Trade Facilitation

Certifying your goods for export

We conduct factory inspections, process your Certificates of Origin and provide you with much needed information on the Trade Agreements between Trinidad and Tobago and the world.

Trade Facilitation

A COO (Certificate of Origin) is a document used by an exporter, declaring that the goods being exported are of a certain origin and qualifies for preferential treatment or duty-free access in accordance with the relevant Rules of Origin. This is a criteria established under a Trade Agreement that determines whether a good or service will qualify for any treatment when traded.

This can be accessed via the TTBizLink website.

What is TTBizLink?
TTBizLink, short for ‘Trinidad and Tobago Business Link’, is an e-government initiative of the Ministry of Trade and Industry(MTI). This is a secure, user friendly IT platform that facilitates the online application and processing of various trade and business related services by enabling the flow and integration of information from several agencies.
 How to apply for your COO
The Certificate of Origin for Trinidad and Tobago products are processed at:-

Port of Spain – Office

Trade Facilitation Unit
2nd Floor, Head Office
151 B Charlotte Street, Port of Spain
Tel: 612 3988

Email: Export_Certification@exportt.co.tt

Meet the Team
Shelly Abdool
Shelly Abdool
Administrative Assistant
Mr. Brian Benjamin
Mr. Brian Benjamin
Manager Trade Facilitation
Brian Benjamin has been involved in exports in various spheres and organisations since 1989.  With over twenty (20) years of
Aura De Suza
Aura De Suza
Business Advisor, Enabling Environment
Keston Boodram
Keston Boodram
Business Advisor, Enabling Environment
Michelle Britto
Michelle Britto
Business Advisor, Enabling Environment
Maltie Ali
Maltie Ali
Business Advisor, Enabling Environment
Trinidad and Tobago currently has signed Trade Agreements with:-
  1. CARICOM Member States(Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and Suriname)
  2. Dominican Republic
  3. Costa Rica
  4. Venezuela
  5. Colombia
  6. Cuba