Customs Brokerage

Moving your personal effects and household goods to Suriname (motor vehicles excluded)? You may qualify for an exemption of import duty.

Required Documents

1. Residence permit, issued by the Ministry of Justice and Police
2. Certificate of registration, issued by the Central Registration Office (C.B.B.)
3. Your passport with registration stamps

Good to Know

A residence permit can take several weeks to months — start your application as early as possible. Storage and port fees are charged once your shipment arrives in Paramaribo.

If exemption isn't granted, import duty on new goods ranges between 35 – 40% of the C.I.F. value. Diplomatic status holders are exempt from import duty entirely.

Moving your household effects out of Suriname (motor vehicles excluded)? You may also qualify for an exemption of export duty.

Required Documents

1. Copy of your passport
2. Certificate of removal from the register (C.B.B.)
3. Packing list of your effects
4. Certificate of value

Good to Know

If your name isn't removed from the register, export duty of 0.6% of the total value of your belongings will apply.

Import of passenger cars and motorcycles older than 5 years is not allowed, and buses older than 8 years are prohibited. An exemption from the Ministry of Trade and Industry can be requested for older vehicles — the vehicle may not ship until this is granted.

Import Documents (we prepare the 'Enig Document')

1. Shipping documents
2. Certificate of value or invoice (for new vehicles)
3. Registration certificate (registered to your name for 6+ months)
4. Certificate of insurance
5. Copy of your passport
6. Copy of your driver's license
7. Form of proxy to obtain clearance

Import Duty

Customs always imposes import duty on vehicles — even as part of a relocation. Only diplomatic status holders may apply for exemption.

C.I.F. Value	Import Duty
Up to US$ 25,000	40% – 55%
Above US$ 25,000	Up to 85%

Export Documents

1. Valuation document of the vehicle
2. Registration certificate (registered to your name for 6+ months)
3. Certificate of insurance
4. Copy of your passport
5. Form of proxy for export documents

Export tax is 0.6% of the vehicle's value. We arrange the Customs inspection appointment; the vehicle is sealed in the container immediately after. We strongly recommend checking the import rules of your destination country in advance.

Provisions, household articles, clothes, shoes and/or used bicycles for personal use are exempt from import duty, provided the total value doesn't exceed €100 (or the foreign-currency equivalent).

If Customs inspection shows the value exceeds €100, import tax of 20% of the parcel's contents applies. All gift parcels — incoming and outgoing — are inspected, and ID is required both when sending and collecting.

Each consignee/consignor is limited to 2 packages per shipment. Note: fish, meat and/or wood may require special permits.

All goods outside the gift-parcel category must be formally cleared via the 'Enig Document', plus any required certificates of origin or permits.

Import — Company Clearance

1. Bill of Lading
2. Inventory of goods
3. Original invoice
4. Certificate of value
5. Import / Export number
6. Tax standing number
7. KKF number (Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

First-time importers/exporters without an Import/Export number: we can apply for these on your behalf, using a certified KKF and Tax department registration.

Import — One-Time Clearance (Residents)

1. Form of proxy to obtain clearance
2. Copy of your passport or ID card
3. Inventory of goods
4. Original invoice
5. Certificate of value

Export — Company Name

1. Inventory of goods
2. Original invoice
3. Certificate of value
4. Import / Export number
5. Tax standing number
6. KKF number

Export tax is fixed at 0.6% of the invoice value. Some goods, such as timber, require additional export permits.