Belarus
Belarusian Customs Contact Information
Website: http://www.customs.gov.by/
Email: gtk@customs.gov.by
Address: 45/1 Mogilevskaya Street Minsk220007
Telephone:+375172189000
The Republic of Belarus is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. The country has trade links with more than 170 countries all over the world and aims to develop relations with countries in regions like Middle East, Asia and Latin America.
Export Requirements:
The Republic of Belarus implements a multi-vector foreign trade policy, supports trade contacts with foreign countries, actively participates in international integration processes. The country has been working towards entry to the World Trade Organisation since 1993 and much work has been done to reduce tariffs and other barriers to international trade. Belarus customs govern import and export regulations.
Import Requirements:
Customs Duties and Taxes on Imports range between 0 and 10% ad valorem. The highest tariff of 100% is applied on alcohol.
Belarus provides tariff preferences to developing and least developed countries in form of reduction of the customs duties rates by 25 and 100 percent accordingly.
The Republic of Belarus traditionally implements a multi-vector foreign trade policy, supports trade contacts with foreign countries, actively participates in international integration processes.
Major events that significantly affect the conditions of export activities are Belarus' participation in the Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, the build-up of a unified economic zone and forthcoming accession to the WTO.
Exporting a standard container of goods requires 8 documents, takes 15 days and costs $1460. Importing the same container of goods requires 10 documents, takes 30 days and costs $2265.
Documents for exporting and importing:
- bill of lading
- cargo release order
- certificate of conformity/ technical standard certificate
- commercial invoice
- contract registered by bank
- convention des Marchandises Routiers - CMR (Transport document)
- customs import declaration
- document confirming payment of customs fees (platejka/ chek)
- packing list
- transit document (T1)
Sources:
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/belarus/
http://www.mfa.gov.by/en/foreign_trade/tariff_regulation/export/
http://www.belarus.by/en/business/faqs
