Tobacco 🚬

200 cigarettes;

50 cigars; or

250 grams of tobacco.

Currency 💵

Currency up to TT$20,000 or US$5000 must be declared.

Prohibited ⛔

Counterfeit and base currency and silver.

Fictitious stamps, and any instrument or materials capable of making any such stamps.

Indecent or obscene prints, paintings, films, and other media.

Machines for gambling.

Rat poisons containing arsenic.

Toy guns that may be mistaken for a firearm.

Clocks, watches, and any other metal product stamped with an imitation brand.

Utensils used for the preparation and smoking of opium.

Shaving brushes made or exported from Japan.

Restricted ⚠️

Live animals, including pets, require permission from the Veterinary Division of the Ministry of Agriculture. Animals must be accompanied by the necessary health certificates.

Arms and ammunition require written permission from the Commissioner of Police.

Sugar that is unrefined and not manufactured in Trinidad and Tobago requires the permission of the President.

Herbs or plants to be used as medicine require certification from the Chief Medical Officer, or Technical Officer (Animal Health).

Plants and their derivative products, including fruit and vegetables, will be inspected on arrival by Officers of the Plant Quarantine Division of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Other rules ℹ️

Gifts up to a value of TT$3000 may be imported once per year per traveller.

Personal goods, such as clothing, toiletries, and personal electronics to be taken out when the traveller departs Trinidad and Tobago.

Personal effects of citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, or of persons domiciled in Trinidad and Tobago, who have died abroad. Proof of death is required.

Prohibited ⛔

All items on prohibited import list.

Restricted ⚠️

Currency up to TT$20,000 or US$5000 must be declared.