미국에서 배럴에 발송 자마이카 관계되 쉬웠다 그러나 킹스턴에 있는 배럴을 줍는 것은 분리되는 사정이었다. 나는 킹스턴에 있는 소요 시간 상당한 소요하고 도시 배치 및 수송 체계와 아주 친밀한 고려한다. 나는 킹스턴과 대부분의 외진 지역의 도시 전체에서 몰았다 그러나를 위해 것은 모두 이유에서 나가 또는 킹스턴 항구 및 wharves의 주위에 결코 많은 시간에 쓰지 않았다. 킹스턴의 항구는 수출이 수입하고 수입된 총 상품의 약 70%를 킹스턴 Wharves에 일어나고지 국가의 대부분이 가공되는 곳에 이다.
우리의 배럴은 대양 가는 배에 넘어서 발송되고에 떨어져 떨어뜨려졌다 자마이카 킹스턴에 있는 관례는 우리의 지시 당 정박한다. 우리는 Mobay에서 픽업할 수 있고 또는 우리의 가정에 Negril에서 그것이 배달한 직접 여기에서 있었다 그러나 우리는 킹스턴에 로드 트립을 대신 선택하고 나가 기쁜 평소와 같이. 우리는 중대한 여행이 있고 그것의 가장 나쁜 부분은 킹스턴 Wharves의 주위에 몰기를 취급하고 있었다. 원형에서 저를 상당히 회전시켜 둔 signage 및 일방통행 도로의 매우 뒤에 체계이다. 나는 아내 및 아이와 가진 첫번째 날에 끌려서 도착했다 그러나 독자적으로 그래서 나 돌아오기 위하여 필요로 한 빨리 깨달은 I는 문서 업무에 있는 첫걸음을 다루고 독자적으로 다음날 아침 돌려보냈다. 것은 매끄럽게하는것 9AM의 앞에 항구에 매우 가고 당신이 당신 이미 다는 것을 도착한ㄴ다는 것을 건의된다.
우리의 배럴 만회에 있는 첫걸음은 항구에서 단지 2개의 구획만 멀리인 Finlays 선박 그러나 저를 위한 가장 곤란한 거리의 한을 위한 현지 사무소를 저를 찾아내기 위하여 들르기 위한 것이었다. The Jamaican lady in the office kept giving me bad directions and it took me almost an hour to find it once I arrived in the general area. At Finlays I paid the $2,000 JA for local handling charges and received my Arrival Notice and Bill of Lading documents to be presented to Jamaica Customs agents. Finlays filled out all the necessary documents for me and made things quite a bit easier in doing so. I only had to make one simple modification to any of the paper work we received from Finlays in order for Customs to accept it and all the document transfers went pretty smoothly. I bailed out here and came back the next morning with the necessary documents in hand ready to deal with the Jamaican customs process all in one day.
I got to the docks at roughly 8:30 am and things we’re still kinda quiet. I grabbed a banana porridge and coffee from one of the many vendors in the area and hung out in front trying to catch a photo opportunity. The entire area is a security zone with no children and no cameras allowed. The first time I pulled up to the gates in the van I had my camera on the seat next to me and they told me I had to take it home. No cameras allowed. I came back with my smaller camera and was only able to grab the one shot above without being seen.
They have a special parking lot for individuals picking up imports and the parking lot attendants are the first to verify you have the proper docs before you even park. Once they let you in they will send you across the street to the clerk in the Customs Manifest Branch where your documents are processed. You have to present identification at this step and all persons receiving imports must now have a Jamaican TRN number as well. I paid roughly $2000 JA for this service to the Jamaican government and was sent over to the Warehouse manager who would find my barrel amongst all the others. The warehouse manager actually waited about 30 minutes while a number of us finished the first stages paperwork that morning and then he disappeared into the warehouse for about another 20 minutes before returning with everyones barrel on one flat trailer. All the barrels were lined up in front of rows of tables and each of us was told to stand before our barrel as we awaited the customs inspections.
Personal Imports information from the Jamaica Customs website
Persons to whom packages have been sent from overseas1. Take your Arrival Notice, Bill of Lading and identification paper to the Freight Agent who is responsible for receiving and handling your goods.
2. The Freight Agent will process your papers and collect all fees due to them (not Customs import duties) and advise you when and where (wharf or warehouse) the package(s) will be available for inspection by Customs.
3. Take your documents (including Customs Form C78X) to the Wharf or
Warehouse at the appropriate time and present same to the clerk in the Customs Manifest Branch. The documents will be processed and returned to you.4. Take these documents to the Wharf Authorities or Warehouse Keeper so that your goods can be located and placed in the Customs Examination area.
5. The Customs Officer may request that you open your packages for inspection.
6. After inspection of the goods, you will be sent to the Customs Cashier to pay the necessary duties and fees. On your return, after paying the duties and fees, the Customs Officer will issue the Customs Release.
7. The Customs Release should be taken to the Warehouse Keeper’s clerk who will supervise delivery to you of your packages.
The customs agents are fairly thorough in some cases I guess but they surely did not search my barrel at all. Not that I brought in anything illegal but I could certainly have carried a firearm amongst the many tools and other metal objects that walked right through untouched. I brought over a small tool chest full of hand tools and things and no one ever looked through any of it. I was open and honest and told them everything I shipped was my own used personal effects and they let me through pretty easily. Some Jamaican families shipped over lots of new commercial goods and they went over those guys much more thoroughly. It was obvious to me they were more interested in those shipments then they were in my crap.
My barrel was valued at just under $24,000 JA and my import duties were $3500. They underestimated by quite a bit. The total cost for shipping my barrel to Jamaica was about $170 for 260 lbs in a 55 gallon steel drum. I brought over a full tower pc with loads of accessories, a medium sized tool box of hand tools sockets and wrenches, power tools including a circular saw and a reciprocating saw, corded and cordless drill, most of my housewares and small kitchen appliances including my grind and brew coffee maker, a nice stainless steel wok and bamboo steamer, a counter top deep fryer and some new pots and pans I bought over the holidays and used at moms so they look old. We now have a complete kitchen and cooking is much nicer for us now. I grind and brew fresh coffee every morning and I’m loving our new place that much more. It really has become our new home and I can’t see any reason for us to ever leave this place.
Here are some relevant websites for you.
Jamaica Customs Fact Sheet from E Jamaica
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