An ambitious project to harmonise the customs laws of the entire CARICOM region was launched in the early part of the 21st century spearheaded by the CARICOM Secretariat. Technical assistance to support the drafting and finalisation of the Harmonised Customs Bill was provided by the the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) as part of their mandate to provide technical assistance to revenue collection organizations in CARICOM Member States. Harmonisation would see businesses assured of equivocal treatment by customs throughout the region is a major step in improving the economies of every CARICOM nation. Agreement on the Bill was finally reached in midAugust of 2014 for member states of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
