A victory by DCP Successors Limited has left Jamaican soap manufacturers pondering their next move as the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that Jamaica is in breach of regional trade rules by not applying tariffs to soap noodles imported into the country from non-Caricom sources. The ruling on Wednesday has created a state of perplexity for Jamaican consumers who might be faced with an additional cost at corner.
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Another round in the dispute over the manufacture and export of soaps within the 15-member Caricom bloc looks set to be played out in court.
Dominica Coconut Products Successors Limited, DCPS, has confirmed that it is contemplating legal action to press its claim that the duty-free importation into Jamaica of noodles or chips from which soaps are made is illegal.
A response from DCPS’s Jamaican attorneys Hylton Powell this week was non-committal on whether such action would be pursued in the commercial division of the Jamaican Supreme Court or Caribbean Court of Justice, CCJ, the regional trade court. However, correspondence seen by the