The
Government of Antigua and Barbuda has established a Scheme
for Nationals who are returning home. Under the terms of the
scheme the following applies:
1. Nationals
returning home who have been abroad for Ten years or longer will
be regarded as Returning Nationals and are entitled to receive duty free concessions. Please see the section BELOW:
a) Duty-free
treatment on all used personal effects including tools of the
trade (see Appendix 1 for a list of such personal effects);
b) Duty-free
treatment for one imported motor-car provided that the vehicle
has been owned for at least 2 years.
2. The
Minister of Finance will have discretionary power to waive taxes
and duties on personal and household effects of nationals returning
to Antigua and Barbuda under Ten Years. In exercising this power,
the Minister of Finance will take into consideration the special
circumstances of the national and/or the contribution the national
can make to the development of Antigua and Barbuda.
3. Applications
by Returning Nationals for duty-free concessions as described
in paragraph 1 herein, should be addressed to the Minister of
Finance, High Street, St John's, Antigua.
You can download
the following Application forms in MSWord format:
For additional information, please see the Antigua and Barbuda Government website: www.ab.gov.ag
A Guideline of Personal
and Household Effects Allowances for Duty Free Importation.
| Quantity |
Description |
|
Living
Room |
|
1 |
Couch |
|
3 |
Television
Set |
|
3 |
Video
Recorders |
|
1 |
Components
Set including Compact Disc Player |
|
3 |
Portable
Radios/Tape recorders |
|
4 |
Telephones |
|
1 |
Telephone
Answering Machine |
|
1 |
Video
Camera/Camcorder |
|
1 |
Living
Room Suite |
|
2 |
Whatnot |
|
3 |
Lamps |
|
Dining
Room |
|
1 |
Dining
Room set (Table & Chairs) |
|
1 |
Liquor
Trolley |
|
4 |
End
Tables |
|
1 |
Coffee
Table |
|
1 |
Curio
Display cabinet |
|
1 |
Sideboard/Buffet |
|
Kitchen |
|
2 |
Microwave
Oven |
|
1 |
Stove
(Gas or Electric) |
|
1 |
Refrigerator
(only refrigerators using R134 refrigerants and other ozone-friendly
gases will be allowed into Antigua and Barbuda) |
|
1 |
Dish
Washer |
|
1 |
Washing
Machine |
|
1 |
Dryer |
|
1 |
Kitchen
table |
|
6 |
Kitchen
Stools/Chairs |
|
1 |
Deep
Freeze/Freezer |
| |
Kitchen
cabinets |
| |
Kitchen
ladder(step ladder) |
| |
Pots & Pans |
| |
Electric
Kettle |
| |
Stove
top Kettle |
| |
Cutlery |
| |
Chinaware |
| |
Crystal |
| |
Electric
Can Opener |
|
2 |
Kitchen
Scale |
|
1 |
Electric
Juicer |
|
1 |
Electric
Knife |
|
1 |
Electric
Kitchen Saw |
|
2 |
Toasters |
|
1 |
Toaster
Oven |
|
1 |
Pressure
Cooker |
|
1 |
Blender |
|
1 |
Food
Processor |
|
1 |
Coffee
Maker |
|
1 |
Percolator |
|
2 |
Canister
sets |
|
2 |
Hot
Plates |
| |
Other
small electrical appliances for domestic use. |
|
Bedroom |
|
4 |
King-size,
Queen-size or Double beds or Single Beds |
|
8 |
Dressers |
|
4 |
Chest
of Drawers |
|
4 |
Bedside
tables |
|
8 |
Bedroom
Chairs |
|
4 |
Wardrobes |
|
8 |
Lamps
for bedside tables |
|
6 |
Lamps
for Dressers |
|
1 |
Sofa
Bed |
|
1 |
Baby
crib |
|
1 |
Play
Pen |
|
Bathroom |
|
4 |
Clothes
Hampers |
|
2 |
Shelf
Units (Bathroom) |
|
2 |
Bathroom
Scales |
|
Other |
|
1 |
Patio
set |
|
6 |
Veranda
Chairs |
|
4 |
Lounge
Chairs |
|
2 |
Nests
of Tables |
|
4 |
Wall
Clocks |
|
2 |
Ironing
Boards |
|
1 |
Sewing
Machine |
| |
Surge
Protectors |
|
2 |
Desks |
|
2 |
Chairs |
|
4 |
Book
Cases |
|
1 |
Typewriter
and Stand |
|
4 |
Filing
Cabinets |
|
1 |
Safe |
|
2 |
Personal
Computers and Computer Stands |
|
2 |
Printers
and Printer Stands |
|
2 |
Recliners |
|
1 |
Fax
Machine |
|
1 |
Lawn
Mower |
|
1 |
Generator |
|
1 |
Barbecue
Grill |
|
2 |
Water
Pumps |
|
2 |
Ladders |
|
Reasonable
quality |
| |
Exercise
equipment for use at home |
| |
Garden
Tools |
| |
Household
Repair Tools |
| |
Weedwacker |
|
1 |
High
Chair |
|
2 |
Rocking
Chairs |
|
1 |
Aquarium |
|
2 |
Clothes
Irons |
|
1 |
Hair
Dryers (with hood) |
|
2 |
Blow
Dryers (hand held) |
|
1 |
Water
Tank |
| |
Carpets
and Carpet Underlayer |
| |
Drapes |
| |
Blinds |
|
1 |
Floor
Polisher |
|
2 |
Vacuum
Cleaners |
|
6 |
Fans
(Ceiling or Standing) |
|
6 |
Mirrors |
|
6 |
Rugs |
|
All |
Wall
Paintings |
|
2 |
Chandeliers |
|
4 |
Hassocks |
|
1 |
Laptop
Computer |
|
1 |
Entertainment
Unit |
|
4 |
Air-Conditioning
Units |
|
1 |
Satellite
Dish |
|
1 |
Household
Linen |
Students returning home to Antigua and Barbuda after studying abroad for a period of three (3)years, four (4) years or more, are also entitled to receive duty free concessions on the following items:-
- Used personal and household items
- Used Books
- Computer
Items not
listed will also be allowed in free of all duties and taxes,
provided that, in the opinion of the Comptroller of Customers,
the type and quantities of the items are such as would indicate
that they are intended for personal and not commercial use. |
