DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
- Original Passport for customer and a copy
of the Passport for each member of the family
- Birth Certificate (copy) for each child
and Marriage License (copy) if applicable
- Residence Visa
- Proof of Employment
- Work Permit (copy) or Alien Resident Certificate
(original)
- Certificate of Residence
- Inventory (copy)
- Letter authorizing Destination Agent to
clear shipment
- Customs Declaration Form (Inward Passenger's
Declaration) for unaccompanied baggage, describing quantity and
value of each item, must be made upon customer's arrival (obtained
at the airport); weapons and medicines must be declared
- Customer's Arrival Certificate (yellow
page)
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
- CUSTOMER MUST BE IN COUNTRY AT
TIME OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
- Shipment must arrive within six months
of customer
- Used household goods in suitable quantities
may be duty-free
DUTIABLE/RESTRICTED ITEMS
- Tobacco products, currency and gold bullion
require an Import Permit
- Wine (Very high duty and tax - 280%)
- New items and appliances (new or used)
- New items should be repacked to avoid
or reduce duties
- Electrical items such as TVs, computers,
stereos, etc. are dutiable and limited to one of each type per
family
- Pianos and carpets
PROHIBITED ITEMS
- Alcohol
- Weapons (including toy weapons), hunting
knives, bows, firearms, ammunition and explosives (presence of
these items in shipment will result in serious troubles for the
customer)
- Drugs (non-prescription of various kinds)
- Pornography and politically sensitive
literature
- Gambling tools
- Food, plants, trees, soil and vegetables
- Items whose export/import is prohibited
by Washington Treaty such as taxidermied animals, wild animal
fur, insect speciments, corals and sea shells, etc.
- Uncooked meat and poultry
- All items (publications and articles)
from the PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (P.R.C.) should not be shipped
as it is strictly prohibited in the Republic of China/Taiwan,
and will be charged to return costs.
If a shipment contains animal fur such as lion
skin, leopard skin, a mink coat, ivory or any endangered species,
the owner must obtain city's approval from origin country
before sending mentioned items to Taiwan
MOTOR VEHICLES
- DO NOT SHIP WITH HOUSEHOLD GOODS
- Import Permit required, fully describing
car
- Duties and taxes apply
- Autos under a year old or over ten years
old are prohibited
- Auto must have been in customer's name
for more than one year
- Only one auto allowed, which must operate
with lead-free gasoline
- Documents required:
- Owner's Passport
- Owner's Residence Visa
- Purchase Invoice
- Work Certificate
- Driver's License
- Registration/Title
- Letter from customer's employer
- Description of vehicle - make, model,
year, color, engine number, number of doors, right or left
hand drive, air conditioned, radio, etc.
Automobiles should not be shipped until the
Import Permit is obtained
Untitled new autos or autos more than ten years
old cannot be imported
Duty and Tax Rates:
- Under 2,000 cc - 30% duty, 25% commodity
tax, 5% VAT, 0.5% harbor tax
- 2,001 - 3,600 cc - 30% duty, 35% commodity
tax, 5% VAT, 0.5% harbor tax
- Over 3600 cc - 30% duty, 60% commodity
tax, 5% VAT, 0.5% harbor tax
PETS
- Quarantine required (time varies)
- After quarantine period the pet should
be kept under continuous supervision on the owners premises
for 6 months
- Documents required:
- Import Permit
- Work Certificate
- Copy of owner's Passport with first
three pages and entry form
- Residence Certificate (copy)
- Application form to Bureau of Commodity
Inspection and Quarantine (issued by owner's company in Taiwan)
- Letter stating pet is not for sale
or profit
- Original Health Certificate (from
licensed veterinarian at origin, certified by foreign veterinary
authority and Agricultural Bureau of State stating pet species,
breed, sex and age)
- Original Rabies Vaccination Certificate
(must be administered 30 days prior to the flight, but not
more than 180 days prior to departure and be certified by
Agricultural Bureau of State)
- Six colored photographs of pet (front
view and profile) 6 copies each 4X6
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