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Timor-Leste Customs Office in Ataúro Island Address | Phone number | Email | Working hours
Address: Ataúro Island
Avenida de Usubemaço
Embarcadouro, Belói, Ataúro
Hotline: 12200
Head of Ataúro Customs: +670 78668517; Email: dbgomes@mof.gov.tl
Business hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00am – 05:30pm
Timor-Leste official Customs Website: customs.gov.tl/
Map: View direction here
Duty Free Allowances at Timor-Leste Customs
Airport: You can bring the following goods without paying any duties upon arrival
- Your personal baggage
- Goods for non-commercial use (up to the value of USD 300 (three hundred dollars).
Additionally, duty-free goods are limited per traveler to the following maximum quantities for each item:
- Tobacco products
- Perfume
- Alcohol and alcoholic beverages
- Coffee or Tea
- Medicines
If you are under the age of 17, you:
- Individuals are not allowed to bring tobacco, alcohol, or alcoholic beverages into Timor-Leste, but can bring other duty-free items up to $300.
For more information, please visit here.
My goods are worth more than $300, how to take inside Timor-Leste?
- Carrying goods exceeding $300 duty free is legally required, and failure to do so could result in fines or legal action. For goods under $1,000, Traveler’s Declaration (IT4) is easy, while Commercial Importation (IM4) is necessary for goods over $1,000.
If the goods are worth more than $1,000, how to bring?
- If the goods’ value exceeds $1,000, a Commercial Import Declaration (IM4) must be made, requiring contact with a Customs Broker for assistance.
What is the Import Duty (customs duty) for goods in Timor-Leste?
- 5% of the value of the goods.
What is the Sales Tax for goods in Timor-Leste?
- 2.5% of the customs value of the goods, the amount of import duty imposed, and the amount of any excise duty paid
How much money you can bring into Timor-Leste?
- If you need to bring $20,000 or more in US Dollars or equivalent amount in any other currency, you’ve to get prior authorization from the Central Bank of Timor-Leste.
Fees and Charges
You need to pay duties and taxes in electronic payment slip. If anyone asks you for any additional types of payments, you should ask to speak with a manager or supervisor immediately. Alternatively, you can report the information to the Customs Hotline by calling 12200, or by completing an online report form.
Travelers Declaration (IT4)
You have to provide a copy of any relevant invoice or payment receipt to confirm the amount that you paid for your goods. Timor-Leste use this figure to calculate the value.
- Passport Number
- Name
- Address
- Invoice or receipt you received with the goods when purchased
- Country of purchase
- Currency used for the purchase
- Flight number
Excisable Goods at Timor-Leste Customs
| General Description of Goods | Applicable Tax (USD) |
| Sugars and confectionery | $1.00 per Kilogram |
| Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavored and other non-alcoholic beverages, other than fruit or vegetable juices, falling under heading 20.09 | $3.00 per Liter |
| Beer with alcohol content less than 4.5% | $2.70 per Liter |
| Beer with alcohol content of 4.5% or more | $4.50 per Liter |
| Wine, Vermouth and other fermented beverages (e.g. cider, perry) | $4.50 per Liter |
| Ethyl alcohol (other than denatured) and other alcohol beverages | $8.90 per Liter |
| Tobacco and Tobacco Products | $100.00 per Kilogram |
| Gasoline, diesel fuel products, and other petroleum products | $0.06 per Liter |
| Passenger cars whose value is less then $10,000.00 | 0% |
| a. Of a Value that Exceeds $10,000.00 | 10% of the excise value |
| b. Of a Value that Exceeds$25,000.00 | 20% of the excise value |
| c. Of a Value that Exceeds $50,000.00 | 30% of the excise value |
| Arms and ammunition | 200% of the excise value |
| Captive bolt guns for slaughtering animals | 10% of the excise value |
| Cigarette lighters | 12% of the excise value |
| Smoking pipes | 12% of the excise value |
| Private boats and aircraft | 20% of the excise value
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Prohibited Goods on import / export in Timor-Leste Customs
Prohibited Goods are items prohibited for health, environment, endangered species protection, security, and legislation, and may face detention, financial penalties, arrest, and legal consequences.
- Illegal narcotics, Firearms, Explosives, Knifes
Restricted items in Timor-Leste Customs
Before importing restricted goods, it is your responsibility to obtain the necessary permits or approvals.
- Medications, Vehicles, Plastics, Foodstuffs
Timor-Leste Customs Brokers
When to use a Customs Broker?
A customs broker is needed for incorrect commercial declarations, requiring understanding of required documents and Harmonized System (HS) code classification. Access to ASYCUDA World and a minimum-security deposit of $10,000 may be required, along with financial penalties for non-compliance.
Role of Customs Broker
- Obtain required information, documents, and authorizations.
- Classify your goods using the Harmonized System code (tariff).
- Prepare and submit an electronic goods declaration through ASYCUDA World.
- Represent you, and act on your behalf, if we or other government agencies need to inspect your goods.
- Organize with other entities, such as stevedore companies, for your goods to be made available for inspection (where necessary).
- Pay relevant duties, taxes, and other charges on your behalf.
- Collect your goods on your behalf from the Port or private storage and get them delivered to the place of your choice.
Documents Required for Customs Broker
You must ensure the accuracy of the documents before submitting them to your customs broker, as failure to do so may result in penalties or other legal consequences.
- Commercial invoice (the invoice supplied by the seller of the goods at the time
of sale) - Packing list
- Bill of Lading or Airway Bill
- Any permits or licenses required (dependent of type of goods)
View Timor-Leste Customs Brokers Email, Phone Number
Customs Broker Contact Information
President of the Brokers Association: Hilario Correia Barros
Phone: (+670) 77250987
Email: lea.services15@yahoo.com
Vice President of the Brokers Association: Zeca Guterres
Phone: (+670) 77258920
Email: zeca.guterres@bollore.com
List of Timor-Leste Customs Offices
View the list of Timor-Leste Authority offices address, phone number, services, duty free allowances, Import/Export goods through the above link.
List of Custom offices worldwide
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