Imports procedures
Importation Procedures
Imported goods clearance procedures:
Imported goods shall subject to customs tariff rates listed before every commodity in the table annexed to customs law.
Upon importation of any commodity, importer shall submit the following:
- Bank certificate from any commercial bank (IM)
- Certificate of the General Authority for Metrology and Standardization
- Invoices
- Bill of lading
- Delivery order from the carrier
- Certificate of origin according to the case
- Certification of the authorized relevant party if the commodity is restricted
- List of packing
- Insurance bill
Importation of Gold:
- Processed gold should be imported to Sudan according to certification of importation from Bank of Sudan or any commercial bank
- Processed gold could be entered to Sudan in a limit of (10) ounces, what is more than this quantity shall need certification of the authorized parties (Gold committee)
The required licenses for imports customs procedures of restricted and prohibited goods:
| For restricted goods: | |
| Commodity | Required license issuing party |
| Drugs and medical apparatus and equipments, cosmetics, veterinary medicines and vaccines | Certificate from the national council for pharmaceutics and poisons |
| Books, printed matters and newspapers | National council for newspapers and printed matters |
| Recorded tapes | National council for literary and artistic works |
| Insecticides | National council for insecticides |
| Seeds
Potatoes seeds |
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| transplants | License from the ministry of agriculture |
| Space receivers equipments | License of the National committee for communication |
| Fishing nets | Certificate from the ministry of animal wealth (fishing grounds) |
| Colored documents copiers, colored faxes and scanners | License from the public security administration |
| Spices and peppers |
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| Measurements and weighs | Metrology and Standards Authority |
| Weapons, ammunitions, explosives and fireworks | License of weapons from the Ministry of Interior |
| Radiant materials | License of enter from Nuclear Power Corporation |
| Antique pieces | License from the National Corporation for antiquities |
| Large electric generators | License of the Ministry of Energy and Electricity |
| Used spareparts, instruments, tools and machines | Stamp of final invoices in the Ministry of Foreign Trade |
| Food stuff |
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| Holy Quran | The high council for the Holy Quran – Ministry of Endowments and religion Affairs |
| Engine oils and Gas cylinders | Agree of ministry of energy (Petroleum General Corporation) |
| Live animals | Health certificate – Ministry of Animal Wealth |
| Commercial quantities vehicles | In condition that importation from the Ministry of Foreign Trade should be through an agent |
| Vehicles for personal use | The same year model clause |
Prohibited goods:
- Potassium promide
- Gambling instruments
- Weapons, ammunitions and explosives without license
- Used clothes
- Used tires
- Wines
- Narcotics except that licensed for medical research
- Forged currencies and paper used for forgering
- Unregistered creams in the Ministry of Health
- Tapes containing shameful pictures or immoral printed matters
- Goods imported from Israel
