The Ministry of Finance announced today that cash collections will be discontinued at the Customs Department’s main offices in Grand Turk and Providenciales, effective as of October 13, 2015.
All Cash payments for the Customs Department will now be collection at the Treasury, Front Street in Grand Turk or Town Centre Mall, Downtown, Providenciales.
The mains offices of the Customs Department will however continue to collect by way of Visa and MasterCard denominated Debit/Credit cards, cheques, bank drafts and cashiers cheques. Payments can also be made by Visa and MasterCard denominated Debit/Credit cards at Road Safety Department in Providenciales and Revenue Control Department in Providenciales and Grand Turk.
Until further notice, all other collection points such as the Post Office, Customs operations at the seaports, airports and warehouses, and Immigration Department at the airport will continue to collect cash.
This new measure is aimed at increasing efficiency and reducing potential security risk to employees and the public.
Please be reminded that all returned cheques will attract surcharges to cover the cost of bank and handling fees. In addition, all violators will be place on a watch list at the Treasury and cheques will no longer be an acceptable means of making payments to TCIG for those in breach, due to insufficient funds. At the sole discretion of the Accountant General Department, violators may be reinstated and allowed to pay by cheques after a waiting period of at least 12 months.