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Informal/Simplified Entry Thresholds

The following 114 countries/territories have de informal/simplified entry thresholds.

Country/Territory	Does the customs administration apply an informal/simplified entry threshold that allows dutiable goods the value of which does not exceed a certain amount to be exempted from formal declaration procedures (WCO IRG Cat 3) e.g. as in the US for goods valued between $800 and $2500?	If the answer above is "yes" what is that amount in local currency?	If the answer above is "yes" what is that amount in local currency? What is the rough equivalent in USD?
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Albania	Yes	EUR 22	10 USD Remark: USD 23.54
Andorra	Yes	EUR 12	10 USD
Angola	Yes		10 USD
Argentina	Yes	US$3,000 Remark: The US$3,000 limit applies	10 USD
Armenia	No		Not applicable
Australia	Yes	Below $1000.00AUD	More than 600 USD Remark: $750.00USD
Austria	No		Not applicable
Azerbaijan	Yes	50 USD	10 USD
Bahamas	Yes	Up to BSD 1,000,-	More than 600 USD Remark: 1.000 USD
Bangladesh	No		Not applicable
Barbados	No		Not applicable
Belgium	No		Not applicable
Bolivia	No		Not applicable
Bosnia and Herzegowina	Other (add remark) Remark: Sometimes (Dependent upon nature of the imported material and status of consignee)		10 USD
Botswana	No	Remark:	Not applicable Remark:
Brazil	Yes Remark: US$3,000, but a flat duty rate of 60% is applied to all express shipments		Other (add remark) Remark: US$3,000
Brunei Darussalam	No Remark: Only de minimis threshold exists		Not applicable
Bulgaria	No		Not applicable
Burkina Faso	No		Not applicable
Burundi	Yes Remark: under 100 USD value	250.000 BIF	100 USD
Cambodia	Other (add remark) Remark: Only for postal items. For express, antyhing above de minimis has to go for formal procedure.	1.230.000 KHR	301 - 350 USD Remark: 300 USD
Cameroon	No		Not applicable
Canada	Yes	3300 CD	More than 600 USD
Chile	Yes Remark: US$3,000, except shipments requiring additional authorizations from othe border agencies (e.g. phytosanitary, technical, agricultural, etc.)	2,460,900 Chilean pesos	10 USD Remark: US$3,000
China	Yes	RMB5000	More than 600 USD Remark: 785 USD
Chinese Taipei	Yes	3.import low-value dutiable consignment: with a Customs value of 2,001~50,000 NT;	60 USD Remark: USD66~1666 on exchange rate of 20220802
Colombia	Yes Remark: US$2,000 for shipments valued between US$201 and US$2,000	7,952,980 Colombian pesos	Other (add remark) Remark: US$2,000
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Yes	5,000,000 CDF	Other (add remark) Remark: 2500 usd and above
Croatia	No		Not applicable
Cyprus	No		Not applicable
Czech Republic	No		Not applicable
Denmark	No		Not applicable
Dominican Republic	Yes	110,520 Dominican pesos	Other (add remark) Remark: For goods valued between US$201 and US$2,000
Ecuador	Yes		Other (add remark) Remark: USA$5,000
Egypt	Other (add remark) Remark: Informal entry is dependent upon whether the shipment is categorized as personal or commercial. Personal shipments that do not require special customs review (e.g., chemicals) receive informal entry treatment when valued up to US$1,500.		Other (add remark)
El Salvador	Yes	US$1,000 FOB Remark: Shipments under this threshold are dutiable and can be declared in a single declaration provided the total value does not exceed 3,000 US$.	More than 600 USD
Estonia	No		Not applicable
Eswatini	No		Not applicable
Finland	No		Not applicable
France	No		Not applicable
Gabon	No		Not applicable
Georgia	Yes	Up to 1,000 GEL for imports in specific tariff categories	10 USD
Germany	No		Not applicable
Ghana	No		Not applicable
Greece	No		Not applicable
Guatemala	Yes	7,662 Guatemalan quetzales	Other (add remark) Remark: US$1,000
Honduras	Yes		Other (add remark) Remark: USD$1,000
Hong Kong, China	No		Not applicable
Hungary	No		Not applicable
Iceland	No		Not applicable
India	No		Not applicable
Indonesia	Yes	USD1500	Other (add remark) Remark: USD1500
Ireland	Yes	EUR ?150	160 USD
Israel	No		Not applicable
Italy	No		Not applicable
Jamaica	Yes	USD 50,000 CIF Remark: Always quoted in USD CIF	More than 600 USD Remark: Always quoted in USD
Japan	Yes	Equal or more than JPY200,000 is formal entry. We call it as large value declaration.	140 USD Remark: As of 08.01, USD1.00=140.64
Jordan	Yes Remark: B2C <$280 USD cleared on manifest with 10% duty Does not apply to B2B. Duty free if < $145. Formal entry >$145	JD 200 Remark: B2C <$280 USD cleared on manifest with 10% duty Does not apply to B2B. Duty free if < $145. Formal entry >$145	251 - 300 USD
Kenya	No	Remark:	Not applicable Remark:
Korea, Republic of	Yes Remark: There is no great difference but low inspection rate.	2000 USD	More than 600 USD
Latvia	No		Not applicable
Lesotho	No Remark: Low & High value goods are declared. LV declared through ACADES & HV through ASYCUDA		Not applicable
Lithuania	No		Not applicable
Luxembourg	No		Not applicable
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	No		Not applicable
Madagascar	No		Not applicable
Malawi	Yes	70,000 MWK	70 USD Remark: Approx. 70USD as of 8/3/23
Malaysia	No		Not applicable
Malta	No		Not applicable
Mauritius	Yes Remark: Non commercial goods as from USD20	MUR 1001	20 USD
Mexico	Yes Remark: a. Goods valued between USD$0 and USD$2,500 (Categories 2 & 3) may be cleared under a simplified, consolidated entry document. b. Goods valued between USD$2,501 and USD$5,000 may be imported under a simplified, individual entry document (one document per Importer of Record). c. Goods exceeding USD$5,000 in value may also be imported under a simplified, individual entry document (one document per Importer of Record), subject to certain additional restrictions.		10 USD
Morocco	No		Not applicable
Myanmar	Yes	EUR 0-20 for samples; EUR 0-150 for private shipments only	Other (add remark)
Namibia	No		Not applicable
Netherlands	Yes	EUR 1000	More than 600 USD
New Zealand	Yes	1000	More than 600 USD Remark: 620USD
Nicaragua	Yes	35,915 Nicaraguan cordobas	Other (add remark) Remark: Shipments valued under USD$1,000 quality for clearance using the informal process
Niger	Yes	61.072,- XOF	100 USD
Nigeria	No	Remark:	Not applicable Remark:
Norway	Yes	NOK 1000	120 USD
Pakistan	Yes	PKR 5,000.00	20 USD
Panama	Yes Remark: Simplified procedures are in place	PAB 100 CIF value / US$100	10 USD
Paraguay	Yes	Remark: shipments whose value is between 684,729 and 6,847,299 Paraguayan Guarani	Other (add remark) Remark: shipments valued between US$100 and US$1,000
Peru	Yes Remark: De minimis shipments and shipments valued less than US$2,000 are cleared using a simplified customs declaration. Only documents are cleared using only the manifest.		10 USD Remark: US$2,000.
Philippines	Yes	PHP50,000	More than 600 USD Remark: USD909
Poland	No		Not applicable
Portugal	No		Not applicable
Qatar	No Remark: All shipments cleared formally		Not applicable
Romania	No		Not applicable
Russian Federation	No		Not applicable
Rwanda	Yes	570,000RWF	451 - 500 USD
Saint Kitts and Nevis	No		Not applicable
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No		Not applicable
Saudi Arabia	No Remark: Full customs entry required for all B2B shipments and where B2C shipments exceed SAR 1,000		Not applicable
Senegal	Yes	100.000,- XOF Remark: 167 USD approx.	170 USD
Serbia	Yes	Remark: up to 500 (Commercial shipments up to a value of 500 can be cleared by means of a manifest declaration with a a formal declaration su7bmitted on a periodic basis post release.)	Other (add remark)
Singapore	Yes	$400 and above	201 - 250 USD Remark: USD291 and above
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)	No		Not applicable
Slovenia	No Remark: From July 1st 2021 all import shipments need to be reported and cleared as formal imports. Only Export can be processed as INFORMAL.	EUR 1000	Not applicable
South Africa	Yes	ZAR500 for imports and ZAR50 000 for exports	30 USD Remark: USD$35 on imports USD$3500 on exports
Spain	No		Not applicable
Sri Lanka	Other (add remark) Remark: Carrier can submit shipments for on arrival valued at less than $ 5000 USD, with supporting documents. The customs officials makes the final decision.		More than 600 USD Remark: Does not apply automatically; officer discretion.
Sweden	No		Not applicable
Switzerland	No		Not applicable
Tanzania, United Republic of	No		Not applicable
Thailand	Yes	FOB below 40,000 THB	More than 600 USD Remark: 1,200 USD
Trinidad and Tobago	Yes	TTD 20,000.-	More than 600 USD Remark: USD 3,000.-
Turkey	Yes Remark: "1500 EUR (up to 30 kgs private individuals internet shopping ) ($ 1815)"	EUR 1500	More than 600 USD
United Arab Emirates	No		Not applicable
United Kingdom	No		Not applicable
United States	Yes	$2500	More than 600 USD
Uruguay	Yes	7985 Uruguayan pesos	200 USD
Venezuela	Yes		Other (add remark) Remark: between $100 and $2000 USD
Viet Nam	No		Not applicable

Does the customs administration apply an informal/simplified entry threshold that allows dutiable goods the value of which does not exceed a certain amount to be exempted from formal declaration procedures (WCO IRG Cat 3) e.g. as in the US for goods valued between $800 and $2500?

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bosnia and Herzegowina

Other (add remark)

Remark: Sometimes (Dependent upon nature of the imported material and status of consignee)

Botswana

Brazil

Yes

Remark: US$3,000, but a flat duty rate of 60% is applied to all express shipments

Brunei Darussalam

Remark: Only de minimis threshold exists

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Yes

Remark: under 100 USD value

Cambodia

Other (add remark)

Remark: Only for postal items. For express, antyhing above de minimis has to go for formal procedure.

Cameroon

Canada

Yes

Chile

Yes

Remark: US$3,000, except shipments requiring additional authorizations from othe border agencies (e.g. phytosanitary, technical, agricultural, etc.)

China

Yes

Chinese Taipei

Yes

Colombia

Yes

Remark: US$2,000 for shipments valued between US$201 and US$2,000

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other (add remark)

Remark: Informal entry is dependent upon whether the shipment is categorized as personal or commercial. Personal shipments that do not require special customs review (e.g., chemicals) receive informal entry treatment when valued up to US$1,500.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remark: B2C <$280 USD cleared on manifest with 10% duty Does not apply to B2B. Duty free if < $145. Formal entry >$145

Kenya

Korea, Republic of

Yes

Remark: There is no great difference but low inspection rate.

Latvia

Lesotho

Remark: Low & High value goods are declared. LV declared through ACADES & HV through ASYCUDA

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of

Yes

Yes

Remark: Non commercial goods as from USD20

Mexico

Yes

Remark: a. Goods valued between USD$0 and USD$2,500 (Categories 2 & 3) may be cleared under a simplified, consolidated entry document. b. Goods valued between USD$2,501 and USD$5,000 may be imported under a simplified, individual entry document (one document per Importer of Record). c. Goods exceeding USD$5,000 in value may also be imported under a simplified, individual entry document (one document per Importer of Record), subject to certain additional restrictions.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remark: Simplified procedures are in place

Paraguay

Yes

Peru

Yes

Remark: De minimis shipments and shipments valued less than US$2,000 are cleared using a simplified customs declaration. Only documents are cleared using only the manifest.

Yes

Remark: All shipments cleared formally

Romania

Russian Federation

Rwanda

Yes

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saudi Arabia

Remark: Full customs entry required for all B2B shipments and where B2C shipments exceed SAR 1,000

Senegal

Yes

Serbia

Yes

Singapore

Yes

Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Slovenia

Remark: From July 1st 2021 all import shipments need to be reported and cleared as formal imports. Only Export can be processed as INFORMAL.

South Africa

Yes

Spain

Sri Lanka

Other (add remark)

Remark: Carrier can submit shipments for on arrival valued at less than $ 5000 USD, with supporting documents. The customs officials makes the final decision.

Sweden

Switzerland

Tanzania, United Republic of

Thailand

Yes

Trinidad and Tobago

Yes

Turkey

Yes

Remark: "1500 EUR (up to 30 kgs private individuals internet shopping ) ($ 1815)"

Yes

Yes

Yes

If the answer above is "yes" what is that amount in local currency?

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EUR 22

EUR 12

US$3,000

Remark: The US$3,000 limit applies

Below $1000.00AUD

50 USD

Up to BSD 1,000,-

Bosnia and Herzegowina

Remark:

250.000 BIF

1.230.000 KHR

3300 CD

2,460,900 Chilean pesos

China

RMB5000

Chinese Taipei

3.import low-value dutiable consignment: with a Customs value of 2,001~50,000 NT;

Colombia

7,952,980 Colombian pesos

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

5,000,000 CDF

110,520 Dominican pesos

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

US$1,000 FOB

Remark: Shipments under this threshold are dutiable and can be declared in a single declaration provided the total value does not exceed 3,000 US$.

Up to 1,000 GEL for imports in specific tariff categories

7,662 Guatemalan quetzales

USD1500

EUR ?150

USD 50,000 CIF

Remark: Always quoted in USD CIF

Japan

Equal or more than JPY200,000 is formal entry. We call it as large value declaration.

Jordan

JD 200

Remark: B2C <$280 USD cleared on manifest with 10% duty Does not apply to B2B. Duty free if < $145. Formal entry >$145

Remark:

2000 USD

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of

70,000 MWK

MUR 1001

EUR 0-20 for samples; EUR 0-150 for private shipments only

EUR 1000

1000

35,915 Nicaraguan cordobas

61.072,- XOF

Remark:

NOK 1000

PKR 5,000.00

PAB 100 CIF value / US$100

Paraguay

Remark: shipments whose value is between 684,729 and 6,847,299 Paraguayan Guarani

PHP50,000

570,000RWF

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

100.000,- XOF

Remark: 167 USD approx.

Serbia

Remark: up to 500 (Commercial shipments up to a value of 500 can be cleared by means of a manifest declaration with a a formal declaration su7bmitted on a periodic basis post release.)

Singapore

$400 and above

Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Slovenia

EUR 1000

South Africa

ZAR500 for imports and ZAR50 000 for exports

Tanzania, United Republic of

FOB below 40,000 THB

TTD 20,000.-

EUR 1500

$2500

7985 Uruguayan pesos

If the answer above is "yes" what is that amount in local currency?
What is the rough equivalent in USD?

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Albania

10 USD

Remark: USD 23.54

10 USD

10 USD

10 USD

Not applicable

More than 600 USD

Remark: $750.00USD

Austria

Not applicable

Azerbaijan

10 USD

Bahamas

More than 600 USD

Remark: 1.000 USD

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Bosnia and Herzegowina

10 USD

Botswana

Not applicable

Remark:

Brazil

Other (add remark)

Remark: US$3,000

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

100 USD

301 - 350 USD

Remark: 300 USD

Cameroon

Not applicable

Canada

More than 600 USD

Chile

10 USD

Remark: US$3,000

China

More than 600 USD

Remark: 785 USD

Chinese Taipei

60 USD

Remark: USD66~1666 on exchange rate of 20220802

Colombia

Other (add remark)

Remark: US$2,000

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Other (add remark)

Remark: 2500 usd and above

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Other (add remark)

Remark: For goods valued between US$201 and US$2,000

Ecuador

Other (add remark)

Remark: USA$5,000

Other (add remark)

More than 600 USD

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

10 USD

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Other (add remark)

Remark: US$1,000

Honduras

Other (add remark)

Remark: USD$1,000

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Other (add remark)

Remark: USD1500

160 USD

Not applicable

Not applicable

More than 600 USD

Remark: Always quoted in USD

Japan

140 USD

Remark: As of 08.01, USD1.00=140.64

Jordan

251 - 300 USD

Kenya

Not applicable

Remark:

More than 600 USD

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of

Not applicable

Madagascar

Not applicable

Malawi

70 USD

Remark: Approx. 70USD as of 8/3/23

Not applicable

Not applicable

20 USD

10 USD

Not applicable

Other (add remark)

Not applicable

More than 600 USD

More than 600 USD

Remark: 620USD

Nicaragua

Other (add remark)

Remark: Shipments valued under USD$1,000 quality for clearance using the informal process

Niger

100 USD

Nigeria

Not applicable

Remark:

120 USD

20 USD

10 USD

Other (add remark)

Remark: shipments valued between US$100 and US$1,000

Peru

10 USD

Remark: US$2,000.

Philippines

More than 600 USD

Remark: USD909

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

451 - 500 USD

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Not applicable

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Not applicable

Not applicable

170 USD

Other (add remark)

201 - 250 USD

Remark: USD291 and above

Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Not applicable

Slovenia

Not applicable

South Africa

30 USD

Remark: USD$35 on imports USD$3500 on exports

Spain

Not applicable

Sri Lanka

More than 600 USD

Remark: Does not apply automatically; officer discretion.

Sweden

Not applicable

Switzerland

Not applicable

Tanzania, United Republic of

Not applicable

Thailand

More than 600 USD

Remark: 1,200 USD

Trinidad and Tobago

More than 600 USD

Remark: USD 3,000.-

More than 600 USD

Not applicable

Not applicable

More than 600 USD

200 USD

Other (add remark)

Remark: between $100 and $2000 USD

Viet Nam

Not applicable

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