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Yemen Customs Contacts

Website: http://www.customs.gov.ye/ 

Address: Republic of Yemen, Sana'a, Yemen Customs Authority, P.O.Box, 2466

Telephone: +9671500464

 

Yemen is an Arab country situated in Western Asia, occupying South Arabia, the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Oman. Yemen is a member of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Customs Organization, World Trade Organization (observer) and other international organizations.

 

General information regarding customs procedures

- All documentation, original copies are required, however, for centralized clearances in Sana'a copies may be permissible. All other ports of entry / locations original documentation is insisted upon.

- It is recommended invoices state the CIF (Cost Insurance and Freight) value of the goods as this greatly facilitates reconciliation process with MoPIC.

- Reportedly customs procedures can appear inconsistent; regarding documentary requirements, lead times, Ministries have been known to lose documents and request replacements on a regular basis.

- Where the country of origin has a Yemeni Embassy supporting documentation should be stamped by the Yemen embassy in the country of origin, however there is a processing fee for documents not having this stamp which is generally less than the cost of attaining the embassy stamp in the country of origin.

- The packing list should be translated to Arabic before sending it to the authority.

- The Airway Bill and Bill of Lading should include CIF and its value.

 

Customs clearance document requirements

The government authority responsible for the customs import procedures is the Yemeni Customs Authority, normal clearance procedures are as follows:

1. Upon arrival of the goods, the following documents are submitted to the Goods Entry Section of the Customs office:

  • Local Income Tax number
  • Purchase invoice (must contain name of importer, nature of goods and the value)
  • Certificate of country of origin
  • Name of country goods imported from
  • Insurance policy (not compulsory)
  • Order from Shipping agent to receive goods

2. The necessary data for Customs Declaration Form will then be electronically entered.

3. The consignee then proceeds to the Manifestations Section.

4. At the Manifestations Section the Customs Declaration Form is printed out, allocated a customs reference number and given to the consignee, who then proceeds to the Department of Control.

5. At the Department of Control a customs officer will inspect the goods.

6. Upon completion of the inspection, the category of the goods is recorded by the customs officer in the Customs Declaration Form. The recording of the category confirms inspection has been carried out.

7. The amount of customs duty payable is calculated and an invoice is issued.

8. The consignee then proceeds to the Accounts Section.

9. Here the duty is paid and documents are checked by customs staffs, who then sign the Customs Declaration Form.

10. The consignee then proceeds to a branch of the bank within the customs office to pay his duties.

11. After payment, all the documentation including the Customs Declaration Form and the customs duty invoice are stamped and given to the consignee.

12. The consignee then proceeds to the release section and has a release form signed and stamped.

13. Then the consignee will proceed to the customs warehouse and pay any demurrage fees and attain a final approval from national security.

14. The stamped customs declaration and release forms are proof of customs clearance and duty payment.

 

Sources:

http://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/1.3+Yemen+Customs+Information 

http://www.customs.gov.ye/service.php?secid=3 

http://www.customs.gov.ye/service.php?secid=5 

 

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