Customs Procedures in ASEAN Countries

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Customs Procedures in ASEAN Countries

Quotes from Customs Procedures. This list is by no means exhaustive.

Importation and exportation of certain goods requires a license or permit from the appropriate authorities in the State.

Item	Authority
Used or reconditioned vehicles which include Motorcars, Motor-cycles, Mini Buses etc.	Land Transport Department

Change of Residence
If you are changing your residence from overseas into Brunei Darussalam you may be exempted on the following;

One motor vehicle which you have personally owned, registered in your name and used abroad for not less than 12 months excluding the period of voyage (the car must not more than 5 years old).

Cambodia

Indonesia

Temporary Admission

Vehicles or means of transport used for tourists' own purposes

Laos

Import duties rate

For Motorbikes with power of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50cc	30%
For Motorbikes with power of a cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc	40%
For motor vehicles for transport of goods not exceeding 5 tons	30%
For motor vehicles for transport of goods exceeding 5 tons	40%
For car	40%

Goods exemption from payment of duty and Preferential rates of duties

Goods imported under temporary admission

Vehicles Prohibited to import into Lao PDR

All kinds of right driving cars
All kinds of motorbikes over 250 cc

Malaysia

List of Prohibited Goods that are Prohibited from Importation Unless Accompanied by an Import License

Motor vehicles

Temporary Admission
Section 97 of the Customs Act of 1967 provides for the Director-General of Customs to allow goods to be temporarily imported into Malaysia without payment of duty subject to furnishing a security normally in the form of banker's guarantee equivalent to not less than the amount of duty which would be payable if the goods were imported for home consumption.

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Temporary Admission
Under the Thai Customs tariff law, certain articles, if accompanied with the owner or temporarily imported and to be re-exported within six months from the date of importation, will be granted exemption from payment of import duty and/or taxes, but the importers may be required to make a contract with Customs that such articles will be re-exported within the fixed period and a guarantee in certain form and amount may be required by Customs (Thai Customs may extend the six month period to the extent considered necessary). The refund or release of such security given will be carried out after all the obligations so contracted have been fulfilled.

Vehicles, boats, and aircraft accompanied with the owner

Note: the word "accompanied" applies to articles arriving not earlier than one month before or not later than six months after the arrival of the importer. In exeptional circumstances, the said period may be extended.

Viet Nam

Duty rates of motor vehicles

	Import Duty	SCT	VAT
Motor vehicles	60%		10%

Prohibitions on importation

Cars and buses and other autonomous means of transport with the driver wheel at right side
Motorcycles over 175 cm³

Temporary Admission
Vietnam Customs allows the following types of goods imported temporarily into its Customs territory without paying import duties and taxes (applied in detail for each specific type of goods):

Motor vehicles such as cars (steering-wheel on the left) and motor-bikes (under 175 cm³) for private use
Commercial motor vehicles engaged in the international transport of passengers or cargo or both