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Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba): oil import rules

These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.

Open to private trade0
Restricted3
Blocked0

Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.

Product-by-product

Crude oilRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeNo refinery. Sint Eustatius is home to a major crude-storage terminal (BORCO / GTI / now under various operators), storage operators are licensed, but third-party spot crude trading from a BQ-only nexus is not standard.
Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)RESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeSmall domestic markets across the three islands; supply via licensed marketers. Bonaire BOPEC terminal historically served as a storage / transhipment node.
LPGRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeSmall domestic market.

Frequently asked

Can private companies import crude oil into Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)?
No refinery. Sint Eustatius is home to a major crude-storage terminal (BORCO / GTI / now under various operators), storage operators are licensed, but third-party spot crude trading from a BQ-only nexus is not standard.
Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)?
Small domestic markets across the three islands; supply via licensed marketers. Bonaire BOPEC terminal historically served as a storage / transhipment node.
Does OilFlow screen counterparties against Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) regulations?
Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) are gated against these rules automatically.

Use this jurisdiction

This rule table is one leg of every counterparty check we run: the tradability rule for the destination country fires alongside the fraud cluster match and the eight-list sanctions screen. Compliance teams that want to call /api/v1/regulatory/check from their own intake systems are scoped on a call, no list price. Screening a named counterparty into Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)? Run the free check below. A Counterparty Screen is $95, ordered by email to [email protected]: machine output on one named counterparty inside the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel.

Screen a counterparty into Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)

Paste the company or person name from the pitch. Free, no signup, answer in seconds. Vessels are not screened here.

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Counterparty Screen$95

One name, delivered within the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel, no human read. PEP is not screened; adverse media is not swept.

Counterparty File$500

One named counterparty, the Screen's steps plus a named human's written read and signature, in your inbox by the end of the third business day or the fee is refunded in full.

Email [email protected] with the product and the counterparty name in the subject. An invoice comes back by reply. Both are prepaid by invoice or marketplace order; there is no card checkout.