Resources
These are the Government Agencies that regulate, inspect, approve or license.
Ministry of Health
- Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division (CFDD)
https://health.gov.tt/services/chemistry-food-and-drugs-division - Public Health Inspection Unit
https://health.gov.tt/services/public-health-inspection - County Medical Officers of Health (CMOH) & Regional Corporations
https://health.gov.tt/services/county-medical-officers-of-health
Ministry of Trade and Industry – Trade Licence Unit (TLU)
- Import/export administration, negative lists, trade licences.
https://tradeind.gov.tt/tlu/
Ministry of Finance – Customs & Excise
- Applying for a Licence to Sell Intoxicating Liquor
https://www.finance.gov.tt/services/customs-and-excise/applying-for-a-licence-to-sell-intoxicating-liquor/
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS)
- Standards, certification, conformity assessment.
[email protected]
These are items that typically require official approval.
- Local Free Sale Certificate – via TT Connect
- Trade Licences (Import/Export) – via TLU
- Liquor Licence – via Customs & Excise
- Food Badge – via CBC
- Product approvals / CFDD approvals/ Lab Testing – via Chemistry, Food & Drugs Division
- Standards Certification – via TTBS
These Laboratories support compliance, product testing and quality assurance for certifications.
- Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division Laboratory (MOH)
- Kaizen Laboratory
- ECOTOX Environmental Services Limited
- Analytical Technologies Limited
- CARIRI – Caribbean Industrial Research Institute
- CARPHA – Environmental Health Laboratory
- UWI, St. Augustine – Department of Chemical Engineering
These relate to product approval, free sale certificates, trade documentation.
- TT Connect – Product & Trade Certification Services
https://www.ttconnect.gov.tt/product-trade-certifications/
These are educational/reference resources to guide compliance.
- Caribbean Food Safety – T&T Regulations & Legislation
https://caribbeanfoodsafety.com/regulation/trinidad-tobago/
Liquor Licence
- Applying for a Licence to Sell Intoxicating Liquor:
https://www.finance.gov.tt/services/customs-and-excise/applying-for-a-licence-to-sell-intoxicating-liquor/
Food Badge
- Food Badge Application Info
https://cbc.gov.tt/all-services/food-badge-application/ - Download Application Form (PDF)
https://cbc.gov.tt/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CBC-FoodBadge.pdf
Ministry of Health
- Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division (CFDD)
https://health.gov.tt/services/chemistry-food-and-drugs-division - Public Health Inspection Unit
https://health.gov.tt/services/public-health-inspection - County Medical Officers of Health (CMOH) & Regional Corporations
https://health.gov.tt/services/county-medical-officers-of-health - Food Badge Application Info
https://cbc.gov.tt/all-services/food-badge-application/ - Download Application Form for Food Badge (PDF)
https://cbc.gov.tt/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CBC-FoodBadge.pdf
Ministry of Trade and Industry – Trade Licence Unit (TLU)
- Import/export administration, negative lists, trade licences.
https://tradeind.gov.tt/tlu/ - TT Connect – Product & Trade Certification Services
https://www.ttconnect.gov.tt/product-trade-certifications/
Ministry of Finance – Customs & Excise
- Applying for a Licence to Sell Intoxicating Liquor:
https://www.finance.gov.tt/services/customs-and-excise/applying-for-a-licence-to-sell-intoxicating-liquor/
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS)
- Standards, certification, conformity assessment.
[email protected]