Importers
Transshipment & Transit
Transshipment & Transit
TRANSSHIPMENT
Transshipment means goods which are destined to another country and kept under control of Customs while on passage.
The following documents must be submitted if transshipment goods are brought to the Maldives en route to another country, and is placed under Customs control as transshipment goods.
If the transshipment goods are brought by sea, the transshipment goods declaration should be submitted to Customs by the agent of the craft before clearance is given to the craft.
If the transshipment goods are brought by air, the transshipment manifest shall be given along with the craft’s cargo manifest to Customs, by the agent of the craft.
Neither import duty nor any other tax should be levied on transshipment goods mentioned in transshipment manifest whilst under Customs control.
In the event where transshipment goods were not sent in the designated duration, agent of the craft should notify Customs.
Goods included in transshipment cannot be imported to Maldives. In the event that Customs deems it necessary to search and inspect transshipment goods, they can be searched and inspected.
TRANSIT
Transit Shipments are those shipments that are transferred from one customs controlled area to another before the payment of duty.
Imported goods shall be relocated from a Customs controlled port to another before the payment of import duty, if it is mentioned as transit goods in the Bill of Lading or Airway Bill of the goods. Except for these circumstances, relocation of transit goods will be permitted by the agent of the craft on which the goods were imported to Maldives, or by an agent registered at Customs who has been permitted by the aforementioned agent.
The following documents must be submitted if transshipment goods are brought to the Maldives en route to another country, and is placed under Customs control as transshipment goods.
Transit goods can be loaded onto the transporting craft only when Customs Transit Transshipment Declaration has been submitted and after Customs seals the container or luggage containing the goods.
This seal must not be opened or damaged in any way before the goods being subjected to physical examination by Customs.
If the seal on a transit goods has been opened or damaged before being opened by Customs, or if the container for the goods has been damaged in any way, the permit to carry or move the goods will be revoked and the persons permitted to move the goods will be fined.