Customs Department collects billions in revenue

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August 23, 2026

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Over the past three financial years, the Barbados Customs and Excise Department has collected billions of dollars in revenue.

Acting Comptroller of Customs Lynette Padmore says the department collected that significant sum between 2023 and July 2026.

Ms Padmore shared the figures while addressing a church service to celebrate the department’s 121st anniversary, held at Power in the Blood Assembly.

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