Commercial Import:

Controls :

The existence of evidence of the activity of the commercial importer to obtain the customs code.
The existence of the necessary permits and approvals from the competent authorities for the restricted goods.
The Customs Department may request the translation of foreign invoices / documents into Arabic.
The owner of the goods or his representative or the customs broker (Commissioner) shall keep the records for five Gregorian years from the date of completion of the customs process and submit such records to the Customs Department upon request.
The owner of the goods or his representative or the customs broker (the commissioner) may submit the documents to the Customs Department electronically before or after the clearance of the goods, subject to providing the original documents upon request.
The documents and customs documents submitted to the Customs Department shall be original, photocopies of invoices may be accepted upon undertaking to bring the original within a period not exceeding three months (90 days( as of the date of undertaking or providing financial or bank guarantee.
The shipping agents (sea / air) shall submit the Manifest Statement to the Customs Department, electronically or hard copy according to the automated clearance system in force in the Customs department to complete the customs process.
The carrier or the customs broker (the commissioner) shall submit the manifest (Manifest) and register of the means of transport information at the Customs Department for goods transported by land or by sea by wooden ship or similar vessels that do not make regular trips to complete the customs process.
Payment of customs duties and other fees in advance according to the automated clearance system in each customs department.
The possibility of pre-customs clearance according to the automated clearance system applied in each Customs Department.
The customs tariff applicable to goods that have been damaged shall be applied according to their value at the time of the customs declaration registration.
The importation of internationally or domestically prohibited goods or subject to agreements and treaties shall not be permitted as well as counterfeit, fraudulent or infringing goods violating the approved specifications or intellectual property rights.
Certificates of Conformity may be requested from the country of origin or a report of a public or private laboratory accredited by competent authorities with the possibility of taking random sampling (according to risk criteria).

Documents to be attached to the consolidated customs declaration:

Original invoice.
Original certificate of origin.

Requirements :

Delivery permit for air or sea import.
Bill of lading for air or sea import
Manifest statement for land import / wooden ships or the like.
A multi-item packing list (several items, including the Harmonized System Code in addition to the International Code of Chemicals and Hazardous Substances).

Procedures :

The importer, his representative or the customs broker (the commissioner) shall automatically regulate the customs declaration.
Submitting all documents and requirements to the Customs Department
The goods shall be subject to the customs taxes "duties" according to the consolidated tariff schedules, except under the provisions of the Common Customs Law of the States of the Council or under the Economic Convention of the GCC States in force or any other international agreement in the framework of the Council.
The goods are subject to inspection and examination according to risk criteria and the customs statement is printed according to the automated clearance system followed in the Customs Department.
Issuing the exit permit and clearing the goods.

Personal import:
*Controls:

Upon personal import, the concerned person shall present the identity card, passport or residence visa to complete the customs process.
The consignment shall be of a personal nature and in non-commercial quantities.
He should not be a trader.
To submit the required permits and approvals from the competent authorities for the restricted goods.
The Customs Department may request the translation of foreign invoices / documents into Arabic.
The importer of the goods or his representative or the customs broker (the commissioner) may submit the documents and customs information to the Customs Department electronically provided that submits such to the Customs Department before or after the clearance of the goods upon request.
Payment of customs duties and other fees in advance according to the automated clearance system in force in each customs department.
The shipping agents (sea / air) shall submit the manifest (Manifest) to the Customs Department electronically or a hard copy according to the automated clearance system in force in the Customs department to complete the customs process.
The carrier or the customs broker (the commissioner) shall submit the cargo manifest (Manifest) statement and register of the means of transport information to the Customs Department for goods transported by land or by sea by wooden ship or similar vessels that do not make regular trips to complete the customs process.
The possibility of pre-customs clearance according to the automated clearance system applied in each customs department.
Goods prohibited internationally or domestically or subject to conventions and treaties may not be imported as well as counterfeit or infringing goods violating the approved specifications or intellectual property rights.

Documents to be attached to the Consolidated customs declaration:

Invoice

*Requirements:

Delivery permit for air or sea import.
Bill of lading for air or sea import.
Manifest statement for land import / wooden ships or the like.
A multi-item packing list (several items, including the Harmonized System Code), as well as the International Code of Chemicals and Hazardous Substances).

Procedures :

The importer, his representative or the customs broker (the commissioner) shall automatically regulate the customs declaration.
Submitting all documents and requirements to the Customs Department
The goods shall be subject to the customs taxes "duties" according to the consolidated tariff schedules, except under the provisions of the Common Customs Law of the States of the Council or under the Economic Convention of the GCC States in force or any other international agreement in the framework of the Council.
The goods are subject to inspection and preview according to risk criteria and the customs statement is printed according to the automated clearance system followed in the Customs Department.
Issuing the exit permit and clearing the goods.