Contact Details
Postal: Private Bag, Avarua, Rarotonga
Phone: (+682) 24 296
Fax: (+682) 24 298
Email: info@btib.gov.ck
website: www.btib.gov.ck
"Your business portal to the Cook Islands"
Cook Islands Trade Policies
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The Cook Islands are a member of the PICTA, and with the Agreement enforced, we would be trading with the other members under the Free Trade arrangement. This provides an opportunity for Cook Islands products to enter the Fijian, Samoan and Tongan markets with reduced rates. The tariff policy of the Cook Islands is very liberal with duties mainly from 0-10% which is already very low and more open for incoming trade. Government’s overall policy in relation to international trade includes: • Maintain existing markets and explore and exploit new and diverse international market opportunities, paying particular attention to possibilities for involving the outer islands either directly or indirectly in international trade • Provide the infrastructure necessary for the development of international trade policy issues and initiatives • The putting into place and regular maintenance of the wide range of infrastructure essential to support private sector development, including physical infrastructure (roads and airport) and legal infrastructure (e.g., laws to protect and promote desired investment, to protect intellectual property rights etc) • The opening up of new market and investment opportunities (through trade agreements) that can be exploited by Cook Islanders to establish and expand their commercial ventures and • Capacity building in both the key institutions of the public sector and the private sector |
