Market Access
Trade in Goods
Belize, like all other CARICOM Members, applies a Common External Tariff (CET)1 on imports. The CET provides for a harmonized coding system for the importation of goods outside of the CARICOM region. Article 82 of The Revised Treaty provides for free movement of goods in which all imports from CARICOM Member States that meet CARICOM rules of origin enter duty free with the exception of some products which carry a Revenue Replacement Duty (RRD). (View list).
The CET sets minimum and maximum duty rates for all member countries. Non-CARICOM goods have a rate structure of 0-20% applied to them. Due to the sensitive nature of the agricultural sector, a rate of 40% is applied.2