Dispatched Goods

The diagram shows the steps for clearing the luggage of a passenger arriving by air

Baggage - All personal property that may or may not accompany passengers, and are always exempt from payment of any taxes with Customs, provided they meet the requirements, both in terms of quantity and nature.

According to this scheme, all articles that are not commercial and of a value not exceeding 200,000 follow the franchise system.

Franchise- This is duty-free entry and any other customs duties.

Selection for Green and Red Channels

Green Channel - The selected import for the green channel is automatically unpinned without any verification. It waives the documentary examination, the verification of the merchandise and the delivery of the documents of instruction of the dispatch.

Red Channel - In the case of selection for the red channel, there is, in addition to the documentary conference, the physical conference of the merchandise (the merchandise will only be cleared after the documentary examination, the preliminary examination of the customs value and the verification of the merchandise.

Separated from Baggage - Merchandise of a commercial character, subject to due taxes.

However, articles which do not meet these requirements follow the simplified regime or the general scheme.

Simplified Regime

Separate non-commercial baggage, of a total value not exceeding 200,000 CFAF and weighing not more than 100 (one hundred and fifty kilograms), per individual consignment per journey.

This excludes air and sea crews and passengers who frequently cross borders.

     Can be dispatched by means of dispatch receipt, made by the own customs officer (performing picket service) with the single rate of 30% ad valorem

General Regime

The separated ones of commercial baggage whose value exceeds 200,000 FCFA.

All merchandise that due to its character, weight and value is subject to an order of General Import Regime

Cards

The Postal Order Service operates at the post office level and is installed in the City of Bissau.

The principle of clearance is almost identical to the service of small orders that is made in Customs and Customs Delegations.

The customs official opens the merchandise, checks it and assigns a value to it. In case of franchise the merchandise is delivered to the owner by the post office.

If the merchandise exceeds the franchise value and has a commercial character follows the simplified scheme or the general scheme: In the first case a receipt is made where the rate of 30% on the value is applied and in the second case (general regime) the owner of the merchandise will have to contact the services of an Official Dispatcher for the purpose of lifting it.

If the owner of the merchandise wants to watch the opening of his merchandise, you must contact the postal services for this purpose