# Grenada (GD)

**Capital:** St. George’s  
**Currency:** East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) (XCD)  
**Population:** 117'207  
**Area:** 344 km²

> Grenada is an eastern Caribbean island state and a member of CARICOM and OECS with a strongly import-driven economy. Sea cargo is handled mainly via the Port of St. George's (Grenada Ports Authority), air freight via Maurice Bishop International Airport. Customs clearance is electronic through ASYCUDA World at the Customs and Excise Division; imports are subject to the CARICOM Common External Tariff and 15 percent VAT (import VAT due together with the duty). Key exports are nutmeg, spices and cocoa. Due to the island location and hurricane season there are resilience risks; much cargo moves via transshipment through Trinidad and Barbados.

Grenada (ISO code: GD) is an island state in the eastern Caribbean, south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, comprising the main island plus Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Politically it is a parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth. The climate is tropical with a marked rainy and dry season and an Atlantic hurricane season from June to November. The economy rests on agriculture, services and tourism, with nutmeg, spices and cocoa as key exports, while the country relies heavily on imports of food, fuel and industrial goods. The Port of St. George's and Maurice Bishop International Airport secure the country's transit and logistics functions. The national currency is the East Caribbean Dollar (XCD), pegged to the US dollar within the OECS/ECCU framework.

**Top Import Partners:** US, TT, CN, GB, CA

**Top Export Partners:** US, TT, GB, DE, CA

**Top Import Goods:** Nahrungsmittel, Erdölprodukte, Fahrzeuge, Maschinen, Baumaterialien

**Top Export Goods:** Muskatnuss, Gewürze, Kakao, Fisch

**Key Airports:**
- [Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/maurice-bishop-international-airport-gnd)
- [Lauriston Airport (CRU)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/lauriston-airport-cru)
- [Pearls Airport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/pearls-airport-25709)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** VAT-Standardsatz 15 Prozent  
**Customs complexity:** mittel  
**Customs system:** ASYCUDA World; Einfuhranmeldung über Broker/Zollagent, CIF-Wert massgeblich; Einfuhr-VAT wird zugleich mit dem Zoll entrichtet.  
**Customs authority:** [Customs and Excise Division (Ministry of Finance)](http://grenadacustoms.com/)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Karibischer Insel-/Importmarkt, Agrarexporteur (Muskatnuss/Gewürze)  
**Economic area:** CARICOM / OECS  
**Logistics risk:** mittel  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** gering bis mittel  
**Pharma/cold chain:** gering

## Sources & Last Verified

- [http://grenadacustoms.com/](http://grenadacustoms.com/)
- [http://asycuda.customs.gov.gd/](http://asycuda.customs.gov.gd/)
- [https://www.ird.gd/index.php/en/services/taxes/value-added-tax-vat](https://www.ird.gd/index.php/en/services/taxes/value-added-tax-vat)
- [https://www.finance.gd/index.php/2014-05-06-18-20-13/customs-and-excise-division](https://www.finance.gd/index.php/2014-05-06-18-20-13/customs-and-excise-division)
- [https://www.gov.gd/documents/customs](https://www.gov.gd/documents/customs)
- [https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/caribbean_en](https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/caribbean_en)
- [https://lca.logcluster.org/211-grenada-port-st-georges](https://lca.logcluster.org/211-grenada-port-st-georges)
- [https://lca.logcluster.org/221-grenada-maurice-bishop-international-airport](https://lca.logcluster.org/221-grenada-maurice-bishop-international-airport)

*Last verified: 2026-06-23*

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