Camouflage clothing in Trinidad and Tobago

In recent times, Trinidad and Tobago officials have taken a more relaxed approach towards the matter though importation of any camouflage patterned items remains illegal.

[2] The law was brought in by Legal Notice 33 created by proclamation in 1984 by the President of Trinidad and Tobago Sir Ellis Clarke, which stated that camouflage patterned items could only be imported for the Defence Force.

[2] This results in a number of occasions at military-themed festivals where the police opted not to enforce the law.

[6] In 2020, the law was challenged by a man arrested for importing camouflage baby clothes on the grounds that the Legal Notice violated the Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago due to not going through Parliament.

[7] In 2024, ahead of Carnival, the Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds clarified the law by stating that the law only prohibited camouflage clothing that closely resembled Defence Force uniforms that could mislead people to believe the wearer was a member of the Defence Force.