Saudi Arabia to waive export customs service fees and cut import customs
Saudi Arabia to waive export customs service fees and cut import customs service fees from Octeber. 6.......The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has announced waiving the fees for all customs services for exports. The authority also reduced customs service fees for imports through a new mechanism for calculating import service fees, which involves a fee of 0.15 percent of the value of the incoming goods for customs declaration. The new fee structure will take effect on Oct. 6, 2024, the authority said in a statement.
The decision regarding the Fee Rules on Customs Services was taken by the Board of Directors of ZATCA, and this includes specifying the fees on customs services provided by ZATCA and the conditions for fulfilling them. The decision also stipulates a fee of SR15 for customs declaration processing services on individuals’ shipments arriving through online stores, provided that the value of these shipments does not exceed SR1,000.
ZATCA clarified that the customs services for exports for which the fees have been waived include customs declaration processing service, lead seal, land port loading services, X-ray inspection, customs data exchange, and sample analysis exchange at specialized laboratories. ZATCA added that previously the customs service fees for imports included a charge of SR100 for each container inspected by X-ray, an additional SR 100 for “information exchange” services, and SR20 for customs declaration processing services. With the new decision, the fee shall be based on 0.15 percent of the value of the incoming goods, including insurance and shipping, with a maximum of SR 500 and a minimum of SR15 and a special cap of SR130 for shipments exempt from customs duties and taxes.
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