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What is the Customs Authority?
The Customs Authority, is the official name of the Customs administration service of Timor-Leste. It is the organization from which the Government of Timor-Leste controls what comes in, and what goes out of the country, including people, goods and vehicles,…
What is the Customs Authority responsible for?
We are responsible for: Helping the government collect revenue in a fair and transparent way Making our procedures more efficient Bringing our activities in line with international standards Stopping major losses in revenue caused by inefficiency Attracting investment in Timor-Leste…
What does semi-autonomous mean?
Article 2(1) of Decree Law 2/ 2020, states that the Customs Authority is an administrative service of the State, endowed with administrative autonomy. Furthermore, Article 2(2) of Decree Law 2/ 2020 states that the Customs Authority works in direct dependence…
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Timor-Leste opens new port in largest ever foreign investment.
Timor Leste inaugurated a new deepwater port Wednesday operated by a French conglomerate, in the largest ever single foreign investment on an infrastructure project in Southeast Asia's youngest country....
Timor-Leste opens new port in largest ever foreign investment.
Timor Leste inaugurated a new deepwater port Wednesday operated by a French conglomerate, in the largest ever single foreign investment on an infrastructure project in Southeast Asia's youngest country....
Cooperation protocol between the Customs Authority and the Central Bank of Timor-Leste.
Cooperation protocol between the Customs Authority and the Central Bank of Timor-Leste dated March 15, 2021, concerning the exchange of information on money laundering, terrorism financing and underlying crimes....
Decree Law N.º 36 /2012 of 18 July: Control of imports and exports of substances that deplete the ozone layer.
Aware of the negative impacts on health and the environment caused by the modification of the ozone layer, Timor-Leste ratified the Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer and the Montreal...
92,000 tones of coffee exported!
Dili, 12th September 2022 (TATOLI)- Deputy of Customs Exportation Department,Mr. Marcos de Oliveira informed that Timor-Leste was able to export coffee product up to 92.000 tonnes from January- August 2022...