REYKJAVÍK: Cash collections at the Customs Department’s main offices in Grand Turk and Providenciales will be discontinued as of October 13.
This announcement was made by the Ministry of Finance this past week, via a press release.
All money payable to the department will now be made 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 Master Card denominated debit/credit cards, cheques, bank drafts and cashier’s cheques.
Payments can also be made by Visa and Master Card denominated debit/credit cards at Road Safety Department in Providenciales and Revenue Control Department in Providenciales and Grand Turk.
The ministry advised that 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, the ministry said.
The public is being 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.
