The restricted items are not permitted by US Customs or the Government of Trinidad and Tobago unless special permissions are granted. The items listed in Special License and Hazardous Materials section may get allowance through getting the correct permissions from US Customs as well as the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Contact Customs House for further information.

Restricted Items

Please note that the restricted are not limited to this list and is for general guidance.

Restricted Items
Firearms and parts, ammunition, swords, explosives or weapons of any kind Any item with alcohol listed as the first ingredient Animals dead or alive, Animal skins, Bamboo articles, Camouflage items, Honey
Lighters and Matches Cleaning solutions, flammable liquids or solids Poisons
Fireworks Pressure Containers Gas / Gas powered tools
Tear Gas or Pepper spray Any Currency (i.e. cash/money/orders/stamps) Wet-cell Batteries
Live Plants and perishables Human remains, including ashes Illegal Substances and Rolling Paper
ALL Camouflaged Items

Special License Items

Hazardous Materials

Please note that the restricted are not limited to this and list and this list is for general guidance.

Hazardous Materials
Personal Beauty Products Mouthwash Gels
Deodorants Creams Beauty Powders
Aerosol Cans Hairspray Sunblock
Perfumes Oil Candles Nail-polish
Sweetener, food flavoring and coloring products Non-corrosive cleaning solutions Remote- controlled cars / ATV's
Special License Items
Feathers Refrigerators Chillers
Freezers Air Conditioning Units Vitamins
Food Supplements Live Poultry Fish
Shrimp Lobster Crab Meat
Coconut in all forms including coconut seedlings, copra, desiccated coconut, coconut milk, and coconut cream (EXCLUDING Coconut oil) Copra Oilseed cake, meal, and other vegetable oil residues
Oilseeds, beans, nuts Animal oils, fats and greases, unrefined Fatty acids and solid residues from the treatment of oils and fats
Used Right Hand Drive Garbage compactors exceeding 15 tonnes (15000 kg) MGW Vegetable fats Left Hand Drive vehicles
Used Right Hand Drive vehicles Paper for wrapping tobacco or cigarettes Ship and boats (under 250 tonnes)
2, 4, 5_Trichlorophenyl (2, 4, 5_T) Parathion, ethyl Dichlorodiphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT)
Chlordimeform Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) Ethylene Dibromide (EDB)
Lead Arsenate Pentachlorophenol (PCP) Thallium and its salts
Aldrin, Dieldrin and Endrin Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and mixtures containing Ozone DepletingSubstances (ODS). Soil, plant, plant material, seeds, etc.
Equipment requiring the use of Ozone Depleting Substances – Such as: Air or Vacuum Pumps and Compressors and their parts, Dehumidifiers, Air Conditioning Machines/Units and their parts, Refrigerators / freezers and heat pumps and their parts.

Please note that the restricted are not limited to this and list and this list is for general guidance.

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