Regulatory and Legislative Framework

for the Ministry of Trade

Laws applicable to the operations of business in Antigua and Barbuda conform to international and regional treaties/ agreements. These laws are based on a framework of legislation relating to business activity, external trade, labor relations, industry development, Ozone, licensing, environmental protection, customs duties etc.

Legislations Governing Trade in Antigua and Barbuda
Key trade and trade-related legislation in Antigua and Barbuda include the following:-

• Business Licenses Act, 1994
• Caribbean Community (Movement of Factors) Act, 2007
• Caribbean Community Act 2004
• Caribbean Community and the East Caribbean Common Market Act
• Caribbean Community Skilled Nationals (Amendment) Act, 2007, The
• Caribbean Community Special Visa Agreement Act 2007.,The
• Customs (Control and Management) Act 2013, The
• CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality Act, 2012
• Eastern Caribbean Common Market (Ratification of Agreement) Act
• Eastern Caribbean States Export Development Agency Act 1993
• External Trade (Import Prohibition) Order 2001
• Export Duty Act
• Environment Protection and Management Act
• Free Trade and Processing Zone (Amendment) Act, 2019
• Importation Prohibition (Epidemic Diseases) Act
• Importation Protection Act
• International Business Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2007
• Industrial Development Board Act
• Trade Licenses Act
• Textiles Quota Act
• Small Business Development Act, 2007, The
• Standards Act, 2017, The
• Trade and Revenue Act
• Partnership Act
• Plant Protection Act, 2012
• Telecommunications Bill, 2021
• Business Registration Act