What do you need to know about customs clearance in Serbia?

Trade regulation

Importing products in Serbia is easy and free. However, you need to be careful about the documents accompanying your goods that need to be supplemented by analysis certificates issued by local authorities. For example, when importing agricultural products, you will be required to have a permit issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and the products will be subject to a sanitary inspection. Meanwhile, the import of technical equipment requires a certificate issued by the Institute for Technology, situated in Niš, Serbia.

Furthermore, you should keep in mind that the payment of customs duties is applied to every imported product. Customs rates vary from 0% to 27%, where the lowest ones are applied to semi-finished items and raw materials that will be used locally. In certain cases, capital goods for the start-up of production activities may be duties-free.

Some interesting facts about customs clearance:

• Tariff classification of goods is equal to the community classification;
• temporary importation is allowed for raw materials, semi-finished items and products for warehouses in free zones;
• export is duties-free for South-East European countries, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Russia.

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