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VAT Exemption on the Importation and Acquisition of Equipment for the Commercial Fishing Sector
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| This incentive grants VAT exemptions to persons importing/acquiring any fishing boat, marine engine, fishing net, line or other capital equipment solely for the purposes of carrying on the business of commercial fishing. |
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Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
35 Cipriani Boulevard
+1 (868) 226-9484 ext. 5059/5056
Email: fishdiv@gov.tt
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| Agricultural Incentive Programme – VAT Exemption on New and Used Selected Vehicles |
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This incentive offers VAT exemptions up to TT $5,000 on the purchase of:
- Light Goods vehicles under 2,950 kg MGW such as panel vans and pickups for agricultural purposes.
- Trucks from 2,950 to 5,000 kg MGW.
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Regional Administration North (RAN)
Agricultural Officer (Incentive)
Address: 112 Farm Road, Curepe
Email address: RANDirector@gov.tt
Regional Administration South (RAS)
Agricultural Officer (Incentive)
Address: 8 Inverness Avenue, San Fernando
Phone number: +1 (868) 225-4727/4637 ext. 107
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| Agricultural Incentive Programme – Duty Free Concessions on Agricultural Equipment and Machinery |
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| Eligible persons/entities will receive exemptions on import/customs duties for imported machinery and equipment to be used in their agricultural operations. |
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Regional Administration North (RAN)
Agricultural Officer (Incentive)
Address: 112 Farm Road, Curepe
Email address: RANDirector@gov.tt
Regional Administration South (RAS)
Agricultural Officer (Incentive)
Address: 8 Inverness Avenue, San Fernando
Phone number: +1 (868) 225-4727/4637 ext. 107
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| Agricultural Incentive Programme – Fisheries – Fuel Rebate |
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This incentive offers rebates on fuel purchased for agricultural purposes:
- Gasoline: Rebate valued at 12 cents/litre
- Diesel: Rebate valued at 10 cents/litre
- Engine oil: Rebate valued at 75 cents/litre
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Regional Administration North (RAN)
Agricultural Officer (Incentive)
Address: 112 Farm Road, Curepe
Email address: RANDirector@gov.tt
Regional Administration South (RAS)
Agricultural Officer (Incentive)
Address: 8 Inverness Avenue, San Fernando
Phone number: +1 (868) 225-4727/4637 ext. 107
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| Agricultural Incentive Programme – Fisheries – Vessel Subsidy |
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This incentive offers subsidisation on vessel costs:
- Replacement of Pirogues: 25% of cost up to a maximum of $5,000
- Used Multipurpose Vessels: 10% of cost up to a maximum of $50,000
- New Multipurpose Vessels: 20% of cost up to a maximum of $100,000
- Upgrades to Commercial Vessels to meet HACCP standards: 25% of cost up to a maximum of $10,000
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Regional Administration North (RAN)
Agricultural Officer (Incentive)
Address: 112 Farm Road, Curepe
Email address: RANDirector@gov.tt
Regional Administration South (RAS)
Agricultural Officer (Incentive)
Address: 8 Inverness Avenue, San Fernando
Phone number: +1 (868) 225-4727/4637 ext. 107
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| Forestry Incentive Programme –Watershed Rehabilitation |
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| This incentive encourages landowners to plant forest seedlings on their land. In return, they receive a rebate of 50% of the cost of the operation up to twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) per hectare. |
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| Forestry Incentive Programme –Machinery and Equipment |
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| Farmers involved in the rehabilitation of watersheds, Taungya gardens, and the establishment of fire traces and nature trails are eligible for 50% of the cost up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). |
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Forestry Incentive Programme –Perimeter Fire Trace
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| This incentive is given to encourage farmers to establish fire traces around and within their estate to help prevent the loss of vegetation due to fires. Farmers are eligible for 20% of the cost up to two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) per kilometre. |
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Forestry Incentive Programme –Vehicles
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| This incentive is available to farmers when a minimum of two (2) hectares of land is rehabilitated in any year, with a minimum of four (4) hectares targeted for rehabilitation. Vehicle incentives are paid in five annual tranches, each equivalent to one-fifth (1/5) of the value of the incentive. |
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| Forestry Incentive Programme – Taungya Land Clearing |
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| To meet the requirements for this incentive, the farmer is required to grow food/agricultural crop simultaneously with the Forestry Divisions’ establishment of forest trees. This incentive offers payments up to eight hundred dollars ($800.00) per hectare for land clearing. |
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| Forestry Incentive Programme – Establishment of Nature Trails |
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| Nature trails recommended by Tourism Trinidad Limited and at least 1 kilometre in length and 2 metres in width are considered under this incentive. Farmers are eligible for a 15% rebate of the costs, up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) per kilometre. |
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Renewable Energy/ Business Rebate for Agriculture
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| For approved agricultural holdings, a rebate of $25,000.00 will be granted for the implementation of renewable energy, such as solar and wind. |
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