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Technical Regulation for the Labelling of Pre-Packaged

Official title

Technical Regulation for the Labelling of Pre-Packaged Goods

Jamaica notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 13 May 2026. The comment period closed on 11 July 2026.

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HS codes
  • 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
    • 1209 Seeds, fruits and spores, for sowing (excl. leguminous vegetables and sweetcorn, coffee, tea, maté and spices, cereals, oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, and…
  • 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder
    • 2309 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding
  • 29 · Organic chemicals
    • 2903 Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons
  • 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks
    • 3208 Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous…
    • 3210 Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather.
  • 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
    • 3402 Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations, and cleaning…
  • 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
    • 3506 Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, n.e.s. products suitable for use as glues or adhesives, put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, and…
All 23 codes
  • 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
    • 3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail…
    • 3824 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations for the chemical or allied industries, incl. mixtures of natural products…
  • 40 · Rubber and articles thereof
    • 4015 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, incl. gloves, mittens and mitts, for all purposes, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and footwear and…
  • 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard
    • 48 PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD
  • 61 · Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted
    • 6115 Pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, incl. graduated compression hosiery [e.g., stockings for varicose veins] and footwear without applied…
  • 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted
    • 6216 Gloves, mittens and mitts.
  • 64 · Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
    • 64 FOOTWEAR, GAITERS AND THE LIKE; PARTS OF SUCH ARTICLES
  • 71 · Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
    • 7106 Silver, incl. silver plated with gold or platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
    • 7108 Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought or not further worked than semi-manufactured or in powder form
    • 7110 Platinum, incl. palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
  • 73 · Iron or steel articles
    • 7317 Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 83.05) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of…
  • 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
    • 8418 Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps; parts thereof (excl. air conditioning machines of…
  • 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
    • 8509 Electromechanical domestic appliances, with self-contained electric motor; parts thereof (excl. vacuum cleaners, dry and wet vacuum cleaners)
    • 8539 Electric filament or discharge lamps, incl. sealed beam lamp units and ultraviolet or infra-red lamps; arc lamps; light-emitting diode 'LED' light sources…
  • 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
    • 9403 Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.s. (excl. seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)
  • 95 · Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
    • 9503 Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size ('scale') models and similar recreational models…
Notifying member
Jamaica
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/JAM/139
Keywords
Labelling

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 11 July 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force
6 months from adoption

How to comment

The comment period closed on 11 July 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/JAM/139; it can take them up with Jamaica.

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What the notification says

The Technical Regulation lays down rules governing the labelling of pre-packaged goods, their importation, production and trade within Jamaica. The proposed technical regulation aims to provide a scope, application, terms and definitions, general, specific product labelling requirements and administrative provisions.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

All updates from Jamaica

  1. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Standard Specification for Motor vehicle brake fluid

    This document outlines test specifications, packaging and labelling requirements for fluids used in road-vehicle hydraulic brake and clutch systems.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/JAM/140Comments until 17 December 2026

  2. WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Jamaican Standard Specification for Whiskey

    This standard specifies the characteristics, labelling, packaging, and sampling requirements for whiskey intended for human consumption. It includes provisions for type designations and classification based on production methods and raw materials. The standard also establishes limits for heavy…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/JAM/137/Add.1Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Jamaican Standard Specification for Tequila

    This standard specifies the requirements and sampling methods for Tequila. It provides guidance on the production process and establishes maximum limits for heavy metals and other relevant compositional parameters in the final product. The standard also outlines microbiological criteria applicable…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/JAM/134/Add.1Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Jamaican Standard Specification for Gin

    This standard is intended for use by manufacturers, bottlers, distributors and importers of gin to ensure that consumers get a product of good quality.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/JAM/132/Add.1Comment period closed

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