Enforced compliance means that you deliberately avoid following the rules, and undertake efforts to smuggle, under-value or misclassify your goods. Failure to follow the rules or regulations will not be tolerated, and we will take firm action against you where…
Directed compliance means that you do not take any effective measures to try and comply with the relevant rules or regulations. In more simple terms, you would avoid complying if you thought you could get away with it. Failure to…
Assisted compliance means that you are trying to comply with the rules or regulations, but you do not always succeed, and you could do better with appropriate guidance and help. If you are trying to comply, we can offer you…
Voluntary compliance means that you carefully follow the relevant rules and regulations, and actively take measures to ensure that you comply with regulatory requirements. If we determine that you are being voluntarily compliant then we will try and ensure that…
By using risk management, we can make an assessment on whether you are compliant or non-compliant. In other words, whether you are trying to follow the rules or not. If we determine that you are being voluntarily compliant then we…
Under provisions contained within the Customs Code (Decree Law 14/2017), we are legally entitled to search any goods, person, vehicle or other conveyance that enters or exits the territory of Timor-Leste. This is a power that we take very seriously,…
Under provisions contained within the Customs Code (Decree Law 14/2017), we are legally entitled to search any goods, person, vehicle or other conveyance that enters or exits the territory of Timor-Leste. This is a power that we take very seriously,…
Under provisions contained within the Customs Code (Decree Law 14/2017), we are legally entitled to search any goods, person, vehicle or other conveyance that enters or exits the territory of Timor-Leste. This is a power that we take very seriously,…
The Customs Authority was created by Decree Law 9/2017 of March 29, succeeding the National Directorate of Customs, as the service responsible for the continuation of the Ministry of Finance’s duties, related to the control of the national Customs territory…
Yes: If you are travelling to Timor-Leste with your vehicle (car, motorbike or mobile home), and do not intend on permanently staying in the country, you can apply make an application to us at the place of entry - i.e.…