In an initiative driven by the T&T Manufacturers' Association (TTMA), a Trade Facilitation Desk was established between T&T and Jamaica in October 2011 and became operational on May 1, 2012, when Naika Pichi-Ayers was appointed trade desk officer.
The Jamaica and T&T's Chambers of Commerce, as well as the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association and the Jamaica Exporters' Association, were all signatories to a memorandum of understanding "to facilitate business opportunities and ease up trade challenges between the two countries."
The primary objectives of this Trade Facilitation Desk are to "open doors in T&T on behalf of Jamaican firms" and provide Jamaican firms with information on the T&T market, including trade regulations and import procedures", including intermediating with customs, standards authorities, and assisting with negotiating the bureaucracy. The desk also assists with matchmaking between Jamaican firms and their T&T counterparts and customer.