Trinidad Duty.

The Amazon price is not the skybox price.

A free duty calculator for Trinidad and Tobago. See what an order lands for in TT$ before you buy, using the same rates Customs uses.

Try an itemRates verified 7 Sept 2026
Duty 20%, OPT 7%, VAT 12.5%, each on top of the last.
  • Goods813.24
  • Freight121.99
  • Duty187.04
  • OPT65.47
  • VAT148.47
Lands for about
TT$1,336.20
Taxes add 49% to the price you saw.
Uses the Customs rate of 6.77698 from 1 Sept 2026. Your courier adds its own handling fees, and Customs makes the final assessment.
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How Customs gets to the number

Each tax is charged on top of the last one. That stacking is why rough guesses come in low.

  1. First, the customs value

    What Customs says the goods are worth once they arrive.

    1. Pricewhat the site charged
    2. 6.77698Customs rate
    3. Freightskybox charge
    4. CIFcustoms value

  2. Then the taxes, each on top of the last

    VAT comes last, charged on the value plus the duty plus the OPT together.

    1. CIFcarried down
    2. Duty0 to 30% by item
    3. OPT 7%air, online, personal
    4. VAT 12.5%on all of the above
    5. Landedwhat you pay

Rates effective 1 Sept 2026. Phones, laptops, tablets and other digital equipment skip duty and OPT under the Finance Act 2020.

Free duty calculators for Trinidad and Tobago

Customs duty on what you import, stamp duty on what you buy. Both use the official rates and show their work.

Price a whole orderUp to ten items, each at its own rate, with the freight split the way Customs splits it. Share the result with a link.Two pairs of US$120 sneakers: TT$ 2,421.69Stamp duty on propertyHouse and land, land only, or commercial, worked out band by band. Covers the first-time homeowner exemption and the mortgage deed.A TT$1.5M home: TT$ 24,500

Common questions

What is the online purchase tax?
A 7% tax on the customs value (item price plus freight and insurance) of goods bought online, shipped by air and addressed to a person. Sea freight and business imports do not pay it.
Is VAT charged on the duty too?
Yes. VAT at 12.5% is charged on the customs value plus the duty plus the online purchase tax, not on the item price alone.
Why is the exchange rate higher than my bank's?
Customs publishes its own rate each month and uses it for every entry. It is usually a little above the bank selling rate. The calculator uses the Customs rate and shows the date it took effect.
Are phones and laptops really duty free?
They pay nothing at all. Since January 2021 the Finance Act 2020 has removed customs duty, the online purchase tax and VAT on cell phones, laptops, tablets, software, and accessories and peripherals. You still pay the freight and whatever your courier charges. The Customs website has not been updated, so a courier quoting you 12.5% VAT on a phone is using the old table. Price a phone