Saudi: 5 requirements for customs duty exemption

Saudi: 5 requirements for customs duty exemption

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia announced the terms and conditions for availing exemption from customs duty for personal belongings and commercial samples. In a statement, Umm Al-Qura, the official government gazette, outlined major features of the Unified Guide for Customs Procedures that contain the regulations governing the circumstances that entitles customs duty exemption for personal belongings and commercial samples. The new regulations, approved by the governor of the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, will come into force one month after the publication of the gazette notification.

According to the regulations, customs duty exemption will be given to personal belongings and used household items brought by Saudi citizens, who are residing abroad for a period of no less than six months, and expatriates who come to reside in the Kingdom for the first time. The requirements are the following:

1- Personal belongings and household items must be used within the limits of personal use.

2- They must come from the place of residence of the person who is entitled to the exemption.

3- Foreigners must provide proof to show that their arrival is meant to reside in the Kingdom for the first time.

4- Personal belongings and used household items must reach the Kingdom within six months