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Import and export documents in accordance with Article 150 of the Customs Code of the Republic of Albania,

According to the import of goods,

• Customs declaration,
• Invoice,
• Transport document,
• Packing list,
• As well as any other document necessary if the application of a preferential tariff regime or any other measure to which the normative rules applicable to the declared goods do not apply is requested, as well as documents necessary for the implementation of the provisions governing the release for free circulation of the declared goods.

According to the export of goods,

• Customs declaration,
• Invoice,
• Transport document
• As well as any document necessary for the implementation of trade policy measures and other laws regulating the export of goods.

Declaration of goods at Customs

Customs declaration is the presentation of goods entering or delivered from the territory of the Republic of Albania to the customs authorities to carry out procedures according to one of the declaration methods.

Customs representation:

Every physical or legal person has the right to declare goods to customs through a representative.

1. Representation can be:
2. a)Direct representation: when the representative declares in the name and on behalf of the represented.
   b) Indirect representation: when the representative declares in his own name and on behalf of the represented.
   A customs representative must be located in the customs territory of the Republic of Albania.
   3.  Based on the decision of the Council of Ministers shall determine the conditions under which a customs representative may provide services in the Republic of Albania.

Legal support:

Law 102/2014, dated 31.07.2014 “Customs Code in the Republic of Albania”, articles 24 to 26, Council of Ministers No. 651, dated 10.11.2017 “Implementing Provisions of the Customs Code”, articles 78 to 88.

The transit regime allows the movement from one point to another, within the customs territory of the Republic of Albania, of:

1. non-Albanian goods, without subjecting these goods to import duties and other obligations or commercial policy measures.
2. b) Albanian goods, which are subject to measures for their export to other countries and for which the relevant customs formalities for export have been completed.

Legal support:

Law 102/2014, dated 31.07.2014 “Customs Code in the Republic of Albania”, articles 203 to 209, Council of Ministers No. 651, dated 10.11.2017 “Implementing Provisions of the Customs Code”, articles 566 to 630.

The customs warehousing regime allows the storage in a customs warehouse: of non-Albanian goods, without being subject to import duties or commercial policy measures; and of Albanian goods, when the provisions in force governing specific areas provide that their placement in customs warehouses requires the application of measures normally associated with the export of these goods.

The use of this regime is enabled through the issuance of the relevant authorization by the customs authority when the following conditions are met:

1. for persons who provide all the necessary guarantees for the proper performance of operations;
2. b) when the customs authorities can supervise and control the regime.

Legal Support

Law 102/2014, dated 31.07.2014 “Customs Code in the Republic of Albania”, articles 191 to 199, 210 to 215, Council of Ministers No. 651, dated 10.11.2017 “Implementing Provisions of the Customs Code”, articles 631 to 648.

What is the active processing regime, customs meaning and other definitions?

The active processing regime is a customs regime which allows non-Albanian and Albanian goods to be used in the Albanian customs territory, in one or more processing operations, intended for re-export from this customs territory in the form of compensating products, without being subject to,

1. a) import duties;
2. b) other payments, as provided for in the relevant provisions in force;
3. c) commercial policy measures, insofar as they do not prohibit the entry or exit of goods into or from the customs territory of the Republic of AlbaniaThe Active Processing Regime essentially involves the export of labor, technology and other economic factors that directly carry out simple or final transformation into finished goods, to be used as products in other processing, assembly or consumption operations. This regime is also granted to goods intended to undergo operations that guarantee their compliance with the technical requirements for their release for free circulation.

The use of this economic customs regime is conditional on the issuance of an authorization by the competent customs authorities.

The granting of authorization is determined by the specific conditions governing this regime,

Legal Support

Law 102/2014, dated 31.07.2014 “Customs Code in the Republic of Albania”, articles 191 to 202, 228 to 231.

The temporary permit regime enables the use in the Albanian customs territory, with full or partial exemption from import duties and without being subject to trade policy measures, of non-Albanian goods intended for re-export, without undergoing any changes

The authorization for temporary admission is issued at the request of the person who uses the goods or who makes their use possible, without prejudice to the following conditions:

1. a) only for persons who provide all the necessary guarantees for the proper performance of operations;
2. b)  only in cases where the customs authorities can supervise and control the regime

Legal Support

Law 102/2014, dated 31.07.2014 “Customs Code in the Republic of Albania”, articles 191 to 202, 223 to 226, Council of Ministers No. 651, dated 10.11.2017 “Implementing Provisions of the Customs Code”, articles 533 to 534, 649 to 685.