Ireland
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 – yes;
Maximum insured value – 1056 SDR**;
On-line tracking provided – yes;
Payments for inbound items in case, when content is a goods:
ü Customs clearance fee - €10;
ü Items containing goods are subject to VAT. The exception is a gift sent between individuals, the value of which does not exceed 45 euros;
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound letter – 1;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – Irish, English;
Delivery charge for small packets exceeding 500 g –
Period of retention for letters – 3 months;
*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.
**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
***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 – yes;
Maximum insured value - 83 SDR**;
On-line tracking provided – yes;
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound parcels – 2;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – French, English;
Payments for inbound parcels:
ü Customs clearance fee - €10;
ü Items containing goods are subject to VAT. The exception is a gift sent between individuals, the value of which does not exceed 45 euros;
To customers’ address:
ü Free – yes;
ü Paid service – yes;
Period of retention for parcels:
ü Min – 16 days;
ü Max – 16 days;
*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.
**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
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 - 10 EUR;
ü Items containing goods are subject to VAT. The exception is a gift sent between individuals, the value of which does not exceed 45 euros;
How many attempts at delivery are made: 1
Period of retention for EMS items: 14 days;
Coverage: entire territory
Days of the week on which EMS items are delivered: 1/2/3/4/5
EMS item delivery to P.O. Box: Yes
National holidays on which EMS items are not delivered: 1 January, 18 March, 19,22 April, 6 May, 3 June, 5 August, 28 October, 25,26 December
Web site address of postal administration - www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Business+Customers/Sending+Mail/Speed/Courier+Post.htm
*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 Ireland
Part I:
List of articles prohibited as imports (or in transit) or admitted conditionally
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Section I
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Live animals; animal products
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Chapter 1
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Live animals
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Heading
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HS Code
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ÿ Prohibited articles
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01.01-06
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All live animals.
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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01.01-06
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See Part II, § 2.1.1.
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0106.00
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See Part II, § 2.1.2.
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Chapter 2
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Meat and edible meat offal
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Heading
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HS Code
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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02.01-10
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See Part II, §§ 2.1.1 and 2.1.3.
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Chapter 3
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Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
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Heading
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HS Code
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ÿ Prohibited articles
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03.01-07
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Live fish, crustaceans, molluscs, poisonous fish or parts thereof. Fish products containing biotoxins.Dead uneviscerated fish.
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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See Part II, § 2.1.4.
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Chapter 4
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Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewherespecified or included
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Heading
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HS Code
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ÿ Prohibited articles
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04.01-06
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Butter, cream, margarine or milk, where they have been adulterated or impoverished.
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The Department of Health should be contacted. Applies only to non-European Community countries.
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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See Part II, §§ 2.1.1 and 2.1.5.
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Chapter 5
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Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
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Heading
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HS Code
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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05.01-11
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0511.10
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See Part II, § 2.1.6.
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0511.91
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0511.99
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Section II
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Vegetable products
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Chapter 6
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Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
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Heading
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HS Code
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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06.01-04
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See Part II, § 2.2.1.
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Chapter 7
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Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
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Heading
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HS Code
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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07.01-14
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See Part II, § 2.2.2.
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Chapter 8
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Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
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Heading
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HS Code
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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08.01-14
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0806.10
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See Part II, § 2.2.3.
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0808.10
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Chapter 9 Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
09.01-10 0902.10- See Part II, § 2.4.
0902.40
Chapter 10 Cereals
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
10.01-08 See Part II, § 2.2.4.
Chapter 11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Nil.
Chapter 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
12.01-14 1213.00 See Part II, § 2.2.6.
1214.90
Chapter 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Nil.
Chapter 14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Nil.
Section III Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxesChapter 15 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
15.01-22 See Part II, § 2.1.7.
Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutesChapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
16.01-05 See Part II, § 2.1.8.
Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
17.01-04 1701.11- See Part II, § 2.2.5.
1701.99
1702.11-
1702.90
1703.10-
1703.90
Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Nil.
Chapter 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Nil.
Chapter 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts or other parts of plants
Nil.
Chapter 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations
Nil.
Chapter 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Nil.
Chapter 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
23.01-09 See Part II, § 2.1.9.
Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
24.01-03 2403.99 See Part II, § 2.5.
Section V Mineral productsChapter 25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials; lime and cement
Nil.
Chapter 26 Ores, slag and ash
Nil.
Chapter 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
27.01-16 2703.00 See Part II, § 2.6.
Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industriesChapter 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
28.44 Radioactive materials. See Part II, § 2.17.
Chapter 29 Organic chemicals
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
29.01-34 2922.19 Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
2937.10
2937.91
2941.10
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, §§ 2.1.9.1 and 2.1.9.2.
Chapter 30 Pharmaceutical products
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
30.01-06 Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
30.01-06 Medical products. See Part II, §§ 2.8 and 2.8.1.
3002.10- See Part II, § 2.1.9.1.
3002.20
3006.10
3002.30 See Part II, § 2.1.9.2.
3003.10-
3003.90
3004.10-
3004.90
Chapter 31 Fertilisers
Nil.
Chapter 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Nil.
Chapter 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Nil.
Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes; polishing or scouring preparations,candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Nil.
Chapter 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Nil.
Chapter 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
36.01-06 All explosives. See Part II, § 2.15.
Matches. See Part II, § 2.9.
Chapter 37 Photographic or cinematographic products
Nil.
Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
38.01-23 3808.10 See Part II, § 2.1.9.3.
3808.20
3808.30
Section VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereofChapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 40 Rubber and articles thereof
Nil.
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
Nil.
Chapter 42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers;
articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
Nil.
Chapter 43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
43.01-04 4301.70 Seal pups' skins.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.1.2.
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 andwickerworkChapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
44.01-21 Coniferous wood. See Part II, § 2.2.
Chapter 45 Cork and articles of cork
Nil.
Chapter 46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Nil.
Section X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard;
paper and paperboard and articles thereofChapter 47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
49.01-02 Indecent or obscene books.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Books and periodical publications. See Part II, § 2.11.
ÿ Prohibited articles
49.07 4907.00 Counterfeits of legal tender notes, consolidated bank notes and fictitious stamps.
49.09 Indecent or obscene cards.
49.11 Indecent or obscene photographs.
4911.99 Lottery tickets, counterfeits and coupons and any document containing any information relating to a lottery.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
49.11 4911.99 See Part II, § 2.11.1.
Section XI Textiles and textile articlesChapter 50 Silk
Nil.
Chapter 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
51.01-13 Wool. See Part II, § 2.1.
Chapter 52 Cotton
Nil.
Chapter 53 Other vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Nil.
Chapter 54 Man-made filaments
Nil.
Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibres
Nil.
Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Nil.
Chapter 58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Nil.
Chapter 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Nil.
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Nil.
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 63 Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Nil.
Section XII Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding- crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles madetherewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hairChapter 64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Nil.
Chapter 65 Headgear and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers;
articles of human hair
Nil.
Section XIII Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products;
glass and glasswareChapter 68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Nil.
Chapter 69 Ceramic products
Nil.
Chapter 70 Glass and glassware
Nil.
Section XIV Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coinChapter 71 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
71.01-18 7113.11- See Part II, § 2.12.
7113.20
7114.11-
7114.20
7118.10- See Part II, § 2.12.1.
7118.90
Section XV Base metals and articles of base metalChapter 72 Iron and steel
Nil.
Chapter 73 Articles of iron and steel
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
73.26 7326.20 Traps, snares (of iron or steel wire). See Part II, § 2.3.
Chapter 74 Copper and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 75 Nickel and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 76 Aluminium and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 77 (Reserved for possible future use in the harmonized system)
Nil.
Chapter 78 Lead and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 79 Zinc and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 80 Tin and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Nil.
Chapter 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Nil.
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 articlesChapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers andparts and accessories of such articles
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
85.24 Video recordings. See Part II, § 2.13.
ÿ Prohibited articles
85.25 8525.20 All citizen band radios capable of amplitude modulation (A.M.).
Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipmentChapter 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
Nil.
Chapter 87 Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 88 Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures
Nil.
Section XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereofChapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
91.01-14 9101.11- See Part II, § 2.12.2.
9101.99
9111.10-
9111.90
9112.10-
9112.90
9113.10-
9113.20
Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Nil.
Section XIX Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereofChapter 93 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
93.01 9301.00 Firearms and ammunition. See Part II, § 2.15.
93.02 9302.00
93.03 9303.10-
9303.90
93.04 9304.00
93.06 9306.21-
9306.90
Section XX Miscellaneous manufactured articlesChapter 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
Nil.
Chapter 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
96.01-18 9613.10 See Part II, § 2.9.1.
9613.20
Section XXI Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiquesChapter 97 (Sole chapter)
Nil.
Part II:
Conditions of admission of articles imported or in transit
The asterisk (*) symbol below indicates that the provision only applies to the movement of goods between Ireland and non
European Community Member countries
Animal and animal products
* 2.1 Wool, raw hides and skins are permit- ted under licence or general authorization
2.1.1 For all countries: A permit may be required
For addresses and fax numbers of these Government agencies see annex 1.
The department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, should be contacted if further infor- mation is required.
For all countries the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted for more information.
For imports from other European Community Countries:
The rules applicable to intra-Community trade in such products must be observed. These require, inter alia, that products are obtained, checked, marked and labelled in accordance withCommunity rules and are accompanied by a health certificate to destination.
2.1.2 Bees A licence from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is required.
Cetacean (Whale)
products
Endangered species of wild fauna
A licence from the Office of Public Works (National Parks and Wildlife Service) is required.
A permit or certificate is required from the Office of Public Works (National Parks and
Wildlife Service).
Seal pup skins A permit or certificate is required from the Office of Public Works (National Parks and
Wildlife Service).
Meat and edible meat offal
(see paragraph 2.1.1 for general position)
2.1.3 Animal/poultry carcasses
Cetacean (Whale)
products
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
A licence from the Office of Public Works (National Parks and Wildlife Service).
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
2.1.4 Fish and crus- taceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Endangered species of marine plant or aquatic life
A licence from the Department of the Marine is required.
A permit or certificate is required from the office of Public Works (National Parks and
Wildlife Service).
Dairy produce; bird's eggs, natural honey, edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included.
2.1.5 Dairy produce; bird's eggs, natural honey, edible prod- ucts of animal origin, not elsewhere speci- fied or included.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
2.1.6 Semen of cattle The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
Products of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
A licence from the Department of the Marine is required.
Semen of:
a sheep, goats, swine and horses;
b dogs, cats, and all ruminating animals, except cattle, sheep and goats;
c domestic fouls, turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea-fouls,
partridges, pheasants and pigeons.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats, animal or vegetable waxes
2.1.7 Animal or veg- etable fats (including lard) and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats, animal or vegetable waxes
Fats (including lard) etc – the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
Margarine – the Department of Health should be contacted.
Preparations of meat, or fish of any crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
2.1.8 Blood products from animals or car- casses of animals
2.1.9 Animal prod- ucts, ie meat meal, meat and bone meal or bone meal
Organic chemicals (for animals)
2.1.9.1 Substances having growth pro- moting effects on animals
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
These may, in certain cases, be imported under licence from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry but the latter should be contacted prior to importation in all circumstances.
Pharmaceutical products (for animals)
2.1.9.2
1 Vaccines and sera a Anti-swine fever serum vaccine
b Aujeszkys disease vaccine
c Fowl pest vaccine d Gumboro disease vaccine
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
2 Animal remedies As above
3 Substances having growth promoting effect on animals
4 Therapeutic sub- stances
a Vaccines, sera and toxins
b Insulin, penicillin and pituitary hor- mones.
As above
A licence from the Department of Health is required.
2.1.9.3 Pesticides The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
Plants and plant products
2.2 Coniferous woods originating in Canada, United States of America, Japan, China or Korea must be kiln- dried to below 20% moisture content. All other coniferous
woods which does not comply with
Directive 91/683/EEC, must either be completely devoid of bark or kiln-dried.
2.2.1
a Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes dormant, in growth or in flower, chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212.
b Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips, mushroom spawn and soil samples.
c Cut flowers and
flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh,
dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared.
For further information contact the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
2.2.2 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled
Potatoes, fresh or
chilled, frozen or dried.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted. As above.
Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus fruit or melon
2.2.3 Grapes, fresh or dried. Apples, fresh
Cereals
2.2.4 Cereal seed of second generation (ie C 2 seed) is
prohibited from all countries.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
For further information contact the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
Sugars and sugar confectionery
2.2.5 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form; other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups notcontaining added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar.
A licence from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is required.
Oils, seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder.
*2.2.6 Hay and straw including hay and straw used for pack- ing.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
Anti-parasite products for agricultural use
2.3 Traps , snares etc for filling, taking or trapping wild animals can only be imported on foot of a licence.
Beverages, alcoholic fluids
*2.4 Tea: other than in intra-Community
trade:
a Unfit for human consumption;
b exhausted or mixed with other
substances.
Tobacco
2.5 Tobacco products
(oral/smokeless)
Mineral oils
*2.6 Peat (including peat litter) whether or not agglomerated
Narcotics
2.7 Certain specified controlled drugs including narcotics and psychotropic substances are pro- hibited except under licence
This licence is granted by the Office of Public Works (National Parks and Wildlife service).
The Department of Health should be contacted.
The Department of Health should be contacted.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry should be contacted.
A licence is required by the Department of Health. (Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 and Misuse of Drugs Regulations, 1979.)
Pharmaceutical products
2.8 Medicinal prod- ucts for human use are prohibited except in accordance with a product authorization granted by the Minister of Health
2.8.1 Medicinal prod- ucts being imported from countries other than Member States of the European Community are pro- hibited except:
The Department of Health should be consulted.
a in the case of products for human use, by persons holding an appropriate manufacturing licence granted by the Minister for Health.
b in the case of products for animal use, by persons holding an appropriate manufacturers' licence granted by the National Drugs Advisory Board.
Chemical matches and prepared matchwood
2.9 Matches made with white phosphorous
2.9.1 Butane gas lighters of seamless steel are admitted when the average content of each lighter does not exceed 3.725 g of butane and the filling ration is such that at 45˚C the butanecontainer is not more than 95% full. No more than 48 lighters containing a maximum of 180 g of butane gas may be transmitted in one postal packet. The lighters must be without operating levers and tightly packed so as to prevent any movement during transit. Each type of lighter and method of packing must receive individual approval.
Books, brochures, newspapers and printed matter
2.11 Books and periodical publications which have been
made the subject of Prohibitions Orders under the Censorship of Publications Acts
1929 to 1967 are prohibited to be imported except under licence
Lotteries, etc
A licence is required by the Department of Justice.
2.11.1 Lottery tickets or advertisements, other than those which may lawfully be sent by post. Any advertisements or coupon relating to football betting, or from a betting firm outside Ireland.
N.B.: Circulars relating to foreign lotteries are illegal. Circulars of the kind received in open covers are not delivered to the addressees. Betting circulars implying the receipt of money are notadmitted.
Natural or cultured pearls, precious stones and metals, articles thereof; imitation jewellery
* 2.12 Plate, ie articles of gold or silver, with certain exceptions, not bearing Irish Assay marks. The Assay office, Dublin
Castle, Dublin 2 should be contacted.
2.12.1 Coins, counterfeit and imitation – False money, counterfeit sterling and imitation coins.
* 2.12.2 Clocks and watches, or any article of metal impressed with any mark or stamp representing, or in imitation of any legal assay mark or stamp or purporting by any mark or appearanceto be the manufacture of Ireland.
Television receivers
2.13 The importation of a video recording which contains a
video work for which a prohibition order is in force is prohibited, except under and in accordance with a permit
A permit is required by the Department of Justice.
Firearms and explosives
2.1.5 Firearms, ammunition and component parts for the same
Explosives and dan- gerous substances viz gunpowder, nitro- glycerine, dynamite, gun cotton, blasting powders, fulminate of mercury or other metals, coloured flares, fog signals, fireworks,fuses, rockets, percussion caps, detonators, cartridges, ammuni-
tion of all descriptions, ammonium nitrate, sodium chlorate, nitro- benzine and
potassium nitrate
Radio active materials
2.1.7 Radioactive materials are prohibited to be imported except under licence
A licence from the Department of Justice is required.
A licence from the Minister of Justice is required.
A licence is required by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland.
Part III:
Special provisions, Customs and other
3.1 Drawing up of Customs declarations
3.2 Need to insert invoices
3.3 Need to attest to the origin of goods
3.4 Miscellaneous customs provisions
3.5 Provisions on infringements
Please state what special provisions must be observed under internal laws and regulations (Convention, Detailed Regulations, article 109, paragraph 1, j and k, and Postal Parcels Agreement,Detailed Regulations, article 101, paragraph 1, h and i) particularly as regards the points listed in this part of the questionnaire.
Customs declarations must be drawn up clearly and precisely and, if practicable, in accordance with classification of the Official Import List of Ireland. They should bear the authentic signature ofthe sender. The declaration should show as regards each article enclosed in the parcels:
a the value;
b gross weight;
c net weight, and;
d name of country of origin.
When the contents are composed of different kinds of articles, the exact quantity and value of each kind should be stated as well as a description of the material of which the articles are composed; general descriptions shown as "clothes", "boots", "groceries", "gift", etc, are insufficient for the proper assessment of duty. It is necessary, therefore, to specify exactly the contents of each parcel,eg, "men's leather coats", "children's rubber shoes", "tea" etc. If the contents are composed of sugar, sweets or confectionery, dried or preserved fruits, peels and flowers, crystallised or otherwise preserved with sugar or a substance of a similar nature, pickles, condensed milk and milk powders, the exact weight and description of each must be stated.
If there is insufficient space on the customs declaration to indicate fully all the necessary particulars, such details may be written on the cover of the parcel, reference being made to this fact on the customs declaration itself.
In the case of articles liable to customs duty which are eligible for preference, the preferential tariff will not be applied unless the customs declaration is inscribed in bold characters:
"Preference claimed – certificate of origin enclosed".
The same applies to goods imported under permit, unless the customs declaration is clearly marked "Imported under licence", and unless the relative licence is produced at the time of customs examination.
N.B.: Gift consignments up to a value of 46 EUR and consignments of negligible value (commercial or otherwise) up to a value of 23 EUR imported from non European Union countries are exemptfrom custom duty and value-added tax.
Invoices may be inclosed in the parcels or within the packets sent by letter post on condition that the fact is mentioned on the customs declaration or green label CN 22, as the case may be.
Original certificates concerning living plants should be addressed to the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Dublin 2, before the plant itself is posted. A copy of the certificate should be attachedto the parcel containing the plants.
Other certificates, import licences, etc may be enclosed in the parcels or securely attached thereto.
A customs clearance fee of 1% of value with a minimum charge of 2.50 EUR is charged on incoming letter packets and parcels on which duty is levied which originate from outside the EuropeanUnion.
Parcels not accompanied by customs declarations or bearing false customs declarations are liable to forfeiture. Dutiable goods, or goods subject to restrictions, may not be imported by letter post,except under the green label system, and any such goods imported in contravention of this regulation are liable to forfeiture.
Notice
by the Revenue Commissioners
Relief from customs duty and value-added tax on gift consignments and consignments of negligible value imported from non-EC countries.
Gift consignments 1 Subject to the restrictions mentioned below, goods of a total value not exceeding
45 EUR which are sent as bona fide gifts by a private individual in a country outside the EC for the personal or family use of a private individual in the State, willbe admitted free of customs duty and VAT.
2 Where a consignment consists of two or more items of an aggregate value exceeding
45 EUR relief from import charges will still be given for the items of the total value of which does not exceed 45 EUR, it being understood that the value of anindividual item cannot be split up.
3 There is no relief from VAT for tobacco products, alcohol/alcohol beverages, perfumes or toilet waters. However, subject to the overall value limit of 45EUR per consignment mentioned in subparagraph 1 above, relief from customs duty will be allowed on those goods up to the following limits even where goodsin excess of those limits are contained in the consignment.
a Tobacco products:
50 cigarettes, or 25 cigarillos (cigars of a maximum weight of 3 grammes each), or
10 cigars, or 50 grammes of smoking tobacco.
b Alcohol and alcoholic beverages:
1 distilled beverages and spirits, of an alcoholic strength exceeding 22% volume (eg whiskey, brandy, gin, rum, vodka) – 1 litre, or distilledbeverages and spirits, and aperitifs with a wine or alcohol base, tafia, sake or similar beverages of an alcoholic strength not exceeding 22% volume;sparkling or fortified wines (eg champagne, port sherry) – 1 litre and
2 2 litres of still wine.
c Perfumes
50 grammes, or d Toilet waters
0.25 litres or 8 ounces.
The allowances referred to at a and b i above may be apportioned on a fractional basis. For example, a gift consignment consisting of cigarettes plus fivecigars or one half-litre bottle of whiskey plus a half-litre bottle of champagne may be admitted free of Customs duty.
4 Standard rate of customs duty: Where after exceeding the value of goods which qualified for the foregoing relief, the total value of the remainder ofthe dutiable goods imported in the consignment does not exceed 19 EUR customs duty will be charged on the latter goods at the flat rate of 10% valorem. thisprovision does not apply to tobacco products.
The importer may, however, apply before the goods are charged to duty at the 10% rate to have them assessed with duty at the actual rate applicable.
Value-added tax and excise duty, if chargeable, will be assessed in the ordinary way.
5 Procedure: The Customs Declaration Form on the relative parcel, if sent by post, should be marked "Gift" in addition to giving the details normally required. Ifimported otherwise than by post, the goods should be declared as a gift at importation on the relative Customs Entry (S.A.D.).
Consignments of negligible value (commercial or otherwise)
6 Consignments of a total value of 20 EUR or less are admitted free of customs duty and
VAT.
No relief is granted in respect of tobacco or tobacco products, alcoholic products, perfumes or toilet waters.
Dublin Castle, January 1993/Notice No 1179 (January 1993) / C & E 740/9974/84.
Annex 1
Addresses of Government Agencies
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Address
Food Products/Plants/Insects
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Telephone
(+353 1) 678 9011
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Fax
(+353 1) 661 6263
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Agriculture House Kildare StreetDublin 2
Ireland
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Radioactive Substances
Department of Transport, Energy and
CommunicationsClare Street Dublin 2
Ireland
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(+353 1) 671 5233
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(+353 1) 677 3169
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General Trade EnquiriesDepartment of Tourism and Trade Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
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(+353 1) 661 4444
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(+353 1) 679 5710
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Drugs and MedicineMr Tom McGuinn Senior PharmacistDepartment of HealthHawkins HouseDublin 2
Ireland
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(+353 1) 671 4711
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(+353 1) 671 1053
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Books, Magazines, Videotapes, Films
Department of Justice
72–76 St Stephens Green
Dublin 2
Ireland
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(+353 1) 678 9711
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(+353 1) 661 5461
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Protected wild fauna/endangered speciesNational Parks and Wildlife Service (Office of PublicWorks)
51 St Stephens Green
Dublin 2
Ireland
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(+353 1) 661 3111
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(+353 1) 661 0747
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Fish and Fish ProductsDepartment of Marine Leeson Lane
Dublin 2
Ireland
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(353 1) 678 5444
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(353 1) 661 8214
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