Personal Exports

Personal export

Documents Required:

1. Packing list
2. Invoice
3. Completed (ex 1) ESAD

Listed below are the steps necessary for the exportation of Personal Items:

 BY AIR

1. Employ the assistance of a Licensed Customs Broker/Courier who will do the following:
   1. Reserve a booking with the Airline.
   2. Collect Tally Sheet and Dispatch Form from airline and complete both.
   3. Prepare Export Declaration (EX1).
   4. Pay the relevant processing fee to the Jamaica Customs Agency.
   5. Submit Export Declaration to customs officer along with Tally sheet, Dispatch Form and relevant Permit(s)/Licence(s) if required.
   6. Deliver goods to airline’s warehouse for weighing, security checks and loading onto aircraft.

BY SEA

1. Employ the assistance of a Consolidator/Freight Forwarder if shipment is less than container load (LCL) or
2. A licensed Customs Broker if shipment is full container load (FCL) who will do the following:
   1. Collect and complete relevant documentation from Shipping Agent
   2. Prepare Export Declaration (EX1)
   3. Pay for Export Declaration
   4. Submit Dock Receipt and Assessment Notice to Customs for verification and acceptance.
   5. Proceed to shipping line with stamped and signed documents for further processing.

NB: The exporter must register with Jamaica Trade and Invest (JAMPRO) if personal items are being exported on a regular basis.