Customs

In this part of the CEFTA Web Portal you will find the most important customs import/export procedures separately for each CEFTA Economy. Procedures include but are not limited to: 1.The location of customs clearance offices; 2.The working hours in each office; 3.The procedures to follow based on the destination of your goods; 4.The documents to present to customs authorities for obtaining approval for the relevant destination; 5.The officially approved documents given to you by customs authorities in each case; 6.The procedures followed by customs authorities for calculating the customs value of your goods; 7.The definition of rules of origins determining customs preferential or non preferential tariffs; 8.The Free Trade Agreements signed by each CEFTA Economy with the other signatories. In cases where the final destination of goods is one of the CEFTA Economies, please refer to the import procedures section of this Economy on this portal. In cases where goods transit through different economies before arriving to their final destination, please refer to the transit procedures of these economies. If goods exit one of the CEFTA Economies included in this site, please refer to the export procedures for the relevant Economy.



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Laws and regulations of the temporary warehousing regime

The temporary warehousing is implemented based on the articles 75-78 of the Customs Code and articles 112-117 of its Implementing Provisions.

The responsible institution to issue this regime is the customs office which will follow it

Procedure of authorization of temporary warehousing regime

Goods will be considered to be under temporary warehousing from the moment they are presented to the Customs authorities to the moment they are assigned a destination approved by the customs authorities.

The goods temporarily stored in these areas may not undertake any alteration, implying only those operations ensuring their preservation without modifying their external appearance or technical features.

Goods under temporary warehousing may be stored only in the customs areas or in the areas approved by customs for that purpose. The storage time in these areas shall be no more than 5 days for goods of road and railway transport and no more than 10 days for the goods of maritime transport.

In general, there is no need for a guarantee during this period, but the customs authorities may require the provision of a guarantee under certain circumstances.

The Customs authorities will be responsible for carrying out the necessary procedures to abide by the terms mentioned above or for the freight forwarding of the goods to another location approved by them, the expense and risk of the holder of the goods.

Contact

For further information refer to:

General Customs Administration
Customs Regime Directorate
Rruga e Durresit, Laprake, Tirane
Email : zvdrejtorteknik@dogana.gov.al
Website: www.dogana.gov.al