Importing from China to Grenada: Import licences
Start by checking whether your goods need an import licence in Grenada. The published regulations provide for licensing and releases from control, so ask your own broker to establish the position before ordering. For factory sourcing, inspections and a quote to your Grenadian port, work with Cambridge China Bridge.
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Check the licence position before choosing a factory
Grenada's published Supplies Control Regulations prohibit importing goods without a licence, subject to releases from control. They allow the Controller of Supplies to release goods through a Gazette notice, including releases specific to a country or person. Ask your Grenadian customs broker to establish which controls or releases cover your proposed Chinese goods.
Send the broker the product description, materials, intended use, model and country of manufacture. Request a written purchasing checklist covering the licence position and any product approvals, testing or labels to investigate. Make that checklist part of the factory enquiry, before committing to production.
Agree what the price to your port includes
Give us your specification, quantity, packing requirements and destination port in Grenada. We can source from Chinese factories and quote to your own port through our UK company. Agree the delivery term, freight and insurance arrangements, and identify destination handling, clearance and onward delivery costs separately.
Use the overseas buying guide for the wider procurement process and buying through a UK company for the purchasing arrangement. For orders serving other markets, the Colombia guide and Mexico guide help you prepare separate destination checklists.
Build the document pack with your broker
We coordinate the commercial invoice and packing list with the Chinese factory and the agreed seller. Have your broker review drafts for the buyer's details, goods descriptions, values and delivery term. Match the packing list to the finished shipment's carton contents, quantities, weights and shipping marks.
If your broker requests a certificate of origin, agree its form and issuer before we arrange it with the exporter. We obtain available factory test reports or coordinate agreed testing. Check that reports cover the actual model, materials and configuration. Send proposed labels to the broker for review before the factory prints them.
Check the supplier, then inspect the finished order
Our own staff in China check the supplier's identity, production location and ability to make your specification. We review relevant equipment, processes and sample quality, and ask where subcontracted work will take place. Record the approved sample and written acceptance criteria so the factory and inspector work to the same brief.
Before shipment, we inspect the finished goods against the agreed specification and sample, including selected checks of function, finish, quantities, packaging and labels. We report defects and check agreed corrections before seeking your shipment release. Keep inspection findings, laboratory reports and the broker's import checklist as separate evidence.
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Give your Grenadian broker control of the arrival
Appoint your own customs broker in Grenada and agree their arrival work: confirming classification, valuation and the final entry, preparing the declaration, calculating local duties and taxes, and coordinating clearance and release. Supply the invoice, packing list, carrier's transport document and the supporting evidence they request.
Before booking shipment, ask the broker to review the completed document pack and flag outstanding approvals or advance filings. Agree who answers customs queries and who arranges collection after release. Send us the broker's checklist with your product brief so the work in China supports the clearance plan.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an import licence for goods from China to Grenada?
Ask your Grenadian broker to check whether your goods remain under licence control or fall within a published release. Establish this before placing the factory order.
Can Cambridge China Bridge quote to my port in Grenada?
Yes. Send your product specification, quantity, packing needs and destination port. Agree the delivery term and the destination charges you will pay separately.
What documents can you arrange with the Chinese factory?
We coordinate the invoice and packing list, arrange a certificate of origin when agreed, and obtain factory test reports or organise testing to your broker's checklist.
Who handles customs clearance when the goods reach Grenada?
Your own Grenadian customs broker confirms the final entry and handles the agreed clearance work. We coordinate the supplier, inspection and document preparation at the China end.
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