CONTACT Magazine (Vol.18 No.3 – December 2018)
The third issue of the rebranded CONTACT Magazine — with a brand new editorial and design direction — produced by MEP Publishers for the Trinidad & Tobago Chamber of Industry & Commerce
The third issue of the rebranded CONTACT Magazine — with a brand new editorial and design direction — produced by MEP Publishers for the Trinidad & Tobago Chamber of Industry & Commerce
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looking outwards<br />
Organisation Location Contact Function<br />
Ministry of Trade and Industry<br />
exporTT Ltd.<br />
151B Charlotte St,<br />
Port of Spain<br />
612-3988<br />
The national export promotion agency in T&T.<br />
• RDF Financing Programmes<br />
• Co-Financing Programmes<br />
• Grant Fund Programmes<br />
• Export Market Research<br />
• E- Certificates of Origin<br />
Eximbank<br />
30 Queens Park West,<br />
Port of Spain<br />
shthomas@eximbanktt.com<br />
eximbank@eximbanktt.com<br />
The official export credit agency; provides trade<br />
finance products to the export sector, ranging from<br />
export credit insurance to asset financing<br />
The Trinidad and Tobago<br />
Free Zones Company Ltd.<br />
Albion Court,<br />
2nd Floor West,<br />
61 Dundonald St.,<br />
Port of Spain<br />
625-4749,<br />
623-8363<br />
Approved enterprises engaged in exporting from<br />
a free zone to a territory, other than the customs<br />
territory, will be exempt from:<br />
• import and export licensing<br />
• corporation tax<br />
• business levy<br />
• withholding tax or any other tax or levy on<br />
sales, receipts, profits or gains in respect of those<br />
exports<br />
Applications to become a Freezone member are<br />
judged on a case-by-case basis, but it is advisable<br />
that:<br />
• the company’s business plan clearly outlines<br />
how it intends to add value to the local market<br />
• roughly 80% of the company’s product is<br />
exported<br />
• the company is locally incorporated<br />
Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs<br />
The Intellectual Property<br />
Office (IPO)<br />
11-13 Frederick St.,<br />
Port of Spain<br />
625-9972,<br />
625-1907, 627-0706<br />
Ensures that creativity and ingenuity is protected by<br />
registering intellectual property such as trademarks,<br />
designs and patents<br />
Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs<br />
Levels 10-14,<br />
Tower C, International<br />
Waterfront Centre,<br />
1A Wrightson Rd.,<br />
Port of Spain<br />
623-6894<br />
• Overseas diplomatic missions<br />
• Certificate of Recognition of Caribbean<br />
Community Skills Qualification<br />
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Trinidad<br />
and Tobago Chamber<br />
of Industry and Commerce<br />
www.chamber.org.tt/contact-magazine
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