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.