Bahrain

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 – 2;

Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – Arabic, English;

Delivery charge for small packets exceeding 500 g –

Period of retention for letters – 30 days;

Web site address of postal administration – www.bahrain.bh

*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 – no;

Maximum insured value -

On-line tracking provided – yes;

Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound parcels –

Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – English, Arabic;

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 – yes;

ü Paid service – yes;

Period of retention for parcels:

ü Min – 30 days;

ü Max – 45 days;

Web site address of postal administration – www.BAHRAIN.BH

*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 -

For business customers -

How many attempts at delivery are made: 3

Period of retention for EMS items: 14 days;

Coverage: entire territory

Days of the week on which EMS items are delivered: 1/2/3/4/6/7

EMS item delivery to P.O. Box: Yes

National holidays on which EMS items are not delivered: 1 January, 1 May,1-3 June, 10-13,31 August, 8,9 September, 9 November, 16,17 December

Web site address of postal administration – http://www.bahrainpost.gov.bh/

*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 Bahrain

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
01.01-01.06		Any live animals.
Chapter 2		Meat and edible meat offal
Heading	HS Code
02.01-02.10		Articles admitted without conditions.
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
04.01-04.10		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 5		Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
05.01-05.11		Food and drink unfit for human consumption or the subject of ad hoc decisions by the health authorities.
05.07	0507.10	Natural or artificial ivory, for either local trade or export.
Section II		Vegetable products
Chapter 6		Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
06.02	0602.20	Dates, seedlings and cuttings of date or ornamental palms or coconut palms from countries from which their import is prohibited, whether for commercial or for personal use.
		■ Articles admitted conditionally
06.02-06.04		Flowers and seeds (etc.), seedlings and cuttings. See Part II, § 2.
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	■ Prohibited articles
08.04	0804.10	Dates from countries from which it is prohibited to import them, for either commercial or personal use.
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	■ Prohibited articles
12.07	1207.91	Seeds containing narcotic or stimulant substances of any type and in any form.
12.11	1211.90	Hashish and all preparations thereof, whether hashish mixtures or drugs derived therefrom. Qat.
Chapter 13		Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
13.02	1302.11	Opium in any form.
Chapter 14		Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Heading	HS Code
14.01-14.04		Articles admitted without conditions.
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	■ Prohibited articles
15.01-15.22		Vegetable or animal fats containing substances prohibited by religion, such as Dutch butter of the "Deux vaches" brand.
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	■ Prohibited articles
16.01-16.05		Food and drink unfit for human consumption and designated as such by decision of the health authorities.
		■ Articles admitted conditionally
		Food and drink. See Part II, § 3.
Chapter 17		Sugars and sugar confectionery
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
17.01-17.04		Food and drink containing cyclamate as a sweetener. Cigar- or cigarette-shaped sweets for children.
		■ Articles admitted conditionally
		Food and drink. See Part II, § 3.
Chapter 18		Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
18.01-18.06		Food and drink containing cyclamate as a sweetener.
		■ Articles admitted conditionally
		Food and drink. See Part II, § 3.

Chapter 19 Heading	HS Code	Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products ■ Prohibited articles
19.01-19.05		Food and drink containing cyclamate as a sweetener.
		■ Articles admitted conditionally
		Food and drink. See Part II, § 3.
Chapter 20		Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts or other parts of plants
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
20.01-20.09		Food and drink containing cyclamate as a sweetener.
		■ Articles admitted conditionally
		Food and drink. See Part II, § 3.
Chapter 21		Miscellaneous edible preparations
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
21.01-21.06		Food and drink containing cyclamate as a sweetener. Benzoin, for either trade or official use.
		■ Articles admitted conditionally
		Food and drink. See Part II, § 3.
Chapter 22		Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
22.01-22.09		Food and drink containing cyclamate as a sweetener. Non-authorized imported alcoholic drinks.
		■ Articles admitted conditionally
		Food and drink. See Part II, § 3.
Chapter 23		Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Heading	HS Code
23.01-23.09		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 24		Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
24.01-24.03		Packets of cigarettes and tobacco not bearing the warning that "Tobacco is the main cause of cancer, pulmonary diseases, heart disease and arteriosclerosis".
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
26.01-26.21		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 27		Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineralwaxes
Heading	HS Code
27.01-27.15		Articles admitted without conditions.

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
28.44-28.45		Radioactive materials. See Part II, § 6.
Chapter 29		Organic chemicals
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
29.01-29.42		Chemical products. See Part II, § 5.
		■ Articles admitted conditionally
29.03		Methyl alcohol and industrial alcohol. See Part II, § 4.
Chapter 30		Pharmaceutical products
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
30.01-30.06		Medicines and drugs. See Part II, § 7.
Chapter 31		Fertilisers
Heading	HS Code
31.01-31.05		Articles admitted without conditions.
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		Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Heading	HS Code
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	■ Articles admitted conditionally
35.06		Adhesive substances known commercially under the name of "RUBBER CEMENT EARTH" and "U.U.U.".
Chapter 36		Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
36.01-36.06		Powder and explosives, fireworks, combustible preparations.
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
38.01-38.25		Articles admitted without conditions.

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		Books, reviews, films, images and any types of recording or printed matter considered to be obscene, contrary to religion and faith, or contrary to customs and tradition. Advertising products for any cigars, cigarettes or tobacco, or bearing similar advertisements. See Part II, § 8.
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		Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
Heading	HS Code	■ Articles admitted conditionally
54.02-54.06		Fishing nets. See Part II, § 9.
Chapter 55		Man-made staple fibres
Heading	HS Code
55.01-55.07		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 Heading	HS Code	Knitted or crocheted fabrics
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		Headgear and parts thereof
Heading	HS Code
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
70.01-70.20		Articles admitted without conditions.

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 cladwith precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
Heading	HS Code	■ Prohibited articles
71.01		Natural and cultured pearls, whether or not pierced, with the exception of natural pearls extracted from the Arabian Gulf fishing grounds.
71.18	7118.90	Forged currency from any country.
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		Nickel and articles thereof
Heading	HS Code
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
79.01-79.07		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 andreproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Chapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

Heading HS Code

84.01-84.87 Articles admitted without conditions.

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 ■ Prohibited articles

85.29 Satellite dishes or any apparatus for receiving satellite television broadcasts..

■ Articles admitted conditionally

85.25-85.28 Wireless equipment, radios, televisions, video cameras. See Part II, § 10.

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 ■ Prohibited articles

87.03 8703.21 Small four-wheeled vehicles for children, which it is not authorized to drive on the public highway.

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

Heading	HS Code	instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
90.01-90.33		Articles admitted without conditions.
Chapter 91 Heading	HS Code	Clocks and watches and parts thereof
91.01-91.14		Articles admitted without conditions.

Chapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical

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 ■ Prohibited articles

93.01-93.07 Arms and ammunition and all parts and accessories thereof, explosives, including fireworks, hunting weapons and collectors' items and any arm the import of which the Ministry of the Interior may at any time prohibit.

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 ■ Prohibited articles

95.03 Children's toys containing methyl chloride and other toxic products, such as for example that known commercially as "Happy Drinking Bird".

Remote-controlled model aeroplanes.

■ Articles admitted conditionally

95.04 9504.30 Games of chance. See Part II, § 11.

Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Heading HS Code ■ Prohibited articles

96.08-96.13 Advertising products for any kind of tobacco, cigars or cigarettes, such as ashtrays, lighters, stationery items, clothes bearing advertising for tobacco in any form.

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

It is forbidden to import any of the goods indicated below without previously obtaining a license from the relevant governmental authority and satisfying the relevant conditions. A license must therefore be obtained before importing:

1. Live animals

Live animals such as birds, cattle, etc, except where they are accompanied by a certificate, which is still valid on the date

of import, issued by the veterinary authorities of the country of origin certifying that the animals are exempt from disease. Dogs must be accompanied by a certificate of vaccination against rabies issued by the veterinary authorities of the country

of origin and dated no less than six months previously to be valid at the time of import. Animals are also subject to veterinary examination at the place of import by the relevant authorities in Bahrain and are only admitted with the approval of these authorities.

The import of horses is subject, in addition to the prohibition mentioned under figure 1 above, to the authorization of the Equestrian Club.

2. Plants and plant products

Flowers, seeds, seedlings and cuttings may be admitted after examination and authorization by the agricultural engineer.

3. Food and drink

Food and drink: Following inspection by the health authorities and issue of a certificate that the products are fit for human consumption.

4. Alcohol

Methyl alcohol and industrial alcohol: on presentation of a license issued by the Customs administration.

5. Chemical and pharmaceutical products

Chemical products subject to import permit pursuant to decisions taken from time to time by the Ministry of the Interior are admitted only on the authorization of this Ministry.

Medicines and drugs, except where they are imported through a pharmacy approved by the Ministry of Health and

on the authorization of this Ministry. Lists of goods thus imported must bear the stamp of the relevant Ministry of Health service together with the signature of the authorized official.

6. Radioactive materials

Radioactive materials are subject to the authorization of the Department of Public Health's occupational health service.

7. Medicines and drugs

The import of medicines and drugs is only authorized through a pharmacy recognized by the Ministry of Health and following authorization from this Ministry. The lists of these goods are determined by the relevant Ministry of Health service and signed by the relevant official.

8. Books, brochures, newspapers, printed matter

Printed matter, including video tapes: following authorization by the Ministry of Information.

9. Fishing nets

Fishing nets are only admitted with the approval of the Ministry of Trade and Agriculture.

10. Sound and image reproducers

Wireless equipment, radios and televisions, television cameras, radio and wireless apparatus used in the navy, except with special authorization from the Customs Administration or where these articles are authorized in accordance with current legislation or regulations on this equipment or a license from the Ministry of the Interior, after obtaining the agreement of the Gulf Zone's Permanent Telecommunications Committee with regard to electromagnetic waves.

11. Slot machines

Slot machines, except under license from the Ministry of Trade and Agriculture.

12. Miscellaneous goods

Goods for which there are approved agents: on presentation of a license issued by the Ministry of Trade and Agriculture or authorization by an approved agent.

Reservations relating to the admission of imports

The imports described below may be admitted only where the conditions listed in each case have been met.

1. Food and drink: Following inspection by the health authorities and issue of a certificate that the products are fit for human consumption.

2. Printed matter, including video tapes: following authorization by the Ministry of Information.

3. Live animals and birds: Following examination and license issued by the relevant veterinarian.

4. All categories of imported pearls, whether strung or set in jewellery: following examination and license issued by the relevant Ministry of Trade and Agriculture authority.

5. Flowers, seeds, seedlings, cuttings, etc: following examination and license issued by the agricultural engineer.

6. Any necessary apparatus or equipment and mentioned in the tables of or regulations on prohibitions, in accordance with decrees or ministerial decisions implemented by the Customs administration.

Prohibited articles

Goods manufactured in Israel or imported from or through Israel by blacklisted firms or companies.

Part III:

Special provisions, Customs and other

1. Drawing up of customs declarations

Customs declarations must contain the following information in particular:

– Name and address of sender and of addressee.

– Country of origin and country destination of the item.

– Indication of the goods contained in the item.

– Gross weight and net weight.

– Value of the item specifying the currency used.

Lastly, the Customs declaration must contain additional information about the goods in order to meet Customs regulations (gift, sample, goods on loan or temporary admission, sender's signature).

2. Provisions on infringements

Customs infringements in relation to postal items come under the general legal provisions concerning the Customs service.