CARICOM electronic single-window pilot advances across four corridors
Phase-1 e-window operational for LCA-BRB, JAM-TTO, GUY-BRB, DOM-JAM corridors; estimated 3.5-day dwell time reduction for consolidated agri shipments.
Median dwell-time (days) — LCA→BRB agri corridor
The CARICOM Secretariat's electronic single-window (ESW) pilot moved to operational status across four bilateral corridors this week, delivering the first regionally interoperable customs interface built on the WCO Data Model 3.11 mapping.
Early instrumentation on the LCA-BRB corridor shows a median dwell-time reduction of 3.5 days for consolidated agri-export shipments and a 41% drop in documentary rejections at destination. Freight forwarders report a corresponding decline in demurrage exposure of roughly US$180 per TEU on the same lane.
For Comerix-listed SMEs, the practical implication is faster working-capital recycling and modestly improved DSO metrics. Aggregators like CaribHarvest Exports and Azuero Cacao Cooperative are the most immediate beneficiaries given container-level consolidation flows.
Next-phase rollout targets Q4 2026 with the addition of TTO-GUY and BHS-JAM lanes, contingent on ratification of the amended Customs Cooperation Protocol by TTO parliament.