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Competencies of the Directorate
General of Customs:
Hereunder are the competencies of the
DGC:
1-
Control and collection
of customs duties on imports, exports and national industrial
production.
2-
Execution of the Economic Sector policies (
protection of local industries, trade policies, fiscal policies and
promotion of investment)
3-
Application of laws
pertaining to the movement of goods, at sea ports and airports, on
behalf of other competent authorities.
4-
Application of customs
preferential agreements (COMESA, Arab Zone and bilateral
agreements).
5-
Provision of
statistical data on foreign trade.
6-
Combating all forms of smuggling.
7-
Protection of social security.
8-
Participation in formulating financial and economic
policies of the State
9-
Participation in drafting trade agreements of the
State (bilateral, regional and international).
10-
Facilitation the flow
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How to Qualify for Privileges/Concessions
· When an investor proceeds to the DGC
applying for privileges/concessions, that means he/she has
already secured a license for his/her project and has been
granted concessions and reductions in customs and tax duties and
fees.
· Documents required to secure privileges/concessions are:
1- License of the project and the concessions granted to it.
2- List of the project needs of capital goods and raw materials.
3- Copies of vouchers and cargo bills.
4- Copies of the business name and lease contract.
· Copies of the above documents are attached to an application
addressed to the Director, DGC.
· The privileges/Concessions Department will open a file for the
investor and the business name will be fed to the system.
· When the project needs (machinery, raw materials…etc.) arrives
at the customs station, the investor will have to present the
following documents to the clearance agent:
1- Cargo bill
2- Vouchers
3- Certificate of origin
4- Completed Bank of Sudan IM Form (which replaced the old
banking procedures).
· Customs duties are granted, in accordance with the provisions
of the promotion of investment law of 1999 (amended 2003), as
follows:
1- 100% exemption of import duty, including:
a- Capital machinery, equipment, instruments and tools.
b- 24 seater plus mini-buses.
c- Buses, lorries and trucks
d- Mini trucks and 4x4 trucks and vans.
e- Specialized vehicles and saloon cars (less than 1000 cc
engine).
f- Primary and intermediary raw materials and human/veterinary
medicines inputs.
g- Packaging and packing materials.
h- Animal production inputs.
i- Improved seeds.
2- 100% VAT exemption for:
a- Equipment, machinery and instruments.
b- Vehicles, trucks and buses
3- 10% VAT exemption (from the value of the imported goods) and
3% import duty exemption for:
a- Raw materials
b- Industrial and agricultural production inputs.
c- Factory machinery.
d- Productive investment projects with no less than SD 3 billion
working capital are granted special customs concessions not
exceeding 50% for saloon cars, station wagons and pick-ups.
e- All exports are exempted from duty.
f- There is 1% BPT on leathers.
· There are other royalties and fees collected by different
authorities based on DGC evaluation of the value of goods. These
include:
a- 2% royalties levied the Sea Ports Corporation.
b- 1.2% Civil Aviation fees.
c- Injury Stamp Duty.
d- Standards and Metrology Authority fees
· 100% exemption of import duty and VAT for:
1- Capital machinery, equipment and tools
2- Buses, lorries and trucks
3- Some vehicle are exempted from certain fees, including:
Vehicles with 100% exemption from import duty and VAT. These
include:
1- 4x4 pick-ups (single cabinet)
2- saloon cars (with less than 1000 cc engines)
3- brand new limousines (with no less than 1500 cc engines)
Vehicles with 50% exemption from (import duty and Additional
fee). VAT is applied 100%. These include:
a- Saloon carse
b- Pick-ups
c- Station wagons
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