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Import and Export

How do I do the right thing when importing an online order?

Everything you need to know about import.

Import is the release of goods into free circulation and it is an action by which the customs authority enables the disposal of the goods for the purposes determined by the customs procedure in which they are placed. The person who carries out the importation is called the importer.

Wondering how your order is arriving from abroad? Follow the whole process.

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Place of customs clearance


The ordered shipment arrives at designated places of declaration of goods and their customs clearance – Post customs office, or if it arrives by air transport – customs office, Rinas Tirana.

Customs declaration


The shipment is taken care of by companies that carry out fast or regular delivery – based on the data declared in the shipment, it is determined whether the shipment is subject to import duties or is exempt from import duties and duties.

Shipments with a value of 22 euros (including shipping costs) are released immediately after the shipment arrives; there is no obligation to submit a customs declaration for them.

For all other shipments that have a value above 22 euros (together with shipping costs), there is an obligation to submit a customs declaration in written form.

This declaration can be presented by the carrier of the shipment (post or express mail) or by another customs agent. It can also be presented by a natural person receiving the shipment.

This is a matter of choice for the importer (legal or natural person) – he must decide for himself who will present the customs declaration.

One of the easiest ways defined by the Customs Administration is the submission of a simplified customs declaration by the importer fulfilling the following conditions:

  • The value of the shipment (together with shipping costs) must not exceed an amount of 800 euros and a net mass of up to 1,000 kg. This is the easiest way for customs clearance of shipments coming from import.

If these conditions are not met, it is mandatory to present a customs declaration in a regular customs procedure. This declaration can be presented by the importer (individual or legal entity), customs agent – commissioner of goods, or by post or express mail.

This type of declaration is presented only in electronic form, without paper for all shipments containing goods of a commercial nature, the value of which is 450 euros in particular: for goods of a commercial nature that are part of a regular series of similar shipments, for goods that are subject to restrictions, prohibitions and other import formalities. If it exceeds the value of 450 euros, then for its import it must be a company with NIPT, it cannot be done by an individual.

Documentation


Often, from the place where the shipment is ordered, they mark it with a statement that says what it contains, its value, and where it comes from. This statement is valid evidence describing the goods ordered.

If other documentation is required, the responsible person from the customs office contacts the consignee. If he does not provide the necessary data, the value for which the order must be cleared is calculated by the customs officials.

If he does not agree with the determined value, he has the right to submit an objection to it.

If a shipment is sent from one person to another, the sender must be careful to indicate the value of the goods, to more easily determine whether it has undergone proper customs clearance and payment of duties.

Additional costs


Costs that are included in the value for which an order must be subject to customs include postage costs that occur outside of Albania.

This means if the order is 50 euros, and the postage to arrive costs 10 euros, the total value of the order is 60 euros.

The customs value does not include other possible additional costs arising in our country, which are calculated and charged by the public
post office of Albania and

After determining the customs value of the shipment, the customs officials calculate the additional amount of duties to be sent.

If the customs value of the shipment is less than 22 euros, it is exempt from customs and VAT. This does not apply if the shipment is an alcoholic beverage, tobacco product, perfume.

If the customs value of the shipment is over 22 euros, then import duties must be paid, ie. customs and VAT. In this case, the additional costs for handling and handling are paid, which are sent by the Rinas customs branch and the post office of Albania.

These handling and handling costs are often charged to shipments that are exempt from paying customs duties and VAT on importation, and citizens often think they are customs duties.

*This only applies if the shipment is sent by a legal entity, and does not apply if the shipment is received by another natural person.

Arrival of the shipment


At the moment when the shipment arrives in the territory of Albania until the treatment with it is determined, it is under customs supervision and treated as goods temporarily stored in a customs office.

After the whole process is completed, the shipment arrives at the post office and you will be notified to go pick it up at the nearest point!

In order to perform Customs Procedures, each company must first
register the NIPT in the “Asycuda World” system.

For NIPT registration, each company must submit the following documents:
In cases where the Business Number is issued by the NRC

– a photocopy of the Taxable Person’s Certificate
– a copy of the NRC registration extract

Note: The company administrator can send the above documents for NIPT registration and by email to the following addresses: borxhi@dogana.gov.al

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Click here to download the document with the export process in North Macedonia.

THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE EXPORT OF GOODS


1. The export regime allows Albanian goods to leave the customs territory of the Republic of Albania. Exporting entails the implementation of exit formalities, including trade policy measures and, where appropriate, export duties.

2. With the exception of goods placed under the passive processing regime, all Albanian goods intended for export are placed under the export regime.

3. The cases and conditions in which the goods leaving the customs territory of the Republic of Albania are not subject to an export declaration, are determined in the by-laws implementing this Code and, if necessary, by provisions issued by the Minister of Finance.

4. The export declaration must be submitted to the competent customs office for the supervision of the country where the exporter is located, or where the goods are packed or loaded for export. In case it is necessary, the exceptions to this case are defined in the by-laws in implementation of this Code.

The release of goods for export is granted on the condition that the goods in question leave the customs territory of the Republic of Albania in the same condition as they were on the date of acceptance of the export declaration

Goods release: the following procedures are required for the release of goods.

a) Formalities before the goods are released
b) Goods exit formalities
c) Export and Re-export
d) Notification of re-export

The legal basis to be considered for exports are the following

Law 102/2014, dated 31.07.2014 “Customs Code in the Republic of Albania”, articles 236 to 249.

VKM no. 651, dated 10.11.2017 “Implementing Provisions of the Customs Code”, articles 693 to 718.

Documentation


These documents are needed for the export of goods

  • Customs declaration
  • Receipt
  • Transport document
  • as well as any document necessary for the implementation of trade policy measures and other laws that regulate the export of goods.