Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon is leading a delegation from the private sector on a Trade Mission to Belize.

Lasting from January 30th to February 3rd, the mission consists of 23 companies from the health services, marketing, food and beverage, transportation and logistics, and oil and gas sectors.

The Ministry says Belize is a significant trading partner for T&T, ranking as its fourth top export destination within CARICOM.

Over the period 2019 to 2023, Trinidad and Tobago maintained a favourable trade balance with Belize where the average annual exports for the period was approximately TT$126 million.

The main exports comprised non-energy products such as cigarettes, beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), paper products, glass bottles and pharmaceuticals.

In 2022, Trinidad and Tobago was ranked as Belize’s fifth top source for imports.

The Trade Mission will include a Doing Business Seminar, Business to Business Meetings and Site Visits to Businesses.

Additionally, the Minister Gopee-Scoon will engage in bilateral discussions with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Belize.

A Meeting will also be held with the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, seeking to strengthen trading relations between both countries.