Document Database
Making sure that you understand and follow the correct rules and regulations when importing or exporting goods is important. In addition to customs related documents, we have included relevant laws, procedures or conventions that may apply to other government agencies or relevant international organizations.
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| Law | APORTIL | 1st Amendment to Decree-Law no. 19/2003, of 8 October (Timor-Leste Ports Tariff Regulation) (Decree Law: 28/2015) kq54e |  |
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| Law | APORTIL | Regulation of Port Fees and Charges (Decree Law: 19/2003) ay3hh | |
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| Law | Customs Authority | Customs Code (Decree Law: 14/2017) 7r4ua | |
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| Constitution | Government of Timor-Leste | Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste q57s5 | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | Penal Code of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Decree Law: 19/2009) mw1qh | |
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| Law | Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste | Criminal Procedure Code (Decree Law: 13/2005) cuzea | |
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| Publication | Ministry of Finance | Timor-Leste Strategic Plan (2011-2030) nzi0 | |
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| Law | APORTIL | Establishment of the Port Authority and the Approval of the By Laws (Decree Law: 03/2003) yu8i2 | |
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| Publication | Asian Development Bank | ADB: Country Operations Business Plan – Timor-Leste (2021-2023) 4gxkz | |
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| Publication | Asian Development Bank | ADB: Trade and Maritime Transport Trends in the Pacific tzv9o | |
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| Law | Commission for Anti-Corruption | Law on Anti-corruption Measures (Law: 7/2020) d3400 | |
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| Circular | Customs Authority | Directory of Customs Brokers 7z7zq | |
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| Circular | Customs Authority | List of goods that may require some level of regulatory control by the Direção Nacional da Farmacia e Medicamentos 2yrwl | |
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| Circular | Customs Authority | Customs Hotline Poster vpos9 | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | A Brief Guide on Commercial Invoices, Incoterms and the Harmonized System p2vmm | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | Harmonized System: A Comprehensive Guide for Customs Brokers and Businesses in Timor-Leste fj2gk | |
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| Publication | ASEAN | ASEAN in Business Survey Report (2020) 6lqtq | |
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| Publication | GIZ | Fact Sheet: Advice and Training on Maritime Related Industry ujsgb | |
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| Publication | Government of Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste Rapid Market Resilience Assessment (2020) 25poc | |
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| Publication | Government of Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste Rapid Market Resilience Assessment (2020) gthoh | |
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| Publication | Government of Timor-Leste | Enhanced Cooperation and Integration between Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Scoping Study (2019) w2v51 | |
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| Publication | United Nations | ASYCUDA Compendium 2020: Partnerships for Sustainable Development lmn6k | |
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| Publication | United Nations | United Nations Basic Texts (2020) u308a | |
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| Publication | USAID | Country Development Cooperation Strategy (2020-2025) kgkwz | |
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| Publication | World Customs Organization | Benefits of the Revised Kyoto Convention (2010) 324tm | |
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| Publication | World Customs Organization | WCO Risk Management Compendium: Volume 1 oqij6 | |
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| Publication | World Customs Organization | Information booklet on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) bgq2f | |
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| Agreement | ASEAN | ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) vfnq1 | |
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| Agreement | World Trade Organization | Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) yhv22 | |
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| Agreement | World Trade Organization | WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) q068a | |
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| Convention | United Nations | Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations (1946) xzcma | |
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| Convention | United Nations | Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) io21a | |
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| Convention | United Nations | Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963) anrkn | |
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| Convention | United Nations | Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialised Agencies (1947) zvfea | |
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| Convention | World Customs Organization | Revised Arusha Declaration b4lcg | |
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| Convention | World Customs Organization | International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention: Full Text) n91hq | |
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| Convention | World Customs Organization | Guidelines on Clearance and other Customs formalities (Kyoto Convention – General Annex – Chapter 3) nogzq | |
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| Convention | World Customs Organization | Guidelines on Duties and Taxes (Kyoto Convention – General Annex – Chapter 4) umg50 | |
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| Convention | World Customs Organization | Guidelines on Information, Decisions and Rulings Supplied by Customs (Kyoto Convention – General Annex – Chapter 9) dj7tp | |
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| Diploma | Customs Authority | Customs Tariff of Timor-Leste (Ministerial Diploma: 12/2020) hwksz | |
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| Diploma | Customs Authority | Types of fees and charges due for services provided by the Customs Authority and respective amounts (Ministerial Diploma: 5/2021) sv9pe | |
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| Diploma | Customs Authority | Application of statutory regimes for late payment interest and compensatory interest within customs (Ministerial Diploma: 6/2021) 8jtbk | |
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| Diploma | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | Functional Organic Structure of the Directorate-General for Agriculture of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Diploma: 1/2020) fc3yr | |
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| Diploma | Ministry of Interior | Organic-Functional Structure of the Ministry of the Interior (Ministerial Diploma: 28/2021) fsq3p | |
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| Diploma | Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry | Organic Regulation of the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry (Ministerial Diploma: 52/2019) rq65i | |
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| Diploma | Ministry of Transport and Communications | Internal Regulations of the Civil Aviation Authority of Timor-Leste, IP (AACTL, IP) (Ministerial Diploma: 29/GMTC/X/2018) ugh0a | |
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| International Standard | World Customs Organization | WCO SAFE Framework of Standards (2018 Edition) jss3x | |
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| Law | Customs Authority | Organic Structure of the Customs Authority (Decree Law: 2/2020) shkbe | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | Establishes the Minimum Safety and Regulatory Requirements Applicable to Ships Transporting Goods Not Covered by the 1974 SOLAS Convention (Decree Law: 4/2003) g2diw | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | Tax Benefit Schemes on Car Imports by Diplomatic and Consular Missions and Their Employees (Decree Law: 6/2007) c1rtv | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | Maritime Authority System (Decree Law: 39/2020) gta4s | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste Investment and Export Promotion Agency IP (Decree Law: 45/2015) s6zcd | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | Law to Combat Illicit Drug Trafficking (Law No. 2/2017) ue1x1 | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | Law on Prevention and Fight against Trafficking in Persons and Fourth Amendment to the Penal Code (Law No. 3/2017) a4fm8 | |
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| Law | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | First amendment to Decree-Law no 19/2019, of July 31, which approves the Organic Law of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Decree Law: 58/2020) og12i | |
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| Law | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | Organization of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Decree Law: 18/2008) ttdmh | |
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| Law | Ministry of Health | Organic Statute of the Ministry of Health (Decree Law: 1/2008) r6sno | |
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| Law | Ministry of Health | Autonomous Drug and Medical Equipment Service (Decree: 02/2004) c4sth | |
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| Law | Ministry of Health | Law on the Importation of Pharmaceuticals (Decree Law: 12/2004) io87s | |
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| Law | Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources | Downstream Sector Law (Decree Law: 01/2012) gfrwo | |
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| Law | Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources | Institute of Petroleum and Geology (Decree Law: 33/2012) nz3qq | |
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| Law | Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry | First amendment to Decree-Law no. 12/2019, of June 14, on the Organic Law of the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry (Decree Law: 66/2020) 1fgjb | |
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| Law | Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry | Organization of the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry (Decree Law: 12/2019) a801a | |
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| Law | Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry | Disposal, Import and Production of Bags, Packaging and Other Objects of Plastic (Decree Law: 37/2020) cgzjm | |
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| Law | Ministry of Transport and Communications | Organic Law of the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (Decree Law: 20/2016) vpf29 | |
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| Law | Ministry of Transport and Communications | Basic Law of the Road Transport System (Decree Law: 2/2003) iu089 | |
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| Law | Ministry of Transport and Communications | Conditions and Procedures to Observe Regarding the Import of Motor Vehicles (Decree Law: 30/2011) 21mo1 | |
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| Law | Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste | Juridical Regime for Passports (Decree Law: 44/2008) 7qisa | |
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| Law | Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste | Granting of Visit Visas and Transit Visas on Arrival in Timor-Leste (Decree Law: 5/2010) 8gq8h | |
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| Law | Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste | Import, Transport, Storage and Use of Explosive Products for Civil, Petroleum and Mineral Construction Activities (Decree Law: 7/2020) pis99 | |
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| Law | Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste | Legal regime for the import, production, trade, possession and use of bladed weapons (Decree Law: 30/2014) vtx23 | |
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| Law | Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste | Organic Law of the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) (Decree Law: 8/2014) tooj8 | |
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| Law | Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste | Migration and Asylum (Law: 11/2017) pia8s | |
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| Law | Scientific and Criminal Investigation Police | Structure of the Scientific and Criminal Investigation Police (Decree Law: 15/2014) ad3o7 | |
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| Law | Scientific and Criminal Investigation Police | 1st Amendment to Decree-Law no. 15/2014, of 14 May (Organic of the Scientific Police and Criminal Investigation) (Decree Law: 21/2014) wntj2 | |
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| Law | SERVE | Business Registration and Verification of Service (Decree Law: 35/2012) kby6i | |
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| Law | Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste | Approves the Organic Law of the Ministry of the Interior and makes the second amendment to Decree-Law no. 9/2009 Organic Law of the PNTL, and the second amendment to Decree-Law no. 2009 Organic Law of the Migration Service (Decree Law: 47/2020) bmhgg | |
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| Law | Tax Authority | Taxes and Duties Act (Decree Law: 8/2008) zz7xd | |
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| Law | Trade Invest | Regulation Of Procedures For Private Investment (Decree No: 2/2018) p0q8f | |
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| Law | Trade Invest | Private Investment Law (Law: 15/2017) 5r0h0 | |
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| Resolution | Government of Timor-Leste | Exceptional and temporary licensing of the Port Infrastructure of Cement Timor Trading, SA and the Port of Lai-Ara Unipessoal, Limitada, for Fuel Import and Storage Operations (Government Resolution: 21/2017) 2txrj | |
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| Resolution | Government of Timor-Leste | Adopts the ASYCUDA World Computer System as a Platform for the Implementation of the Single Electronic Window of Timor-Leste (Government Resolution: 24/2017) rikxy | |
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| Resolution | Government of Timor-Leste | Deferral of payment of customs duties and other charges for goods donated to the State and acquired by the State (Government Resolution: 1/2018) u61f2 | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System: Guided Learning Booklet for Customs Brokers in Timor-Leste 3n75t | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | Complying with Regulations: A brief guide on how doing so will benefit your business 4437s | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | Bonded Warehouses and Temporary Storage Facilities: A Brief Guide for New Applicants 3nco9 | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Example of DAU – Declaração Aduaneira Única 1o8gh | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Example of Assessment Notice kahy8 | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Example of Exit Note 3irct | |
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| Publication | Customs Authority | Customs Authority Strategic Plan fubta | |
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| Publication | World Bank | Timor-Leste Economic Report: Charting a New Path (May 2021) yjiku | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Standard Operating Procedure for Clearance of Duitable Goods in Travelers Accompanied Baggage 2s1u9 | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | Customs Authority Client Service Charter and Standards (2021) wvo44 | |
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| Circular | Customs Authority | CA Organizational Chart (Decree Law 2_2020) zovma | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Standard Operating Procedure for Container Transfer between Customs Controlled Areas 85m24 | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Standard Operating Procedure for Provisional Declaration for COVID-19 Vaccines – 2021 2x6nl | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Standard Operating Procedure for Temporary Admission of Goods Using a Carnet (2020) yi3i2 | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Standard Operating Procedure for Manual Acquittal of Bills of Lading from the ASYCUDA World Manifest 7yrj6 | |
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| Procedure | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | Quarantine Requirements for Importation of Goods n1v08 | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Licensing and Operational Rules for Bonded Warehousing for General Goods and Finished Excisable Goods -2019 wv6b9 | |
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| Agreement | APORTIL | Licensing Operation Rules for Temporary Storage Areas Under Customs Control-2019 5r9q | |
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| Form | Customs Authority | Application Form for Temporary Storage Licence nr2el | |
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| Policy | Customs Authority | Customs Bonded Warehouse (General and Finished Excise Goods) Legal Provisions 7ix78 | |
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| Form | Customs Authority | Application for a Bonded Warheouse License or Renewal of License 6olwe | |
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| Form | Customs Authority | Self Assessment Guide for Operating a Bonded Warehouse 5jmhr | |
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| Publication | Customs Authority | Customs Authority Time Release Study 2019 ctn9f | |
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| Publication | Government of Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste Economic Recovery Plan (August 2020) ucuos | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Customs Assessment Check List for Temporary Storage kzd5c | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Customs Assessment Check List for Bonded Warehouses rdth3 | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Standard Operating Procedure for Customs Clearance of the Diplomatic Bag from Accredited Diplomatic Missions dk1ol | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Standard Operating Procedure for Export clearance Process for Dili Seaport and other Dili areas 2021 gp44r | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Standard Operating Procedure for Streamlined Import Clearance Process for Dili Seaport and other Dili areas 2021 6ebtu | |
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| Plan | Customs Authority | Customs Autority Customs Trade Portal Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 2021-2023 6vcn9 | |
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| Plan | Customs Authority | Customs Authority Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Plan (2021-2023) b0rrs | |
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| Form | SERVE | Application for Business License (including renewal) otwdh | |
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| Form | Customs Authority | Self Assessment Guide for Operating a Temporary Storage Area Under Customs Control xwpxm | |
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| Publication | Customs Authority | Timor Port S.A. General Tariff e5fpb | |
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| Publication | Customs Authority | Declaration of Rectification No. 19/2021 kzojp | |
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| Diploma | Government of Timor-Leste | Ministerial Diploma No. 51/2021 of 21 July, Organic-functional structure of the Customs Authority 5q6ni | |
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| Law | Customs Authority | Decree-Law No. 64/2022 of 31 August, First amendment to Decree-Law no. 30/2011, of 27 July, Conditions and Procedures to Observe Regarding the Import of Motor Vehicles kzd0r | |
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| Publication | Ministry of Finance | Ministry of Finance Order No. 26/ VIII/GM-MF/2021-09 dzmuk | |
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| Circular | Customs Authority | CA Newsletter – August 2022 tsb5v | |
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| Circular | Customs Authority | CA Newsletter – September 2022 zjkq4 | |
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| Circular | Customs Authority | Tibar Bay Port Import Procedure rzgmv | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | Decree Law 8/2008 k8v7u | |
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| Form | Customs Authority | Customs Authority Declaration 3f08n | |
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| Resolution | Government of Timor-Leste | Adoption of the Rules of the Revised Arusha Declaration World Customs Organization (Government Resolution: 42/2016) 3kv1f | |
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| Procedure | Ministry of Finance | Example of release order 7ow19 | |
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| Manual | Customs Authority | SQTL Manual virrr | |
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| Law | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | Decree Law 1/2006 77bq | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | DNFM Numbers 2lx11 | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | Decree Law 07/2020 u60gs | |
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| Plan | Government of Timor-Leste | 5-years Strategic Plan zeuyp | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | Decree Law 08/2008 8da7z | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | Decree Law 07/2020 y6njw | |
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| Circular | World Bank | Cooperation protocol between the Customs Authority and the Central Bank of Timor-Leste 5ujss | |
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| Publication | Government of Timor-Leste | Control of imports and exports of substances that deplete the ozone layer (36/2012) y23zq | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Approved export procedure for Tibar Bay Port j27cp | |
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| Circular | Customs Authority | Approved terms of Reference for the Customs Trade Consultative Committee ktuck | |
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| Publication | World Bank | Timor-Leste Economic Report – December 2022 tgsnk | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | First Amendment to the Customs Code (Decree-Law No. 14/2017) 1lggb | |
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| Circular | UNCTAD | Timor-Leste Electronic Single Window Project Newsletter – Issue 1 – December 2022 x67bf | |
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| Law | Government of Timor-Leste | General State Budget for 2023 (Law 15/2022) mbpbr | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Import Process Map for Tibar Bay Port 6391q | |
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| Circular | Ministry of Finance | New Excise Tax Rates 6ha8f | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | Customs Hotline utzen | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | Customs Trade Portal 6z2in | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | 3 Easy Steps 3jqo7 | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | Bonded Warehouses eow2e | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | It all Starts Here ld5c4 | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | Not Everything We Do Should be Unique sv9cw | |
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| Posters | Customs Authority | Export Process Map for Tibar Bay Port hikdm | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | Importing Goods through Tibar Bay Port – A Step-by-step Guide for Importers 10zwe | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | Exporting Goods through Tibar Bay Port – A Step-by-step Guide for Exporters ek2g8 | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | Customs Authority: A Brief Guide on Our Organization, Our Roles, and Our Responsibilities 7v2vs | |
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| Posters | Customs Authority | Women Are Ready to Lead mek72 | |
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| Circular | Customs Authority | Diplomatic Mission Request for Customs Clearance of Diplomatic Bag 61vvh | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | Declaring Excess Goods at the Airport: A Step-by-step Guide for Travelers gmt45 | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | Customs Clearance of Diplomatic Bags – A Step-by-step Guide for Accredited Diplomatic Missions 2kxmh | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | Import Duties and Taxes for 2023: A Brief Guide on Customs Duty, Excise Tax and Sales Tax ftr5r | |
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| Booklets | Customs Authority | Temporary Importation of Vehicles: A Step-by-step Guide for Travelers tlwa4 | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | Departures By Sea h2wgj | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | Arrivals by Sea rad0g | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | But I do Care whqim | |
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| Publication | Government of Timor-Leste | New Decree Law No 2/2023, Subsidy and Supplements for Workers at Integrated Borders and Customs Posts jpnwp | |
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| Form | Customs Authority | Application for licensing for private declarant – Diplomatic Missions vhsed | |
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| Form | Customs Authority | Application for licensing for private declarant – Importers/ Exporters bi1eu | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | SOP – Licensing for Private Declarants 2023 fo0de | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | Not Just a Coconut 8h84m | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | Playing by the Rules rw4pi | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | Together! botis | |
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| Procedure | Customs Authority | Inland Clearance Depot Container Transfer and Clearance-2023 z5osp | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | Why Wait i7e4q | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | It’s Only $1 5ddkr | |
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| Circular | Customs Authority | Customs Quarterly newsletter April – June 2023 obn83 | |
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| Publication | Government of Timor-Leste | Program of the IX Constitutional Government qz414 | |
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| Agreement | World Bank | Trade Facilitation Challenges for Women Traders and Freight Forwarders ymvan | |
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| Publication | United Nations | Results Report 2022, Timor-Leste ck0rx | |
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| Publication | Asian Development Bank | Timor-Leste, 2023 – 2027. A Strategy for Economic Recovery, Inclusive Development, and Climate Resilience h3uui | |
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| PSA | Customs Authority | Say that Again fbz4w | |
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