OUR RETURNING RESIDENT SERVICE
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RETURNING RESIDENT SERVICE
At Signature Freight Forwarding limited we offer premium customs brokerage service to all our returning residents. From start to finish we take you through the entire process of clearing your cargo at the port. Documents preparation, Customs interview and approval, Port fees payments, Cargo examination, and Customs release and trucking.
Our returning residents service take the hassle away from getting your shipment processed and cleared at Customs.
Jamaica Customs Requirements
Who is Eligible?
In order to be considered a Returning Resident, and to benefit from the concession afforded to Returning Residents, you must satisfy one of the following conditions:
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Be a Jamaican national who has attained the age of 18 years, and who
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has been residing overseas for the last 3 consecutive years, and
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is returning to Jamaica to reside permanently.
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Be a Jamaican who gave up your citizenship, and can provide proof of that previous status and wishes to return home.
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Be a Jamaican student who has attained the age of 18 years and who has studied abroad for more than one year but fewer than 3 consecutive years.
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Be a Non-Jamaican whose spouse is a Jamaican Returning Resident.
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A Deportee who has been residing overseas for the last 3 consecutive years
Further information for Returning Residents can be found on the Jamaican Government Customs Website.
What Allowances do Returning Residents get when Shipping items to Jamaica?
There is a difference between a ‘returning resident’ bringing back personal belongings and a visitor to Jamaica bringing back ‘unaccompanied baggage’.
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A returning resident, which includes deportees, are permitted to bring back a set amount of household and personal items tax-free.
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A returning resident is defined as:
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Be a Jamaican national who has attained the age of eighteen (18) years; Has been resident overseas for not less than three 3 consecutive years and Returning to Jamaica to reside permanently.
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Non-Jamaican whose spouse is a Jamaican Returning Resident
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Jamaican student who has attained the age of eighteen (18) years and who has studied abroad for more than one year but less than three consecutive years.
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Jamaican who gave up his/her citizenship (and can provide proof of that previous status) and wishes to return home.
Returning Residents Allowance
Click the button below to download or view a copy of the List of Entitlements for Returning Residents to Jamaica.