🌐 CARICOM Assessment Teams to Examine Regional Supply Capacity for Four Key Products
Four #CARICOM assessment teams will meet between 12 and 27 October 2026 to determine whether the Region can meet its own demand for paints and varnishes, hydraulic cement, glass bottles and petroleum bitumen.
Established by the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in June 2026, the teams will examine the competitiveness of intra-regional trade against extra-regional imports, including the effect of the Common External Tariff, non-tariff barriers and logistics costs, and review how the Community’s Rules of Origin criteria apply to the products.
🗣️ “The Council has directed the assessment teams to be rigorous in examining the regional supply and demand for products and give careful consideration to the sensitivities of all stakeholders and consumers who rely on a stable and predictable supply of the products being assessed,” said Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade.
They are expected to enlist support and input from stakeholders in the public and private sectors, consumers and civil society as they prepare for their meetings.
: Caribbean Community