Trinidad & Tobago

Sourcing risk, regulatory exposure and audit intelligence for Trinidad & Tobago-origin supply chains.

Forced & child labour

Low prevalence but some risk in domestic work and informal agriculture. No ILAB listings. No UFLPA exposure.

Worker rights & FOA

ILO core conventions ratified. Active trade unions in energy and public sectors. Labour protections reasonably enforced.

OHS & audit transparency

OSH Act 2004 provides framework. Enforcement capacity limited relative to petrochemical sector scale. Audit access generally available.

Food & product safety

Limited food exports to EU. Petrochemical products subject to REACH. No elevated RASFF alert rate.

Environmental & regulatory

Gas flaring in energy sector. Environmental Management Authority active but capacity constrained. No active IUU card.

Governance & anti-corruption

TI CPI 2025: 41. Procurement transparency concerns. Heritage and Stabilisation Fund governance generally sound but political pressures noted.

Tariff & preferential access

CARIFORUM-EU EPA provides duty-free access for most industrial goods. Rules of origin compliance required.

Non-tariff barriers

CBAM exposure for ammonia and fertiliser exports from 2026. Limited other non-tariff barriers.

Supply chain traceability

Petrochemical supply chains are relatively traceable (single-origin, large-scale plants). Small economy simplifies traceability.

Labour & Social Risk

Forced labour risk: Low prevalence of forced labour relative to regional peers. Some risk in domestic work and agriculture sectors. No UFLPA-equivalent exposure.
Worker rights: ILO core conventions ratified including C087 and C098. Trade unions are active, particularly in the energy and public sectors. Labour protections are reasonably enforced.
OHS framework: Occupational Safety and Health Act (2004) provides regulatory framework. Enforcement capacity is limited relative to the scale of the petrochemical sector. Audit access generally available.
ILAB status: No goods currently listed on US Department of Labor List of Goods Produced by Child or Forced Labor.

EU Regulatory Exposure

Trade framework: CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) provides preferential market access for goods and services. Most industrial products enter EU duty-free.
CBAM exposure: Ammonia, urea, and methanol exports are potentially exposed to CBAM declarations from 2026. Trinidad & Tobago is one of the world's largest ammonia exporters.
EUDR exposure: Limited direct exposure. No significant exports of EUDR-regulated commodities (soya, palm oil, cocoa, coffee, rubber, cattle, wood).
Anti-dumping: No significant EU anti-dumping or countervailing duty measures currently in force against Trinidad & Tobago.

Logistics & Supply Chain

Primary export corridor: Port of Spain / Point Lisas → Caribbean Sea → Atlantic Ocean → EU ports
Key export products: LNG, ammonia, methanol, urea. Petrochemicals account for the majority of export value.
Main EU destination ports: Rotterdam, Antwerp, various Mediterranean terminals for LNG
Typical transit time: 12-16 days to Northwest Europe

Labour &amp; Social Risk