Romania

Romania Customs Contacts

E-mail: relatiipublice@customs.ro , vama@customs.ro

Address: Str. Matei Millo nr. 13, sector 1, Bucureşti, C.P. 010144

Telephone: + 40 21 315 58 58

Fax: +40 21 313 82 51

Romania is a country situated in Southeastern Europe, bordered by the Black Sea, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Hungary, Serbia and Moldova. Romania is a member of NATO and the European Unio, being the 7th most populous state of the EU.

According to EU legislation, trade policies in Romania must adapt to several general principles such as release for free circulation, transit, customs, warehousing, inward processing, processing under customs control, temporary admission, outward processing and exportation.

Concerning the Romanian import export duties and taxes, the EU imposes some values or quantitative quotas on imports from other countries. It is highly recommended to request an import license before importing such products. Import/export licenses are also mandatory for commodities considered as potentially hazardous to human health or to environment.

When exporting to Romania, the legal basis that should be taken into consideration relates to the European Custom Code. In order to identify the customs value in EU, a transaction value must be indicated. It regards the international freight, insurances and some other charges. The majority of import declarations are acknowledged in connection with the transaction value method. All evaluations, administrative or judicial, concerning the customs valuation decisions may be appealed at the National Customs Authority in Romania.

The EU Custom Code dictates non-preferential and preferential measures. The non-preferential ones are imposed for various reasons dealing with quantitative restrictions, Most-Favored-Nation tariff quotas, origin marking, contingency measures and government procurement. All preferential measures are applied in accordance with preferential arrangements.

When dealing with import export duty and taxes regime, the custom tariffs are generally adapted to EU stipulations. In this manner, Romania guarantees the most-favoured-nation (MFN) treatment or improved treatments to WTO or other non-members of WTO.

Import procedures

An import declaration is required for goods from third countries such as the US. When goods are imported into Romania, it is the responsibility of the importer or his authorized agent to declare them to Customs. A Single Administrative Document or SAD is used for this purpose. This is the approved form for the import declaration process.

The Single Administrative Document (SAD) may be submitted to Customs, either through physical means or through an electronic declaration.

Goods are released from Customs for “free circulation” once the pertinent documents have been filed and payment of tariff duties has been completed. After paying the value added tax (VAT) and any other applicable excise duty, goods are also released for consumption and ready to be marketed.

Tariffs

Romania is a member of the European Union and shares the Common External Tariff regime. EU duties are charged by Customs on the CIF (cost, insurance and freight) value of the product imported into Romania.

Labelling requirements:

The following information must be present on the label:

Product type (trademarks, brand names)
List of ingredients (preceded by the word “Ingredients”; must show all ingredients (including additives), ingredients liable to cause allergies or intolerances should be also clearly indicated)
Net quantity in metric units
Date of minimum durability
Special conditions for keeping or use
Name or business name and address of the manufacturer, packager or importer established in the European Union
Country of origin
Alcohol content for beverages containing more than 1.2% by volume
Lot identification with the marking preceded by the letter "L"

Required documents

The following is a list of the documents that are required and/or recommended when importing alcohol beverages into Romania or any other EU member state:

Commercial invoice
Customs Value Declaration
Freight Insurance
Freight documents
Customs Import Declaration (SAD form – a common import declaration form for all EU Member States; must be drawn up in one of the official languages of the EU)
Packing List
Certificate of Origin
Insurance certificate
Simplified Export Certificate (for wine only)

Sources:

http://www.rolegal.com/article/romanian-import-export-duty-and-taxes

https://www.kpmg.com/RO/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/news/Documents/vama-EN-Web.pdf

http://www.ttb.gov/itd/romania.shtml

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