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Commercial import
Commercial Import

Controls:

  1. Evidence of the importer activity,
  2. Submission of the required approvals and authorizations from the competent authorities with respect to the restricted goods,
  3. Bahrain Customs may request a translation of foreign invoices/ documents into Arabic,
  4. The goods owner , his representative or an (authorized) customs broker must maintain the records for a period of five calendar years from the date of completing the customs process, and submit the same to the customs office, on request,
  5. The goods owner, his representative or the (authorized) customs broker may submit to the customs department all documents and information online; provided all original documents are submitted to the customs office prior to/ or after release of the goods, when so requested,
  6. All customs documents submitted to the customs office must be original. A copy of invoices may be accepted subject to an undertaking by the importer to submit the original within a period not exceeding (90) days from the date of such undertaking; or provide a monetary or a bank guarantee,
  7. Shipping agents (sea/ air) shall submit a manifest to the customs office in paper or in electronically (hard copy or soft copy) according to the applicable automated clearance system at the customs office to complete the customs process,
  8. The carrier or the (authorized) customs broker must submit the manifest and register the mean of transport to the customs office pertaining to the goods transported by land or sea, such as wooden vessels or the like, which do not operate regularly, to finalize the customs process,
  9. Prepayment of customs taxes and duties as well as other charges according to the automated clearance system applicable at each customs office,
  10. Possibility of prior customs clearance according to the automated clearance system applicable at each customs office,
  11. Applicable customs tariffs shall be imposed on damaged goods based on its current value at its standing state upon lodging the customs declaration,
  12. Goods subject to local or international prohibition, or to applicable international agreements or conventions, or local regulations; as well as forfeited goods or goods in breach of the approved standards or intellectual property rights, may not be imported,
  13. The customs office may request Conformity Certificates from the country of origin, or a report from a public or private laboratory approved by the competent authorities, along with the possibility of selecting a random sample (in line with the risk assessment criteria).
     

Documents to be attached with the unified customs declaration:

  1. Invoices
  2. Original Bill of Lading
     

Required Documents:

  1. Bill of Lading (for air or sea importation)
     

Procedures:

  1. The customs/ import declaration shall be electronically completed by the importer, his representative or the authorized customs broker,
  2. All documents and requirements shall be submitted to the customs office,
  3. Goods are subject to the customs taxes/ duties provided for in the Unified Customs Tariff tables, excluding those exempted under the provisions of the GCC Unified Customs Law, or under the enacted GCC Economic Agreement, or by virtue of any other international agreement within the GCC framework,
  4. The goods are subject to inspection and examination based on the risk assessment criteria. The customs/import declaration shall be electronically printed according to the automated clearance system applicable at the customs office,
  5. Issuance of the exit order and release of goods.