Dear
Customer(s),
This is for your
information.
QATAR - Import
Requirements
1.
All Global Express Consignments (15D & 15N) weighing below 99 KG are cleared
in Express Terminal and Express Clearance is applied.
2. Global
Express Consignments (15D & 15N) arriving into Qatar with weight (per
consignment) exceeding 99 KG will be transferred to Freight Terminal and Freight
Clearance will be applied.
3.
WEF/Economy Express Consignments (S87 & 48N) are cleared in Freight Terminal
and Freight clearance is applied
Paperwork/Procedure
Required for Express Clearance:
- Made in
Label on the contents (Legal case will be filed by customs for contents arriving
without made in label)
- HS Code
should be mentioned in Invoice
-
Receiving Customer should have Import License for the clearance. (Consignment
cannot be cleared until consignee obtains a new import license from Qatar
Customs, failing to obtain a import license will attract penalty on the
consignment, which will be charged back to origin)
- Value
mentioned in the invoice should match the value provided in system
(Incorrect/mismatch value mentioned will attract penalty)
Paperwork/Procedure
Required for Freight Clearance:
Items
mentioned above for Express Clearance, but ALSO to include;
- Packing
List
- Original
Printed Invoice (in Company Letterhead) attested by Chamber of
Commerce
- Original
Certificate of Origin attested by Chamber of Commerce
-
Electronic Certificate of Origin (COO) acceptable provided it has Chamber of
Commerce stamp/seal in "wet ink". (In case of missing stamp/seal then Invoice
and COO should be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar by
Receiver at a cost.)
- Made in
Label is mandatory on the contents (should match with the COO and
invoice.)
Note: Consignment
arriving without the above mentioned PPWKS for express or freight clearance will
be held in customs and can be cleared only after these PPWKS were received from
Origin, when the consignment is held in customs for more than 3 days then
storage charges applied, which will be charged back to Origin.
4.
Consignment Abandon or Destroy Requests - this is not possible, as Qatar
Customs rules does not have provision in their rule books for Consignment
Abandon/Destroy in their warehouse, the only option available is to return the
shipment (WEF "S88" mode only) to origin/shipper (forwarding costs, penalty,
storage and other taxes incurred will be charged back to origin).
With
Warm Regards
Team BMC
