Customs Clearance Policies of Some Countries

All non-document shipments may be assessed for duty or tax or both regardless of the shipment value.

1) Invoice (Please find the relevant commercial invoice in your user center or mail box.)
2) Copy of the business license is needed for customs clearance for the first time of importation, it will be kept in the Bahamas Customs file thereafter.
If this is for “Personal use”, then the invoice and National Insurance ID must be provided.

All non-document shipments may be assessed for duty or tax or both regardless of the shipment value.

For non-document shipment, TAX ID of consignee is indispensable/necessary.

SF has recently applied a real-name system. For its delivery process, customers must use their full name (shall match customer's ID information） or full name of the company, provide a valid local contact number. Please indicate if there is a warehouse entrance number. If the address is a third-party warehouse, please notify the warehouse in advance to receive the goods on your behalf or there might be extra warehouse fees charged by SF.

COO is needed for customs clearance.

Duty can be free with the Certificate of Origin (FTA COO).

1. COO is essential for goods imported.
2. More than or equal to $3000, 70 kg  or 24 pcs, COO is needed；CI, a copy is not allowed (signed and stamped (attested) by Chamber of Commerce at origin);
3. Customs clearance needs to be done under the approval of the MOC (Ministry of Communication) and PAI (Public Authority of Industry).
4. If quantity is more than 4 pcs, the following certificates from the shipper and consignee will be needed:
1). Original invoice attested by the Chamber of Commerce with HS Code (From origin/shipper)
2). Copy of Customs Authorization (Itmaad Tawoqia Jamarik) 2018
3). Original certificate of Origin (From origin/shipper)
4). Original Address Authorization (Iqrar)
5). Copy of the Civil ID of Authorized Signatory
6). Copy of import license
7). Copy of commercial/Trade license

Miners and PSUs should be cleared through formal entry, this is inevitable.
PSUs will need an Industrial Research Institute certificate for inbound clearance.

Miners and PSUs above the CIF price of $1000 should be officially declared with the original invoice printed with the letterhead paper of the sender.

1) COO certificate is needed for customs clearance.
2) As per the warning of Central Bank of Libya , equipment related to crypto currencies such as Bitcoin, are illegal in Libya and that there is no legal protection for those who purchase them, it may face the risk of being confiscated if customs holds this set and realizes it’s Bitcoin miner.

1) The quantity limitation requested by the local customs is 6 pcs.
2) No limitation for quantity if import license can be provided.

For delivery to US, according to the NY ruling N297495, mining machine might be classified under 8543.70.9860 which contains a 2.6% import duty and tax.

*NOTE: Additional 25% punitive tariff for China shipments.

1. Brand new; (refurbish or used “2^nd hand” are NOT accepted)
2. Permit form Ministry of Information & Communication (MIC)
3. Permit of Green Energy Label from the Ministry of Industry & Trade (MIT)

Please refer to real-time import
policies since local customs rules can be changed from time to time.