Reference is made to Gazette dated December 14, 2023, Vol.CXLV1 and No. 387.
The Ministry of Finance and Public Service has advised the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) in a letter dated December 29, 2023 that the Customs Tariff (Revision) Resolution, 1972(the principal Resolution) has been amended as follows:
First Schedule
- There has been an increase in the duty rate of Chlorine proper to 2801.10.00 from 0% to 10%.
Fourth Schedule
- Insertion of Chlorine proper to 2801.10.00 in Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule (List of Commodities Ineligible for Conditional Duty Exemptions);
- Correction of the item numbered 2710.19.71 described as “Lubricating oil base stock (paraffinic type)”, by deleting the numerals 71” and substituting therefor the numerals 81’; and
- Correction of the item numbered 2710.19.75 described as “Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission’, by deleting the numerals “75” and substituting therefor the numerals “85”.
The effective date for the amendment is January 02, 2024.