Breadbasket Items List for Duty Exemption

Acting Premier and Minister of Immigration and Border Services

The Turks and Caicos Islands Border Force advises the public that Breadbasket Items are now permanently zero-rated for both Customs Duty and Customs Processing Fees (CPF), effective 1st April 2025.   

What does this mean?

This means no Customs Duty and no CPF will be applied to the following essential goods:

Rice

Flour

Grits

Bread

Spaghetti/Instant noodles

Macaroni and cheese diner

Cornflakes/Cereal

Chicken

Canned sausage, Vienna

Fresh and Canned meats

Cheese

Evaporated milk

Eggs

Cooking oil

Fruits

Sugar

Instant baby food/juice

Water

Cleaning supplies (gloves, bleach, isopropyl alcohol (70%), detergent)

Disinfectants (bleach, hand sanitiser, anti-bacterial soaps)

Adult and baby diapers

Protein nutritional shakes (such as Ensure, Boost or Glucerna)

Tea and Coffee

This zero-rating applies specifically to the items listed above. All other imports will continue to be subject to the applicable Customs Duty rates and the reduced Customs Processing Fee. See Border Force information pack .

Other Permanent Changes to Import Costs

In addition, Border Force also wishes to remind importers and the public of the following permanent measures:

The fuel tax has been permanently reduced to $0.64 per gallon on all fuel imports. 

The Customs Processing Fee (CPF) has been permanently reduced to 5% across all other dutiable imports.

The above changes are now live in ASYCUDA World and automatically applied in the system.

For further information, please visit the Border Force website at https://borderforce.gov.tc/