Brunei

Letter mail

Parcel

EMS

Prohibited articles list

Weight / size limit admitted:

üPostcard – maximum weight 20g. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness – 5mm.

üLetter – maxsimum weight 250g. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness: 5mm.

üSmall packets – maxsimum weight 2kg. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness: 50mm.

üM bag – maxsimum weight 30kg. maximum height - 80cm; maximum circumference -120cm.

Insured* letters admitted – no;

Maximum insured value –

On-line tracking provided – yes;

Payments for inbound items in case, when content is a goods:

ü Customs clearance fee -

ü Threshold level below which items are free of customs duties and other taxes -

Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound letter – 1;

Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – English;

Delivery charge for small packets exceeding 500 g –

Period of retention for letters – 1-2 months;

Web site address of postal administration – www.post.gov.bn

*Insured Parcel–Type of Registered Parcel, which is insured at cost declared by the sender. Insured value should not be more than the actual cost of the package content and should not exceed 10 000 GEL.

**Custom declaration for letter post is required only in case, when content is a goods.

Weight / size limit admitted:

ü Max weight – 20 kg

ü Max size - 1,05m X 1,05m X 1,05m (or 2m length & greatest circumference);

Insured* parcels admitted – no;

Maximum insured value -

On-line tracking provided – yes;

Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound parcels – 1;

Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – English;

Payments for inbound parcels:

ü Customs clearance fee -

ü Threshold level below which parcels are free of customs duties and other taxes -

To customers’ address:

ü Free – no;

ü Paid service – no;

Period of retention for parcels:

ü Min – 30 days;

ü Max – 60 days;

Web site address of postal administration – www.post.gov.bn

*Insured Parcel–Type of Registered Parcel, which is insured at cost declared by the sender. Insured value should not be more than the actual cost of the package content and should not exceed 10 000 GEL.

Weight / size limit admitted:

ü Max weight – 20 kg

ü Max size - 1,05m X 1,05m X 1,05m (or 2m length & greatest circumference);

Maximum insured value:

for documents: 4000 GEL

for merchandise: 10 000 GEL

Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound EMS – 1;

Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – English;

Payments for inbound parcels:

ü Customs clearance fee -

ü Threshold level below which parcels are free of customs duties and other taxes:

For private customers - 400 BND;

For business customers - 400 BND;

How many attempts at delivery are made: 1

Period of retention for EMS items:

Coverage: except: TD1941, TF, TG, TH/PC3351-Tutong/Temburong, BD3117, BD3317, BD3717, BD3917, BD4117, BD4317, BD4517, BK, BL, BM, BN, BP, BU1529-Brunei Muara, KA3331, KA3531, KE, KF, KG, KH-Kuala Belat

Days of the week on which EMS items are delivered: 1/2/3/4/6

EMS item delivery to P.O. Box: Yes

National holidays on which EMS items are not delivered: 1 January, 5,23 February, 3 April, 6,22 May, 1,5,6,8 June, 15 July, 12 August, 2 September, 9 November, 25 December

Web site address of postal administration – www.post.gov.bn

*SDR–Monetary unit (Special Drawing Rights) created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - The value of the SDR in terms of the US dollar is determined daily based on exchange rates quoted at noon each day in the London market and posted on the IMF’s

The amount of insurance paid by the customer should not exceed the actual value of the contents of the parcel

Definition of Terms

· Prohibited items – items whose import into the country is prohibited.

· Items admitted conditionally – items whose importation into the country is allowed with the term if a document issued by the relevant authorities of the exporting country is presented.

· Items admitted without conditions – items whose import into the country is allowed.

Detailed information on the HS codes and their titles can be found on the Revenue Service web-page (http://www.rs.ge/4509) or at the following address: http://www.foreign-trade.com/reference/hscode.htm

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The below information is based upon the official source of Brunei

Part I:

List of articles prohibited as imports (or in transit) or admitted conditionally

Section I		Live animals; animal products
Chapter 1		Live animals
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
01.06	0106.90	Live bees, leeches, silkworm.
		■ Articles admitted conditionally
01.05-01.06		Subject to permit obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture (must be strongly packed so as not to endanger the officer-in-charge).
Chapter 2		Meat and edible meat offal
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
02.01-02.10		Subject to permit obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture (must be strongly packed so as not to endanger the officer-in-charge).
Chapter 3		Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Heading	HS Code
03.01-03.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 4		Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
04.01-04.10		Subject to permit obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture (must be strongly packed so as not to endanger the officer-in-charge).
Chapter 5		Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Heading	HS Code
05.01-05.11		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section II		Vegetable products
Chapter 6		Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Heading	HS Code
06.01-06.04		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 7		Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Heading	HS Code
07.01-07.14		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 8		Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Heading	HS Code
08.01-08.14		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 9		Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Heading	HS Code
09.01-09.10		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 10		Cereals
Heading	HS Code
10.01-10.08		Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 11 Heading	HS Code	Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
11.01-11.09		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 12		Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
12.01-12.14		Subject to pharmacy approval.
Chapter 13		Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Heading	HS Code
13.01-13.02		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 14		Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
14.01-14.04		Subject to the items being strongly packed.
Section III		Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal
		or vegetable waxes
Chapter 15		Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
15.01-15.22		Subject to the items being strongly packed.
Section IV		Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco
		substitutes
Chapter 16		Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
16.01-16.05		Subject to the items being strongly packed.
Chapter 17		Sugars and sugar confectionery
Heading	HS Code
17.01-17.04		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 18		Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Heading	HS Code
18.01-18.06		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 19		Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Heading	HS Code
19.01-19.05		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 20		Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts or other parts of plants
Heading	HS Code
20.01-20.09		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 21		Miscellaneous edible preparations
Heading	HS Code
21.01-21.06		Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 22 Heading	HS Code	Beverages, spirits and vinegar ■ Articles admitted conditionally
22.01-22.09		Subject to the items being packed.
Chapter 23		Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
23.01-23.09		Subject to the items being packed.
Chapter 24		Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Heading	HS Code
24.01-24.03		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section V		Mineral products
Chapter 25		Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials; lime and cement
Heading	HS Code
25.01-25.30		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 26		Ores, slag and ash
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
26.01-26.21		Subject to approval of the Ministry of Industry.
Chapter 27		Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineralwaxes
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
27.01-27.16		Subject to the items being packed.
Section VI		Products of the chemical or allied industries
Chapter 28		Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
28.01-28.53		Subject to the items being strongly packed and the approval of the Ministry of Health.
Chapter 29		Organic chemicals
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
29.01-29.42		Subject to the items being strongly packed and the approval of the Ministry of Health.
Chapter 30		Pharmaceutical products
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
30.01-30.06		Subject to the items being strongly packed and the approval of the Ministry of Health.
Chapter 31		Fertilisers
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
31.01-31.05		Subject to approval of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Chapter 32		Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Heading	HS Code
32.01-32.15		Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 33 Heading	HS Code	Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
33.01-33.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 34		Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificialwaxes, prepared waxes; polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Heading	HS Code
34.01-34.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 35		Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Heading	HS Code
35.01-35.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 36		Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
36.01-36.06		Subject to the prior approval of the Police Department.
Chapter 37		Photographic or cinematographic products
Heading	HS Code
37.01-37.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 38		Miscellaneous chemical products
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
38.01-38.25		Subject to pharmacy approval.
Section VII		Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 39		Plastics and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
39.01-39.26		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 40		Rubber and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
40.01-40.17		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section VIII		Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel
		goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
Chapter 41		Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Heading	HS Code
41.01-41.15		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 42		Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
Heading	HS Code
42.01-42.06		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 43		Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Heading	HS Code
43.01-43.04		Articles admitted without conditions.

Section IX		Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw,of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Chapter 44		Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Heading	HS Code
44.01-44.21		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 45		Cork and articles of cork
Heading	HS Code
45.01-45.04		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 46		Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Heading	HS Code
46.01-46.02		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section X		Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard;
		paper and paperboard and articles thereof
Chapter 47		Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Heading	HS Code
47.01-47.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 48		Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Heading	HS Code
48.01-48.23		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 49		Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
49.01-49.11		Censored by the Internal Security Act.
Section XI		Textiles and textile articles
Chapter 50		Silk
Heading	HS Code
50.01-50.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 51		Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Heading	HS Code
51.01-51.13		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 52		Cotton
Heading	HS Code
52.01-52.12		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 53		Other vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Heading	HS Code
53.01-53.11		Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 54 Heading	HS Code	Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
54.01-54.08		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 55		Man-made staple fibres
Heading	HS Code
55.01-55.16		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 56		Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
56.01-56.09		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 57		Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Heading	HS Code
57.01-57.05		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 58		Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Heading	HS Code
58.01-58.11		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 59		Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Heading	HS Code
59.01-59.11		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 60		Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Heading	HS Code
60.01-60.06		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 61		Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Heading	HS Code
61.01-61.17		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 62		Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Heading	HS Code
62.01-62.17		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 63		Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Heading	HS Code
63.01-63.10		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section XII		Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-
		crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers;
		articles of human hair
Chapter 64		Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Heading	HS Code
64.01-64.06		Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 65 Heading	HS Code	Headgear and parts thereof
65.01-65.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 66		Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Heading	HS Code
66.01-66.03		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 67		Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
Heading	HS Code
67.01-67.04		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section XIII		Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware
Chapter 68		Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Heading	HS Code
68.01-68.15		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 69		Ceramic products
Heading	HS Code
69.01-69.14		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 70		Glass and glassware
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
70.01-70.20		Subject to the items being strongly packed.
Section XIV		Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals cladwith precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
Chapter 71		Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
Heading	HS Code
71.01-71.18		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section XV		Base metals and articles of base metal
Chapter 72		Iron and steel
Heading	HS Code
72.01-72.29		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 73		Articles of iron and steel
Heading	HS Code
73.01-73.26		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 74		Copper and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
74.01-74.19		Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 75 Heading	HS Code	Nickel and articles thereof
75.01-75.08		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 76		Aluminium and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
76.01-76.16		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 77		(Reserved for possible future use in the harmonized system)
Chapter 78		Lead and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
78.01-78.06		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 79		Zinc and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
79.01-79.06		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 80		Tin and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
80.01-80.07		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 81		Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
81.01-81.13		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 82		Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Heading	HS Code
82.01-82.15		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 83		Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Heading	HS Code
83.01-83.11		Articles admitted without conditions.
Section XVI		Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
Chapter 84		Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
84.01-84.87		Per packet of 10 kg.
Chapter 85		Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers and parts and accessories of such articles
Heading	HS Code
85.01-85.48		Articles admitted without conditions.

Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

Chapter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (includingelectro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds

Heading HS Code

86.01-86.09 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 87 Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof

Heading HS Code

87.01-87.16 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 88 Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof

Heading HS Code

88.01-88.05 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures

Heading HS Code

89.01-89.08 Articles admitted without conditions.

Section XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof

Chapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof

Heading HS Code

90.01-90.33 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof

Heading HS Code

91.01-91.14 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles

Heading HS Code

92.01-92.09 Articles admitted without conditions.

Section XIX Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

Chapter 93 Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

Heading HS Code ■ Articles admitted conditionally

93.01-93.07 Subject to obtaining a licence from the Police and Armed Forces.

Section XX Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Chapter 94 Furniture, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings not elsewhere specified or included;illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings

Heading HS Code

94.01-94.06 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof

Heading HS Code

95.03-95.08 Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Heading HS Code

96.01-96.18 Articles admitted without conditions.

Section XXI Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques

Chapter 97 Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques

Heading HS Code

97.01-97.06 Articles admitted without conditions.

Part II:

Conditions of admission of articles imported or in transit

Pharmaceutical products

The Customs legislation of Brunei Darussalam prohibits the importation into its country of letter-post items and postal parcels containing medicines or medical products. Any consignment of this nature may be admitted only when it is accompanied

by a purchase invoice certified by the competent medical authorities.

Part III:

Special provisions, Customs and other

Miscellaneous Customs provisions

The postal administration of Brunei Darussalam prohibits the inclusion of lottery tickets and national lottery or other gambling transactions in postal items.