired aswellasthecommercial
invoice. Goods from non-Caricom sources require onlythecommercial invoice.
12. There isnolicensing feeoradministrative charge.
13. There isnodeposit oradvance payment requirement.
Conditions ofLicensing
14. Alicence isvalidforuptothreemonths. Thevalidity ofalicence canbeextended byrenewal.
15. There isnopenalty forthenon-utilization ofalicence oraportion thereof.
16. Licences arenottransferable.
17. Specific conditions attached totheissuance ofanimport licence forproducts subject to
quantitative restrictions, andthose thatarenotsubject toquantitative restrictions, mayapply fromtime
totime.
Other Procedural Requirements
18. There arenoother administrative procedures apart from import licensing andsimilar
administrative practices thatarerequired prior toimportation.
19. There arenohindrances toobtaining foreign exchange provided bythebanking authorities
forgoods tobeimported. Licences arenotrequired toobtain foreign exchange andforeign currency
isreadily available tocover licences issued andforgoods thatarenotsubject totheimport licensing
system.G/LIC/N/3/BRB/1
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Tariff heading No. Description ofgoods
Ex. 08.07 Melons
1501.001 Lard
15.07 Soya beanoilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnot
chemically modified
15.08 Groundnut oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnot
chemically modified
15.09 Olive oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically
modified
15.10 Other oilsandtheirfractions, obtained solely from olives, whether
ornotrefined butnotchemically modified, including blends ofthese
oilsorfractions withoilsorfractions ofheading No.1509
15.11 Palm oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically
modified
15.12 Sunflower seed, safflower orcotton-seed oilandfractions thereof,
whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically modified
15.13 Coconut (copra), palm kernel orbabassu oilandfractions thereof,
whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically modified
15.14 Rape, colza ormustard oilsandfractions thereof, whether ornot
refined, butnotchemically modified
15.15 Other fixed vegetable fatsandoilsandtheirfractions, whether ornot
purified, butnotchemically modified
16.01 Sausages andsimilar products ofmeat, meatoffalorblood, food
preparations based onthese products
16.02 Other prepared orpreserved meats, meatoffalorblood (excluding
corned beef)
Ex. 17.01 Beetsugar andcanesugar insolid form
20.07 Jams, jellies, marmalades, fruitpuree andfruitpastes
20.09 Fruit juices (including grape must) andvegetable juices, unfermented
andnotcontaining added spirit whether ornotcontaining added
sugar orother sweetening matter
22.02 Waters, including mineral waters andaerated waters, containing
added sugar orother sweetening matter orflavoured andother non-
alcoholic beverages
22.03 Beermade from malt
Ex. 22.06 Shandy
Ex. 22.08 ShandyG/LIC/N/3/BRB/1
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Tariff heading No. Description ofgoods
34.01 Soap, organic surface active products andpreparations foruseas
soapinbars, cakes, moulded pieces orshapes whether ornot
containing soap; paper, wadding; feltandnon-woven, impregnated,
coated orcovered withsoapordetergent
34.02 Organic surface active agents; surface active preparations, washing
preparations andcleaning preparations whether ornotcontaining
soap
Ex. 36.04 Fireworks
Ex. 38.23 "Chemshield" (thedefence method ofourtimes)
Ex. 38.23 "Mace" andsimilar products
Ex. 39.26 Handcuffs ofplastic
Ex. 61.09 T-shirts
Ex. 73.26 Handcuffs ofironorsteel
Ex. 82.11 Ratchet knives, spring loaded knives including flickknives
87.02 Public transport typepassenger motor vehicles
87.03 Motor carsandother vehicles principally designed forthetransport
ofpersons (other thanthose ofheading No.87.02), including station
wagons, andracing cars
Ex. 87.06 Chassis fitted withengines fortheassembly ofcoaches andbuses
Ex. 87.08 Chassis without engines fortheassembly ofcoaches andbuses
Ex. 89.03 Yachts andother vessels forpleasure orsports
Ex. 95.04 Coin operated amusement machines
Ex. 95.04 Equipment andaccessories forgambling orparlour games (excluding
gaming machines) forexample blackjack tables, tablecounters, hand
counters, roulette wheels, dice, diceboxes, croupier 'srakes etc.G/LIC/N/3/BRB/1
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SECOND SCHEDULE
(Regulation 2)
Antigua andBarbuda Monserrat
Belize St.Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla
Dominica St.Lucia
Grenada St.Vincent
Guyana Trinidad andTobago
Jamaica
THIRD SCHEDULE
(Regulation 2(2))
Tariff heading No. Description ofgoods
01.05 Livepoultry
02.03 Meat ofswine, fresh, chilled orfrozen
Ex. 02.07 Meat ofpoultry ofheading No.01.05 fresh, chilled orfrozen
0210.101 Ham
0210.102 Bacon
03.02 Fish, fresh orchilled, excluding fishfillets andother fishmeatof
heading No.03.04
03.03 Fish, frozen, excluding fishfillets andother fishmeatof
heading No.03.04
03.04 Fishfillets andother fishmeat, fresh, chilled orfrozen
04.01 Milk andcream, notconcentrated norcontaining added sugar or
other sweetening matter
04.02 Milk andcream concentrated orcontaining added sugar orother
sweetening matter
Ex. 04.07 Birds'eggsinshell, fresh, excluding hatching eggs
0702.00 Tomatoes, fresh orchilled
0703.101 Onions, fresh orchilled
0703.102 Shallots (échalotes) fresh orchilledG/LIC/N/3/BRB/1
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Tariff heading No. Description ofgoods
07.04 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kaleandsimilar edible brassicas,
fresh orchilled
07.05 Lettuce andchicory, fresh orchilled
07.06 Carrots andturnips, beetroots, salsify, celeriac, radishes andsimilar
edible roots, fresh orchilled
07.07 Cucumbers andgherkins fresh orchilled
07.08 Leguminous vegetables, shelled orunshelled, fresh orchilled
07.09 Other vegetables, fresh orchilled
07.10 Vegetables, uncooked orcooked, frozen
0714.20 Sweet potatoes
Ex. 08.07 Melons
15.07 Soya beanoilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnot
chemically modified
15.08 Groundnut oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnot
chemically modified
15.09 Olive oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically
modified
15.10 Other oilsandtheirfractions, obtained solely from olives whether or
notrefined butnotchemically modified, including blends ofthese
oilsorfractions withoilsorfractions ofheading No.1509
15.11 Palm oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically
modified
15.12 Sunflower seed, safflower orcotton-seed oilandfractions thereof,
whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically modified
15.13 Coconut (copra), palm kernel orbabassu oilandfractions thereof,
whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically modified
15.14 Rape, colza ormustard oilsandfractions thereof, whether ornot
refined, butnotchemically modified
15.15 Other fixed vegetables, fatsandoilsandtheirfractions, whether or
notpurified, butnotchemically modified
1602.401 Ham
1602.402 Bacon
Ex. 17.01 Beetsugar andcanesugar insolid form
20.07 Jams, jellies, marmalades, fruitpuree andfruitpastes
2009.101 Orange juice, concentrated
2009.109 Other orange juiceG/LIC/N/3/BRB/1
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Tariff heading No. Description ofgoods
2009.201 Grapefruit juice, concentrated
2009.209 Other grapefruit juice
22.02 Waters, including mineral waters andaerated waters, containing
added sugar orother sweetening matters orflavoured andother non-
alcoholic beverages
Ex. 22.06 Shandy
Ex. 22.08 Shandy
34.01 Soap, organic surface active products andpreparations foruseas
soapinbars, cakes, moulded pieces orshapes whether ornot
containing soap; paper, wadding; feltandnon-woven, impregnated,
coated orcovered withsoapordetergent
34.02 Organic surface active agents; surface active preparations, washing
preparations andcleaning preparations whether ornotcontaining
soap
Ex. 36.04 Fireworks
Ex. 38.23 "Chemshield" (thedefence method ofourtimes)
Ex. 38.23 "Mace" andsimilar products
Ex. 39.26 Handcuffs ofplastic
Ex. 73.26 Handcuffs ofironorsteel
Ex. 82.11 Ratchet knives, spring loaded knives including flickknives
87.02 Public transport typepassenger motor vehicles
87.03 Motor carsandother motor vehicles principally designed forthe
transport ofpersons (other thanthose ofheading No.87.02),
including station wagons, andracing cars
Ex. 87.06 Chassis fitted withengines fortheassembly ofcoaches andbuses
Ex. 87.08 Chassis without engines fortheassembly ofcoaches andbuses
Ex. 89.03 Yachts andother vessels forpleasure orsports
Ex. 95.04 Coin operated amusement machines
Ex. 95.04 Equipment andaccessories forgambling orparlour games (excluding
gaming machines), forexample blackjack tables, tablecounters, hand
counters, roulette wheels, dice, diceboxes, croupier 'srakes etc.
Made bytheMinister this6thdayofJanuary, 1994,
D.W. BOWEN
Minister responsible forAgriculture, Food andFisheriesG/LIC/N/3/BRB/1
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Statutory Instruments Supplement No.35
Supplement toOfficial Gazette No.64dated 7thAugust, 1995
S.I.1995 No.66
Miscellaneous Controls Act
Cap. 329
MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS (GENERAL OPEN
IMPORT LICENCE) (AMENDMENT)
REGULATION, 1995
TheMinister inexercise ofthepowers conferred onhimbySection 3(1)oftheMiscellaneous
Controls Act,makes thefollowing Regulations:
1. These regulations maybecitedastheMiscellaneous Controls (General Open Import Licence)
(Amendment) Regulations, 1995.
2. TheThird Schedule totheMiscellaneous Controls (General Open
ImportLicence)Regulations,1994isdeletedandtheThirdSchedulecontained
intheSchedule tothese regulations issubstituted.S.I.1994 No.13Schedule
__________________________ _______________________________________________________STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
Schedule
(Paragraph 2)
"THIRD SCHEDULE"
(Regulation 2(2)
Tariff heading No. Description ofgoods
01.05 Livepoultry
02.03 Meat ofswine, fresh, chilled orfrozen
Ex. 02.07 Meat ofpoultry ofheading No.01.05 fresh, chilled orfrozen
0210.101 Ham
0210.102 Bacon
03.02 Fish, fresh orchilled, excluding fishfillets andother fishmeatof
heading No.03.04G/LIC/N/3/BRB/1
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Tariff heading No. Description ofgoods
03.03 Fish, frozen, excluding fishfillets andother fishmeatof
heading No.03.04
03.04 Fishfillets andother fishmeat, fresh, chilled orfrozen
04.01 Milk andcream, notconcentrated norcontaining added sugar or
other sweetening matter
04.02 Milk andcream concentrated orcontaining added sugar orother
sweetening matter
Ex. 04.07 Birds'eggsinshell, fresh, excluding hatching eggs
0702.00 Tomatoes, fresh orchilled
0703.101 Onions, fresh orchilled
0703.102 Shallots (échalotes) fresh orchilled
07.04 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kaleandsimilar edible brassicas,
fresh orchilled
07.05 Lettuce andchicory, fresh orchilled
07.06 Carrots andturnips, beetroots, salsify, celeriac, radishes andsimilar
edible roots fresh orchilled
07.07 Cucumbers andgherkins fresh orchilled
07.08 Leguminous vegetables, shelled orunshelled fresh orchilled
07.09 Other vegetables, fresh orchilled
07.10 Vegetables, uncooked orcooked, frozen
0714.20 Sweet potatoes
Ex. 08.07 Melons
15.07 Soya beanoilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnot
chemically modified
15.08 Groundnut oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnot
chemically modified
15.09 Olive oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically
modified
15.10 Other oilsandtheirfractions, obtained solely from olives, whether
ornotrefined butnotchemically modified, including blends ofthese
oilsorfractions withoilsorfractions ofheading No.1509
15.11 Palm oilanditsfractions, whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically
modified
15.12 Sunflower seed, safflower orcotton-seed oilandfractions thereof,
whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically modifiedG/LIC/N/3/BRB/1
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Tariff heading No. Description ofgoods
15.13 Coconut (copra), palm kernel orbabassu oilandfractions thereof,
whether ornotrefined, butnotchemically modified
15.14 Rape, colza ormustard oilsandfractions thereof, whether ornot
refined, butnotchemically modified
15.15 Other fixed vegetable fatsandoilsandtheirfractions, whether ornot
purified, butnotchemically modified
1602.401 Ham
1602.402 Bacon
Ex. 17.01 Beetsugar andcanesugar insolid form
22.02 Waters, including mineral waters andaerated waters, containing
added sugar orother sweetening matter orflavoured andother non-
alcoholic beverages
34.01 Soap, organic surface active products andpreparations foruseas
soapinbars, cakes, moulded pieces orshapes whether ornot
containing soap; paper, wadding; feltandnon-wovens,
impregnated, coated orcovered withsoapordetergent
Ex. 36.04 Fireworks
Ex. 38.23 "Chemshield" (thedefence method ofourtimes)
Ex. 38.23 "Mace" andsimilar products
Ex. 39.26 Handcuffs ofplastic
Ex. 73.26 Handcuffs ofironorsteel
Ex. 82.11 Ratchet knives, spring loaded knives including flickknives
Ex. 95.04 Coin operated amusement machines
Ex. 95.04 Equipment andaccessories forgambling orparlour games (excluding
gaming machines) forexample blackjack tables, tablecounters, hand
counters, roulette wheels, dice, diceboxes, croupier 'srakes etc.
Made bytheMinister this31stdayofJuly, 1995.
REGINALD FARLEY
Minister responsible forIndustry, Commerce
andBusiness Development