Import

Import means the admission of foreign goods into the country and their use in the economic environment.

Imports are governed by Customs Code of Romania (L 141/97-MO 180/August 1st,'97) and by commercial law.

Import customs duties

• The import customs duties are set in accordance with Romanian law, on goods recognised by the International Convention of Harmonised System & Goods Codification, agreed in Brussels, on 14th June 1983, to which Romania is party.
• The customs duty is applied as a percentage of the customs value of the goods - payable in ROL.
• The ROL exchange rate is done according to the notification received from the National Bank of Romania on every Thursday. This exchange rate is applied for all the customs declarations registered during the following week.
• Customs value is determined and declared by the importer or its representative to the customs office on the basis of a customs value declaration, accompanied by invoices or other payment documents, and all documents relating to transport of goods to Romania.
• Customs value incorporates all costs associated with bringing the imported goods to the Romanian border, including:
  1. The transport costs up to the Romanian border;
  2. The loading, unloading and handling costs up to the Romanian border;
  3. The insurance costs up to the Romanian border.

Some categories of goods can benefit from a favourable tariff treatment depending on the kind of goods or on the specific destination according to the customs regulations or agreements and conventions to which Romania is party.

Favourable tariff regime can be a remission or an exemption of customs duties that can be applied even in the case of a tariff allotment.

Preferential tariffs governed by international agreements are given when the goods origin certificate is presented to the customs - EUR1 certificate or an exporter statement on the invoice stating the origin of the goods.

To be able to do the customs clearance for your goods you must hand in the following documents:

• Invoice, original or copy or any other document on which the declared customs value is declare - made by the exporter and sent with the shipment or provided by the importer on behalf of the exporter;
• Documents relating to an application for favourable tariff regime (the exporters declaration on invoice or EUR1 certificate) - made by the exporter;
• Documents required for certain imported goods - provided by the importer;
  • Licences issued by the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Trade;
  • Notices from the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Health governing offals, medicines etc. approved for import;
  • Certificates of quality and conformity for offals and goods defined as potentially hazardous to the environment or health of the population;
  • Licences issued by "The National Agency for Control of Strategic and Chemical Weapons" - for computers electronic components, etc.
• Registration Certificates and Fiscal Registration Certificate of the owner - provided by the importer;
• Packing list specifying the contents of each package, if the shipment has more than one package - made by the exporter.