Customs formalities. What can be taken outside Romania. What can be brought into Romania?
In accordance with the Government’s agreements, Romania has eliminated visas for citizens of the following countries: the United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden. According to the same agreements, visas for the citizens of Canada and the United States of America, as well as Japan, were also abolished.
1. In accordance with the provisions of Art. 131 from the Application Regulations of Romania’s Customs Code, approved through H.G. (Decree of Government) no 1.114/2001, “Individuals can introduce into or take outside the country assets without commercial character under the limitation and terms provided by Annex 6 (the terms and the limitations regarding the introduction into the country of assets belonging to the travelers and to other individuals, and taking outside the country assets belonging to the travelers and to other individuals)”.
Today, the provisions of the Paragraph 4, Annex 6, from the Application Regulations of Romania’s Customs Code, determine that: Only the assets following the terms and the value limitations mentioned below can be introduced free of customs into the country, as parcels, sent by mail, in accordance with international regulations:
personal goods and medicines necessary during the journey and the stay abroad or in the country;
books, publications, any type of records, slides, or other things of this kind, necessary for personal use;
goods received as awards or prizes during some official events;
other goods, which should not exceed as value the equivalent in Lei of Euro 100.
Paragraph 6, Annex 6 from the Application Regulations of Romania’s Customs Code, mentions that besides these goods (introduced into the country as accompanied luggage or not, for whom the customs have to be paid, and whose value has to be up to Euro 1,200), and mail parcels (whose value is up to Euro 500), other goods, whose individual value exceeds these limits, can also be introduced into the country. We shall mention that, according to the Application Regulations of Romania’s Customs Code, accompanied luggage means the goods carried by a person in the same means of transport, or which accompany him/her in the same means of transport. Unaccompanied luggage consists of goods sent and recorded in the same document of transport. Goods sent by mail, according to international regulations, represent a parcel.
Paragraph 12, Annex 6, states that customs are applied to the value of the goods, regardless of their wear. The Ministry of Finance, approving the list with the unique values in Customs of some products or group of products, issues the value at Customs for goods introduced into or taken outside the country by travelers and other individuals living in Romania or abroad, goods which are not involved in commercial transactions. When a Customs office cannot establish the value in the Customs, because they cannot find the goods on the list with unique values or on the external invoice, then the General Office of the Customs should establish this value using as reference values from the catalogues, or those communicated by an important producer or a specialized institution. Today, in Romania, the Order of the Minister of Public Finance no 687/2001 approves the values in Customs:
in accordance with customs regulations, customs for goods introduced in Romania are determined upon the Import Tariff of Romania, approved by law. And the tariff for the goods of the individuals is the tariff valid when the goods are registered to the customs offices or, for those that should not be registered, when they are presented to the customs office.
according to the legal customs provisions, the value in Customs is used as a base to establish the customs debt. The customs debt is composed of the custom duty (mentioned by the Import Tariff of Romania), V.A.T., and excise duties – if there are any (for instance, for cars it is counted in accordance with the degree of pollution).
2. In accordance with Regulation no. 3/1997 regarding transactions with currency, issued by the National Bank of Romania, and later modified, individuals can enter the country carrying effective currency amounts equivalent to a maximum of 10,000 USD/person/journey. They have to declare all the effective currency (cash), and traveler’s checks to the Romanian Customs, if these amounts exceed the equivalent of USD 10,000 .
Effective currency means cash such as foreign banknotes and coins still in circulation. Individuals are considered also those people who represent a company or an institution.
Effective currency amounts (cash), which exceed the limit of USD 10,000, have to be deposited (registered) to the Customs Authority.
The money should be taken out in a maximum of three years from the deposit. If this time is exceeded, the amounts mentioned above go to the State budget, in accordance with the regulations in force. The deposit will bring no interest to the depositary.
The currency and/or Lei amounts carried by individuals upon their arrival/departure in/from Romania, which exceed the limits settled by NBR regulations, and are not declared to the Customs, have to be sanctioned in accordance with the in-force laws.
For more information on the Customs Laws in Romania, we recommend you visit the official site of the National Customs Authority, www.customs.ro.
In accordance with the Government’s agreements, Romania has eliminated visas for citizens of the following countries: the United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden. According to the same agreements, visas for the citizens of Canada and the United States of America, as well as Japan, were also abolished.
1. In accordance with the provisions of Art. 131 from the Application Regulations of Romania’s Customs Code, approved through H.G. (Decree of Government) no 1.114/2001, “Individuals can introduce into or take outside the country assets without commercial character under the limitation and terms provided by Annex 6 (the terms and the limitations regarding the introduction into the country of assets belonging to the travelers and to other individuals, and taking outside the country assets belonging to the travelers and to other individuals)”.
Today, the provisions of the Paragraph 4, Annex 6, from the Application Regulations of Romania’s Customs Code, determine that: Only the assets following the terms and the value limitations mentioned below can be introduced free of customs into the country, as parcels, sent by mail, in accordance with international regulations:
personal goods and medicines necessary during the journey and the stay abroad or in the country;
books, publications, any type of records, slides, or other things of this kind, necessary for personal use;
goods received as awards or prizes during some official events;
other goods, which should not exceed as value the equivalent in Lei of Euro 100.
Paragraph 6, Annex 6 from the Application Regulations of Romania’s Customs Code, mentions that besides these goods (introduced into the country as accompanied luggage or not, for whom the customs have to be paid, and whose value has to be up to Euro 1,200), and mail parcels (whose value is up to Euro 500), other goods, whose individual value exceeds these limits, can also be introduced into the country. We shall mention that, according to the Application Regulations of Romania’s Customs Code, accompanied luggage means the goods carried by a person in the same means of transport, or which accompany him/her in the same means of transport. Unaccompanied luggage consists of goods sent and recorded in the same document of transport. Goods sent by mail, according to international regulations, represent a parcel.
Paragraph 12, Annex 6, states that customs are applied to the value of the goods, regardless of their wear. The Ministry of Finance, approving the list with the unique values in Customs of some products or group of products, issues the value at Customs for goods introduced into or taken outside the country by travelers and other individuals living in Romania or abroad, goods which are not involved in commercial transactions. When a Customs office cannot establish the value in the Customs, because they cannot find the goods on the list with unique values or on the external invoice, then the General Office of the Customs should establish this value using as reference values from the catalogues, or those communicated by an important producer or a specialized institution. Today, in Romania, the Order of the Minister of Public Finance no 687/2001 approves the values in Customs:
in accordance with customs regulations, customs for goods introduced in Romania are determined upon the Import Tariff of Romania, approved by law. And the tariff for the goods of the individuals is the tariff valid when the goods are registered to the customs offices or, for those that should not be registered, when they are presented to the customs office.
according to the legal customs provisions, the value in Customs is used as a base to establish the customs debt. The customs debt is composed of the custom duty (mentioned by the Import Tariff of Romania), V.A.T., and excise duties – if there are any (for instance, for cars it is counted in accordance with the degree of pollution).
2. In accordance with Regulation no. 3/1997 regarding transactions with currency, issued by the National Bank of Romania, and later modified, individuals can enter the country carrying effective currency amounts equivalent to a maximum of 10,000 USD/person/journey. They have to declare all the effective currency (cash), and traveler’s checks to the Romanian Customs, if these amounts exceed the equivalent of USD 10,000 .
Effective currency means cash such as foreign banknotes and coins still in circulation. Individuals are considered also those people who represent a company or an institution.
Effective currency amounts (cash), which exceed the limit of USD 10,000, have to be deposited (registered) to the Customs Authority.
The money should be taken out in a maximum of three years from the deposit. If this time is exceeded, the amounts mentioned above go to the State budget, in accordance with the regulations in force. The deposit will bring no interest to the depositary.
The currency and/or Lei amounts carried by individuals upon their arrival/departure in/from Romania, which exceed the limits settled by NBR regulations, and are not declared to the Customs, have to be sanctioned in accordance with the in-force laws.
For more information on the Customs Laws in Romania, we recommend you visit the official site of the National Customs Authority, www.customs.ro.
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