Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

18.   Regulations

The Minister may make Regulations for giving effect to this Act.

Schedule 1

(Section 2)

GOODS

Goods under the following Customs Tariff —

ChapterDescription of Goods
Chapter 22Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Chapter 24Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Chapter 25Salt, Sulphur, Earths and Stone, plastering materials, Lime and Cement
Chapter 27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Chapter 28Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Chapter 29Organic chemicals
Chapter 39Plastics and articles thereof
Chapter 40Rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 41Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Chapter 42Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
Chapter 43Furskins and artificial fur; manufacturers thereof
Chapter 44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 45Cork and articles of cork
Chapter 46Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Chapter 47Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
Chapter 48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Chapter 50Silk
Chapter 51Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Chapter 52Cotton
Chapter 53Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Chapter 54Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
Chapter 55Man-made staple fibres
Chapter 56Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Chapter 57Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Chapter 58Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Chapter 59Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Chapter 60Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Chapter 61Articles of apparel and clothing accessories knitted or crocheted
Chapter 62Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Chapter 63Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Chapter 64Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Chapter 65Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 66Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Chapter 67Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
Chapter 68Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Chapter 69Ceramic products
Chapter 70Glass and glassware
Chapter 71Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
Chapter 72Iron and steel
Chapter 73Articles of iron or steel
Chapter 74Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 75Nickel and articles thereof
Chapter 76Aluminium and articles thereof
Chapter 77(Reserved for possible future use in the Harmonised System)
Chapter 78Lead and articles thereof
Chapter 79Zinc and articles thereof
Chapter 80Tin and articles thereof
Chapter 81Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Chapter 82Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Chapter 83Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Chapter 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Chapter 85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
Chapter 86Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
Chapter 87Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and Parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 90Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 91Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Chapter 92Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Chapter 93Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 94Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
Chapter 95Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 96Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Chapter 97Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
Chapter 98(Reserved for special uses by Contracting Parties)

(Amended by S.I. 95/2023 and by S.I. 103/2023)

Schedule 2

(Section 2)

SERVICES

1.     Wireless telecommunications activities

2.     Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis

3.     Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus

4.     Wired telecommunications activities

5.     Other building and industrial cleaning activities

6.     Motion picture, video and television programme production activities

7.     Computer programming activities

8.     (Deleted by S.I. 95/2023)

9.     Other business support service activities

10.     General cleaning of buildings

11.     Real estate activities with own or leased property

12.     Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities

13.     Activities of business and employers membership organizations

14.     Other transportation support activities

15.     Service activities incidental to land transportation

16.     Photocopying, document preparation and other specialized office support activities

17.     Advertising

18.     Specialized design activities

19.     (Deleted by S.I. 95/2023)

20.     Accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy

21.     Combined facilities support activities

22.     Other information technology and computer service activities

23.     Other specialized construction activities

24.     Other personal service activities

25.     (Deleted by S.I. 95/2023)

26.     Public order and safety activities

27.     Legal activities

28.     Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

29.     Management consultancy activities

30.     Other professional, scientific and technical activities

31.     Gambling and betting activities

32.     Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy

33.     Landscape care and maintenance service activities

34.     Remediation activities and other waste management services

35.     Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities

36.     Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles. (Inserted by S.I. 103/2023)

Schedule 3

(Section 15)

EXEMPTED GOODS AND SERVICES

PART 1
GOODS

1.     Goods under the following Customs Tariff Chapters —

ChapterDescription of Goods
Chapter 1Live animals
Chapter 2Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 3Fish crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Chapter 4Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Chapter 5Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Chapter 6Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Chapter 7Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Chapter 8Edible fruit and nuts; peal of fruits or melons
Chapter 9Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Chapter 10Cereals
Chapter 11Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Chapter 12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Chapter 13Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Chapter 14Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Chapter 15Animal of vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Chapter 16Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Chapter 17Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 18Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastry cooks' products
Chapter 20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
Chapter 21Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 26Ores, slag and ash
Chapter 27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Chapter 30Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 31Fertilizers
Chapter 32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Chapter 33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Chapter 34Soap, organics surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, “dental waxes” and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Chapter 35Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Chapter 36Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Chapter 37Photographic or cinematographic goods
Chapter 38Miscellaneous chemical products
Chapter 49Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry, manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Chapter 88Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Chapter 89Ships, boats and floating structures
Chapter 99Special Transactions

(Amended by S.I. 95/2023 and by S.I. 103/2023)

2.     Goods under the following Customs Tariff numbers —

Tariff sub-headings and NumbersDescription of goods
22.02Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 20.09
2209.00.00Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid
2522.10.00Quicklime
2522.20.00Slaked Lime
2522.30.00Hydraulic Lime
2523.10.00Cement Clinkers
2523.21.00White Cement
2523.29.10Building cement
2523.29.20Oilwell cement
2523.29.90Other (cement)
2523.30.00Aluminous cement
2523.90.00Other hydraulic cement
3926.10.00Office or school supplies
3926.90.10Articles for use in laboratories
4014.90.00Other Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including teats), of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber
44.01Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms.
4403.10.10Of coniferous species
4403.10.20Of mahogany
4403.99.10Of greenheart
4407.10.10Pitch-pine
4407.10.20Caribbean cedar (Cedrela odorata)
4407.91.00Of oak (Quercus spp.)
4407.93.00Of maple (Acer spp.)
4407.99.10Greenheart
4408.10.10Veneer sheets and sheets for plywood
4408.39.10Veneer sheets and sheets for plywood
4409.10.10Pitch-pine
4409.10.20Caribbean cedar (Cedrela odorata)
4409.29.20Greenheart
4411.94.00Of a density not exceeding 0.5 g/ cm2
4412.10.00Of bamboo
4412.31.00With at least one outer ply of tropical wood specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter
4412.32.00Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood
4412.39.00Other
4413.00.00Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes
4416.00.10Casks, barrels and puncheons, of oak
4418.90.10Cellular wood panels, whether or not faced with base metal
4420.90.10Wood marquetry and inlaid wood
4421.90.10Spools, cops, bobbins, sewing thread reels and the like, of turned wood
4820.10.00Notebooks
4820.20.00Exercise Books
7208.10.10 to 7212.60.90Flat rolled products of iron or non-iron steel, hot rolled, not clad, plated or coated
7214.20.90Of non-alloy steel
7306.61.00Of square or rectangular cross section
7314.20.10Grill
7314.20.90Other
7314.31.10Grill
7606.11.20Corrugated sheets
8311.10.90Of other base metal
9017.80.00Other Instruments
9603.21.00Toothbrushes, including dental plate brushes
9609.10.20Crayons
96.19Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any materials”,

(Substituted by S.I. 95/2023 and amended by S.I. 103/2023)

3.     Goods exempted under the Value Added Tax Act.

4.     Goods zero rated under the Value Added Tax Act.

5.     Goods pertaining to medical equipment and parts including goods under the following Customs Tariff numbers —

Tariff sub-headings and NumbersDescription
9018.11.00Electro-cardiographs
9018.12.00Ultrasonic scanning apparatus
9018.13.00Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
9018.19.00Other electro-diagnostic apparatus
9018.90.00Other instruments and appliances
90.19Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other, therapeutic respiration apparatus
90.20Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts not replaceable filters
90.21Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability
9022.12.00Computed Tomography Apparatus
9022.14.00Other, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses

(Inserted by S.I. 95/2023 and substituted by S.I. 103/2023)

6.     Goods pertaining to security and surveillance equipment including —

     (a)     burglary alarm systems;

     (b)     detectors including motion, vibration and glass break;

     (c)     accessories for burglar alarm systems;

     (d)     access control system;

     (e)     locks including electric door strikes, electric deadbolts, magna locks, electromagnetic locks;

     (f)     wireless transmitters, receivers, TX/RX packages, antennae, HF cables;

     (g)     Cables/Connectors;

     (h)     Security and surveillance computer software;

     (i)     portable programmers for security and surveillance;

     (j)     security cameras and equipment;

     (k)     security monitors;

     (l)     security mounts;

     (m)     security lenses;

     (n)     multiplexes/quads;

     (o)     digital video storage transmission systems and digital video recorders;

     (p)     pan/tilt units/scanners;

     (q)     security scanning devices including body scanners;

     (r)     infrared illuminators;

     (s)     accessories for the security and surveillance equipment including camera housings, monitor brackets, time-lapse video cassettes, tools (general, installation and test equipment).

(Inserted by S.I. 95/2023 and substituted by S.I. 103/2023)

7.     All classes of raw materials and packaging materials, imported for use in the manufacturing of goods by local manufacturing and certified as such by the Ministry responsible for commerce. (Inserted by S.I. 103/2023)

8.     All classes of raw materials and packaging materials imported for use in the agricultural industry and certified as such by the Ministry responsible for agriculture. (Inserted by S.I. 103/2023)

PART 2
SERVICES

1.     A service that is not specified under Schedule 2.

2.     A service that is exempted under the Value Added Tax Act.

3.     A service that is zero rated under the Value Added Tax Act.

CHAPTER 15.44
HEALTH AND CITIZEN SECURITY LEVY ACT

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

List of Subsidiary Legislation

1.Resolution of Parliament to Approve
Draft Health and Citizen Security Levy (Amendment of Schedules 1, 2 and 3) Order – Section 17
2.Health and Citizen Security Levy – Resolution of Parliament to Approve Draft Health and Citizen Security Levy (Amendment of Schedules 1, 2 and 3) (No. 2) Order – Section 17
3.Health and Citizen Security Levy (Variation of Rate of Levy on Services) Order – Section 16(1)