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Peptide Laws in Trinidad and Tobago
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LegalEnforcement: Moderate
Are Peptides Legal in Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago is slightly more regulated than most Caribbean neighbors, with oversight through CDAP. Pharmaceutical rules are moderate, and prescription requirements are more consistently enforced. Research peptides are not widely available, and the import environment is less permissive than smaller island nations. Approved medications like semaglutide may be available by prescription through standard pharmacy channels.
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BannedCan You Buy Peptides in Trinidad and Tobago?
23 peptide(s) are banned: Retatrutide, Selank, Tirzepatide, MOTS-c, TB-500, and 18 more. Purchasing or possessing these is illegal.
Traveling to Trinidad and Tobago with Peptides
When traveling to Trinidad and Tobago with peptides, the legality depends on each peptide's classification. Do not bring banned substances (Retatrutide, Selank, Tirzepatide, MOTS-c, TB-500, and 18 more) — these could result in criminal penalties at customs. Enforcement in Trinidad and Tobago is rated as "Moderate." Always declare pharmaceutical products at customs and carry documentation of any prescriptions.
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Peptide Regulations in Trinidad and Tobago
| Peptide | Status | Rx Required | Schedule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retatrutide | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| Selank | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| Tirzepatide | Banned | Yes | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| MOTS-c | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| TB-500 | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| GHK-Cu | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| AOD-9604 | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| Semaglutide | Banned | Yes | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| CJC-1295 | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| Semax | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| Ipamorelin | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| NAD+ | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| BPC-157 | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| DSIP | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| Epithalon | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| Glutathione | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| HGH | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| KPV | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| Liraglutide | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| Melanotan II | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| PT-141 | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| MK-677 | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
| Vitamin B12 | Banned | No | New Drug Approval Required | Food and Drugs Act, Chap. 30:01 and the Food and Drugs Regulations operate a genuine new-drug approval regime. Second Schedule, Division 3, para. 2(1): no person shall import, sell or advertise for sale a new drug unless a new drug submission has been filed, the fee paid, and the Minister has issued a notice of approval that has not been withdrawn. "New drug" captures any substance not imported into Trinidad and Tobago as a drug before the appointed day, which takes in modern peptides. A narrow research carve-out exists at Division 3, para. 10 - import for qualified investigators solely to obtain clinical and scientific data, labelled "To Be Used By Qualified Investigators Only" and requiring written ministerial authority naming them. Section 32(2) additionally bars import unless the article wholly conforms to the law of the country of manufacture and is accompanied by a certificate that its sale there would not violate that law - which defeats import of anything sold abroad as a research chemical not for human consumption. Third Schedule drugs are prescription-only, though a resident of a foreign country visiting Trinidad and Tobago is exempt from the import restriction. Penalties (s.33): summary first offence TTD 1,500 and 3 months; on indictment TTD 15,000 and 3 years. | Official |
Data is researcher-verified but not legal advice. Always consult local regulations before purchasing, importing, or traveling with peptides. Last verified: 2026-02-28.