“With immediate effect, the Common External Tariff (CET) on Condensed Milk, imported from Non-CARICOM Member States is 30%”.

So says a Memorandum issued from the St. Kitts-Nevis Customs & Excise Department, earlier this month. However, the CET remains at 0% for Condensed Milk imported from CARICOM Member States.

It comes on the heels of a recent decision of the 54th Session of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) and is in accordance with the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramus.

But what does all of this mean? What can consumers expect?

Communications Officer of the Consumer Affairs Department in St. Kitts is Tricia Rawlins:

Communications Officer, Tricia Rawlins.