27 May, 2021: Effective May 17, 2021, exporTT Limited commenced the issuance of
Digital CARICOM Certificates of Origin (COOs) to exporters through the Single Electronic Window (SEW) – TTBizLink. ExporTT, one of the first agencies to commence using the SEW, issues COOs for goods to be exported to countries which have Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Trinidad and Tobago and CARICOM. CARICOM COOs are issued for the export of goods to countries in the region: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname.
This digital milestone forms part of the e-Certificates of Origin Module on the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s (MTI’s) SEW, and is part of a comprehensive upgrade project being undertaken by the Ministry and exporTT to enhance the processing of COOs. This initiative involves the provision of digitally approved COOs with advanced security features, includ