REGULATIONS AND CUSTOMS IN TUNISIA : CUSTOMS

Customs Classification

Tunisia applies the Harmonized Customs System.

Import Procedures

Operators in the economic free zone and imports necessary for production in companies engaged only in export are not subject to carrying out any foreign trade formalities. All goods benefiting from the free import regime are imported with an import certificate and a commercial invoice.

Goods excluded from the free import regime can only be imported with import authorisations issued by the Ministry of Trade. These import authorisations are valid for a year except for certain sensitive goods. These applications obtained from Chambers of Commerce are filed with a receipt from an approved intermediary who sends them to the Ministry of Trade. 

Customs procedures are either a quick collection by simplified procedure (Request for Collection Authorisation: DAE), carriage to the factory under Customs seal, escort or inspection at the factory by the on-site Customs officer or later regularisation before export.

Imported goods in Tunisia can be subject to tariff rates as high as 200%, depending on the product. The 2016 Finance Law simplified and lowered tariffs on certain products. Raw materials, semi-finished products, and equipment originally subject to 15% and 10% rates are now exempt from customs duties. Consumer products, with the exception of agricultural products, experienced tariff reductions from 30% and 27% to 20%. Goods are also subject to a customs formality fee, currently amounting to 3% of the total duties paid on the import. Certain imports are also subject to a value added tax (VAT). Tunisia's basic VAT rates are 18%, 12%, and 6%, with the majority of goods covered by the 18% rate. Tunisia calculates VAT on the base price of the goods plus any import duties, surcharges, and consumption taxes. A consumption tax is applicable to certain imported and similar locally produced items. Rates can vary from 10% to as high as 150%. The highest rates are applicable to luxury items.

Automobiles with large engine capacity also carry a high consumption tax, with rates up to 277% for gasoline-fuelled engines and 360% for diesel-fuelled engines. Luxury cars currently enter Tunisia through the parallel market, however, and are available for sale at well below the official distributors' prices.

Profile

AAC Cargo is an international Freight Forwarding company, based in Dubai, with a reputation for providing outstanding quality that continues to secure a loyal customer base. The Company has developed a strong, young management team, which together with the founding Directors are committed to working within established quality procedures to provide each customer with the most reliable personalized service and dedicated to the continuous development of both our people and our services.

We provide a broad range of Sea Freight, Air Freight, Cars Shipping, Boat Relocation, International Movers, Express Cargo, with our broad range of logistics solutions & Products and consolidation services, we ensure your cargo reaches the right place, at the right time in a cost-efficient way. We work with a spread of ocean carriers covering major carrier alliances with planned space protection from every major container port in the world to deliver reliability. We also work with many Airlines specialized in Air Freight.

AAC Cargo, Dubai, U. A. E.

www.aaccargo.com

Tel: +971 4 8880718

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