Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

11.   Interpretation

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   (1)   In this Part—

“Act” means the Customs (Control and Management) Act;

“Chapter” and “Tariff headings” mean the Chapter and headings of the Customs Tariff appearing in Schedule 5 to the Customs Duties Act; (Amended by S.I. 29/1995)

“chemical transformation” means the forming of the molecule of the finished product by—

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   (a)     the combination of 2 or more elements; or

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   (b)     any modification of the structure of the molecule of a compound with the exception of ionisation and the addition or removal of water of crystallisation;

“Community Territory” means any of the Member States of the Caribbean Community specified in Schedule 2;

“extra-regional materials” means materials imported from outside the Community or of undetermined origin;

“Less Developed Country” and “LDCs” mean the following Territories — Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines;

“More Developed Country” and “MDCs” mean the following Territories—Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago; (Amended by S.I. 5/1996)

“produced from materials of” and “produced from” mean the materials named or designated as the case may be must be used in the condition in which they are described. This does not preclude the use of the materials in an earlier stage of production;

“produced from materials not included in” means the materials which fall in the tariff headings named may not be used if they are imported from outside the Community or are of undetermined origin;

“produced from regional materials of” means the materials falling within the tariff headings or Chapters named may be used only if they qualify to be treated as of Community origin within the meaning of regulation 12. This does not preclude the use of regional materials in an earlier stage of production.

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   (2)   In these Regulations any reference to the production of goods includes a reference to the getting of minerals and the taking of animals (including fish); and any reference to materials, except in regulation 12(5)(g), includes a reference to any raw materials, intermediate products, parts or components used in the process of production, repair, renovation or improvement of the goods.

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   (3)   These Regulations shall apply for determining the eligibility of goods imported into Saint Lucia for a Community rate of duty (whether chargeable on the goods as such or in respect of any article contained in them as a part or ingredient) by reason of their having been grown, produced, manufactured, repaired, renovated or improved and consigned from a Community Territory unless the appropriate requirements of these Regulations are fulfilled in relation thereto.

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   (4)   

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      (a)     A Certificate of Origin in Form 1 of Schedule 3 and a commercial invoice are set out in Schedule 3.

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      (b)     Any entry for the importation into Saint Lucia of goods from a Community Territory shall be accompanied by a certificate of Origin in Form 1 of Schedule 3 together with the form of commercial invoice.

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      (c)     Any shipping bill for the export from Saint Lucia to a Community Territory shall be accompanied by a certificate of Origin in Form 1 of Schedule 3 together with the form of commercial invoice.