Free import
• For travelers aged 17 or older: 1.5 L of wine or spirits in total.
• For travelers aged 17 or older: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 g of tobacco.
• Personal effects for your own use, such as clothing, jewelry, toiletries and portable articles you would normally carry. Television sets and portable stereo systems count as personal effects only for visitors who declare that they will take them out of the country when they leave.
• Goods bought abroad or in local in-bond (duty-free) shops for personal or household use, or as souvenirs or gifts, up to a total value of TTD 3,000 per traveler (children under 17 included). Alcohol and tobacco above the limits above are not covered.
• The allowances can be claimed only once a year and do not cover firearms or ammunition.
• Declare household items, food (including meat, fruit and vegetables), gifts, alcohol, tobacco and commercial items on the Immigration/Customs form (C15). Unaccompanied baggage is declared on form C88.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of money you can bring in, but Trinidad and Tobago banknotes over TTD 20,000, and foreign banknotes worth over USD 5,000, must be declared to Customs on arrival.
• Customs and the police can seize cash, including negotiable instruments, over TTD 20,000 or the equivalent if they suspect it is linked to crime.
Prohibited
• Illegal drugs, and pipes or utensils for smoking opium
• Counterfeit coins, and goods with false trade descriptions or misleading trade marks
• Indecent or obscene material, such as prints, photographs, books or recordings
• Camouflage clothing and any items in camouflage pattern, in any color
• Toy guns that closely resemble real firearms, and firearms disguised as other objects
• Rat poisons containing arsenic
• Shaving brushes made in or exported from Japan
Restricted
• Firearms, ammunition, target and small-game guns need a Permit to Import signed by the Commissioner of Police. To carry and use a firearm in the country you also need a Firearm User's Licence from the Commissioner of Police.
• Pepper spray is a prohibited weapon unless you hold a Pepper Spray Permit from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. Tear gas needs the written authority of the President.
• Plants and plant products, including fruit, vegetables, seeds, cut flowers, peas and beans, and soil, need a Plant Import Permit from the Plant Quarantine Service, Ministry of Agriculture (applied for online through TTBizLink), and a phytosanitary certificate from the exporting country. Declare all agricultural items; items without these documents are seized and destroyed, and fines can apply.
• Honey is listed by Customs among goods that are prohibited or need an import permit. Do not bring it without a permit.
• Live animals and animal products are controlled by the Animal Production and Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture. Contact the division before you travel.
• Dogs and cats need an import permit from the Animal Production and Health Division, applied for at least 1.5 months before travel (5 months for pets from Category 3 countries, those not on the division's Category 1 or 2 lists), an ISO microchip, treatment for internal and external parasites within 10 days of travel, and an official health certificate dated within 7 days of travel. Pets from countries outside the division's Category 1 list (no titre test needed), including the United States and Canada, also need a rabies vaccination given after the microchip and a rabies antibody test (FAVN or RFFT) at an approved laboratory at least one month after vaccination. Call +1 868 642 0063 or +1 868 642 0064 at least 48 hours before arrival. Pets that do not meet the permit conditions are re-exported at the owner's expense or destroyed.
• Wild plants and animals, including endangered species covered by CITES, need an import permit through the Wildlife Section, Forestry Division.
• Herbs and plants for use as medicine need approval from the Chief Medical Officer. Medicines, food and cosmetics labelled in a language other than English may be detained by the Food and Drugs Division, so carry your prescriptions.
• Goods bearing the coat of arms or flag of Trinidad and Tobago need the approval of the President. Articles with designs imitating banknotes or coins need the authorization of the Comptroller of Customs and Excise.