Terms and Definitions for Customs Clearance
Below are some Terms and Definitions for Custom Clearance:
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Customs Inspection | Authority conferred to customs officers to inspect goods, means of transport and persons including their baggage within a customs territory and when entering and exiting customs’ zones. | |
Certificate of Origin | A specific document identifying the goods, in which the authority or body empowered to issue it, certifies that the goods to which the certificate relates originate in a specific country. A certificate issued and attested by a local Chamber of Commerce stating the country in which a commodity has been grown, milled, produced, manufactured or assembled used in foreign commerce. | |
Customs Exit/Entry Certificate | A certificate confirming exit of goods from the country or proving their entry to the country of destination enabling the exporter to recover deposits paid against payable customs duties. | |
Delivery Order | A permit from the agent, shipper or port authority for the release of goods. A document issued by or on behalf of the carrier authorizing the release of import cargo identified theron and manifested under a single Bill of Lading. | |
Certificate of Exportation | A certificate issued by the Road and Transport Authority for vehicles intended to be exported. | |
Departure Permit | A permit issued by the Documentation Section at the Port Management to the Migration Section, under which the maritime conveyance shall be allowed to depart. | |
Packing List | A detailed list showing description, quantity and weight of goods preferably with Harmonized System code. | |
Customs Declaration | The declaration being submitted electronically or manually according to the customs approved form wherein the importer indicates the customs procedures applicable to the goods and describes the details, which the customs require to be declared for the purposes of applying such procedures. | |
Customs Value | The actual value of goods based on the principal basis for valuating the goods for customs purposes provided for in the law. | |
Commercial Invoice | A commercial invoice is an important document needed when you're shipping internationally, as commercial couriers need it to clear your package through customs. Besides getting your packages through customs, commercial invoices:
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Customs Duties | The duties laid down in the customs tariff to which goods are liable on entry or leaving the customs territory. The amount or the percentage of the amount levied on the goods as per the Common Customs law of GCC states. | |