This section of our website provides:
Information about St. Kitts and Nevis Customs Department, our structure,
history, senior management team, our vision, mission and values information.
Who We Are
The St. kitts and Nevis Customs Department is a Government agency with the responsibility
of protecting the country from potential risks arising from international
trade and travel, while facilitating the legitimate movement of people and
goods across our borders.
What We Do
Following are some of our duties:
Assessing and collecting Customs duties, excise duty & other taxes on
imports.
Processing passengers and their baggage, cargo and mail.
Protecting businesses against illegal trade.
Enforcing import and export restrictions and prohibitions.
Collecting accurate import and export data.
The assessment and collection of Customs Revenue on commodities imported or
exported.
Institution and formulation of tax policies under Customs and Excise Laws.
Boarding and clearing of vessels entering and departing our waters.
Management
Team
St. Kitts
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Comptroller of Customs - Mr. Rodney Harris
Deputy Comptroller - Mr. Georid Belle
Assistant Comptroller - Enforcement Operations - Mr. Kennedy De Silva
Assistant Comptroller - Office of Strategic Development - Miss Launlia Archibald
Assistant Comptroller -
Training -
Mr. Theodore Brown
Assistant Comptroller - Port
Operations -
Mr. Keithley Hendrickson
Assistant Comptroller - Administration - Mr. Reginald Walters
Audit/Risk Assessment Division Head - Mr. Jomo Butler
Nevis -
Deputy Comptroller - Mr. Cynric Carey
Assistant Comptroller - Mr. Sevil Hanley
Vision Statement
We envision becoming a leading organization through our core values, being
flexible to change, embracing new innovations and concepts and investing in our
most essential resource through continual training and staff development. We
will implement strategies to promote public outreach and achieve business
results.
Mission Statement
We will serve our citizens, collect and protect all our revenues with fairness,
effeciency and integrity and enforce compliance laws at our borders.
Our Values
Strong Values in an Organization lead to better decision-making and increased
trust between management, staff and stakeholders. They also enable
organizations to become leaders in their undertakings.
Integrity
: we will operate as a highly ethical Department with a clear set of
demonstrated values, which are practiced by all officers. We will choose right
over wrong and act in a way that brings honour upon customs.
Inclusiveness
: we will embrace diversity, value differences and develop services, which
enact these principles.
Responsiveness
: we will monitor our service delivery strategies and customer needs closely to
predict the changes required to continue to meet expectations.
Accountability
: in all our dealings we will take responsibility for our actions and we will
undertake to deliver our services or obligations as promised.
Fairness
: we will act civilly and impartially to all, with actions and decisions that
are balanced, bias-free and sensible.
Service
: we will perform our duties in a competent, professional and courteous manner.
Pride: we will believe in our
mission and work towards achieving it.
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