Moldova
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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.
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The below information is based upon the official source of Moldova
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 ÿ Prohibited articles
01.01-06 All live animals except bees and leeches.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
01.06 0106.00 Bees and leeches. See Part II, §§ 2.1.1 and 2.1.2.
Chapter 2 Meat and edible meat offal
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
02.01-05 Import of these products is regulated.
02.06-08
02.10
Chapter 3 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
03.01-07 All the products of these species: import thereof is regulated.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
All the products of these species.
Chapter 4 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
04.01-10 All these products: import thereof is regulated.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
All these products. See Part II, § 2.1.1 (honey).
Chapter 5 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Nil.
Section II Vegetable products
Chapter 6 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
06.01-04 Live plants, grafts and seedlings.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
All these products. See Part II, § 2.2.
Chapter 7 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
07.01 0701.10 Potatoes.
07.02-14 Other vegetables, plants, roots and edible tubers contaminated by parasites regarded as a danger to crops.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Vegetables, onions, garlic. See Part II, § 2.2.
Chapter 8 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
08.01-10 Fresh oranges. Other fresh fruit: import thereof is regulated.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Other fresh fruit. See Part II, § 2.2.
Chapter 9 Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Nil.
Chapter 10 Cereals
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
10.01-08 All cereals.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
All cereals. See Part II, § 2.2.
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 Prohibited articles
12.01-12 Import of these products is regulated.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
All these products. See Part II, § 2.2. Narcotics. See Part II, § 2.7.
Chapter 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
13.01
13.02 1302.11 Opium. See Part II, § 2.7.
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 waxes
Chapter 15 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
15.01 Animal fats and oils.
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 ÿ Prohibited articles
16.02-05 All these products: import thereof is regulated.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
All these products.
Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
Nil.
Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Nil.
Chapter 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Nil.
Chapter 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
Nil.
Chapter 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations
Nil.
Chapter 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Heading HS Code ÿArticles admitted conditionally
22.04-06 All these products. See Part II, § 2.4.
Chapter 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Nil.
Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
24.01 2401-10 Tobacco in unfermented leaves.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
24.02 2402.10 Cigars.
2402.20 Cigarettes. See Part II, § 2.5.
Section V Mineral products
Chapter 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
Nil.
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 ÿ Prohibited articles
28.44 2844.10 Radioactive materials.
Chapter 29 Organic chemicals
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
29.39 2939.10
2939.90
Insured boxes and postal parcels containing: morphine, cocaine, other narcotics. See Part II, § 2.7.
Chapter 30 Pharmaceutical products
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
30.01-06 3002.10 Medicinal products.
3002.20 Animal or human sera. Medicaments for human and veterinary medicine.
3002.30 Microbial vaccines. Toxins. Cultures of micro-organisms intended for research in human or veterinary medicine and similar biological products. Toothpaste and medicinalsoap. All products purporting to possess either properties for curing or preventing human diseases or special therapeutic or dietetic properties, including those containing at least 3% and more of menthol and/or at least 5% of camphor.
3006.50 Syringes and needles for medical use.
For all these products. See Part II, § 2.8.
3006.60 Contraceptive products and remedies. See Part II, § 2.8.
Chapter 31 Fertilizers
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 Prohibited articles
36.01-06 Materials regarded as combustible or dangerous.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Import of these articles is authorized subject to presentation of a permit issued by the Minister of the
Interior. Chemical matches.
Chapter 37 Photographic or cinematographic goods
Nil.
Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products
Nil.
Section VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 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
Nil.
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 andwickerwork
Chapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Nil.
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 thereof
Chapter 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
49.03-04 4903.00 Publications regarded as pernicious for young people.
4904.00 Works contrary to public order.
4905.10 Obscene or immoral articles.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
49.07 4907.00 Bank notes, currency notes, securities payable to bearer. The import of these articles is prohibited in ordinary items. They may, however, be included in insured lettersor parcels provided they are mentioned in the Customs declaration.
Section XI Textiles and textile articles
Chapter 50 Silk
Nil.
Chapter 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Nil.
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 hair
Chapter 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 glassware
Chapter 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; coin
Chapter 71 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
71.01-17 All these articles. See Part II, § 2.12.
Section XV Base metals and articles of base metal
Chapter 72 Iron and steel
Nil.
Chapter 73 Articles of iron or steel
Nil.
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 andreproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
Chapter 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, and parts and accessories of such articles
Nil.
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
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; musicalinstruments; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musicalinstruments; parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Nil.
Section XIX Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
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Chapter 93 (Sole chapter)
tionally
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
Nil.
Chapter 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Nil.
Section XXI Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
Chapter 97 (Sole chapter)
Nil.
Part II:
Conditions of admission of articles imported or in transit
2.1 Animals and animal products
2.1.1 Bees, honey, wax and apiary products
2.2 Plants and plant products
2.3 Anti-parasite products for agricultural use
2.4 Beverages, spirits
For details about regulations in this field, please apply to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, bd
Stefan cel Mare 162.
Bees may be imported on presentation of a veterinary certificate issued by the competent authority of the country of origin. Natural honey is subject on import to a health inspection by aveterinary inspector in an authorized customs office. However, consignments of natural honey up to 2 kg dispatched by postal parcel and of no commercial value are exempted from allhealth formalities.
Leeches
2.1.2 Products of animal origin intended for consumption by humans or by livestock.
I. Import of such products is authorized subject to compliance with current hygiene regulations, viz:
– satisfactory hygiene inspection carried out by a veterinary inspector in an authorized customs office and attested by a health certificate;
– submission of a veterinary certificate and of a certificate of quality issued by the competent authorities of the country of origin.
II. When in frontier-to-frontier transit without breaking of load, these products are exempt from all the health formalities laid down under § I.
These products must be examined on import by an official responsible for plant protection and be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued in the country of origin (see attached model (annex 1)).
Special cases
Special provisions relating to the prevention of the introduction of specified diseases and parasites (eg: Erwinia amylovara, Troquoderma granatium EV, Ceratitis Capitata Wied) result in theprohibition on imports of certain products from all or certain countries, by the introduction of more restrictive measures. The import of herbariums is prohibited.
Import of these products is authorized only if they are intended for research and for exchanges between scientific institutions. Presentation of phytosanitary certificates is essential.
Up to 2 litres of wine per parcel and up to 1 litre of spirits per parcel may be imported.
2.5 Tobacco Private persons may import up to 200 cigarettes or cigars per parcel without paying customs duty.
2.6 Mineral oils Nil.
2.7 Narcotics The import of narcotics, preparations and pharmaceutical specialities containing narcotics is subject to authorization issued by the Pharmaceutical and MedicalEquipment Department of the Ministry of Health (see annexes 2 to 4). For any further information on this regulation, apply to the above Department: 277028 CHISINAU,Hincesti Street 1, REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA; Fax: (+373 2) 73 87
81.
2.8 Pharmaceutical products
2.12 Natural or cultured pearls, precious stones and metals, articles thereof, imitation jewellery
Medicaments and other products used in medical treatment. The import of medicaments and other products used in medical treatment is subject to prior authorization granted either by the Ministryof Health (Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Department: 277028 CHISINAU, Hincesti Street 1, REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA), or by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (VeterinaryService: 277012
CHISINAU, bd Stefan cel Mare 162).
Contraceptives
Contraceptives, other than medicaments and condoms, may be imported only by companies or bodies which have been granted approval by the Ministry of Health. Contraceptives which are deemed to be medicaments are subject to the regulations covering medicaments (see paragraph above).
Import of all these articles is authorized in insured parcels provided they are duly mentioned in the customs declaration.
2.15 War matériel The import of war matériel, gunpowder and explosives is subject to presentation of a Ministry of the
Interior permit.
Hunting and sporting guns require a Ministry of the Interior permit; other arms require a Ministry of
Defence permit.
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
3.5 Provisions on infringements
Customs declarations must contain all the information necessary for the application of duties, taxes and control measures on both import and export. The declaration must be written in Romanian, French, Russian or English.
If the postal item is commercial in character, it must be accompanied by a commercial invoice inserted in the parcel together with the customs declaration. If the value of the contentdoes not exceed 2000 USD, there is no need to insert invoices.
The origin of the goods must be attested if their value exceeds 2000 USD.
All goods imported into Moldova must be declared to the Customs and customs declarations must be scrupulously accurate. Postal items received with false customs declarations are liable toconfiscation by the Customs authorities.
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