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MUESTRAS |
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INFORMACION ADICIONAL |
2.8.
Duty-Free Importation of Goods by Physical Persons – Passengers 2.8.1. Duty-Free
Importation of Goods by Passengers Themselves Goods and the conditions
for which a duty-free importation of goods is admissible per person Every
passenger can import the following goods duty-free in the respective
quantity: Tobacco
and Tobacco Products * Cigarettes, 200 pcs Or, * Cigarillos (cigars with a
max. weight of 3 gr.per piece), 100 pcs, Or, *
Cigars, 50 pcs Or, Alcohol
and Alcoholic Drinks * Distilled drinks and
alcoholic drinks with alcoholic content over 22% of the volume;
denaturated ethyl alcohol with alcoholic content over 22% of the volume,
or more, A total of 1 l. Or, Sparkling wines Liqueur wines
A total of 2 l. (from one type, or, an assortment of these goods) * Non-sparkling wines A total
of 2l. *
Coffee, 500 gr. Or, *
Tea100 gr. Or, * Tea extract 40 gr. *
Perfumes, 50 gr. and, *
Toilet water 0.250 ml. *
Medicines In quantity and type corresponding to the personal needs of
the passenger Passengers
under 16 years have no right to duty free importation of the above goods,
with the exception of medicines. Duty-free
importation of goods which are not indicated above is admissible for
every trip, if their value does not exceed a total of 100$, or their
equivalent in USD. For passengers under 16 years of age, the limit for
duty-free imports is 50 USD or their equivalent in other currency. When a
single article is imported and its value is over 100 USD, the customs
dues over the entire value are paid. When the total value of two or more
articles surpasses 100 USD, duty-free importation is admissible only for
the goods, the accumulated value of which does not exceed 100 USD. The
right to duty-free importation of goods is not cumulative and it cannot
be distributed among several passengers. Persons
crossing the border more than once within 30 days can benefit only from
decreased duty-free import quantities: For
goods acquired abroad with a value of 20 leva or their equivalent in
other currency For the
goods with quantitative limits for duty free importation – 20%. A duty-free
importation of personal objects of art and scientific work, imported by
people with a permanent residence on the customs territory of the
Republic of Bulgaria. Importation
of Goods with a Non-Commercial Character Goods,
contained in the luggage of passengers are considered to be of non-commercial
character in the following cases: When
they are transported occasionally, or, When
they are for private or family use. A
unified customs rate of 5% on the value is levied on goods with a non-commercial
character, imported in the luggage of passengers. The
unified customs rate is applied to goods of non-commercial character,
transported beyond the cases of duty-free importation mentioned above,
when their value does not exceed USD 1500 per passenger, or, their
equivalent in another currency. The
unified customs rate is not applicable if before the duties are
calculated the passenger proposes that the rates of the Unified Customs
Tariff be applied, taking into consideration also. the free trade
agreements. The unified customs rate is
not applicable for tobacco and tobacco products, exceeding the limits
for duty-free importation mentioned above. 2.8.2. Duty-Free Importation of Personal Property when a Person Moves for Permanent Residence to the Republic of Bulgaria Conditions for the Permission of the Duty Free Import Duty-free
importation is allowed for used personal belongings, imported by
physical persons who move to the customs territory of the Republic of
Bulgaria for a permanent residence there. Duty-free importation is
allowed only for personal belongings, which: Have
been in possession of the person moving for permanent residence to the
Republic of Bulgaria and have been in his/her possession for private use
at the place where he/she used to live. Vehicles for private use must
have been used by these persons at their previous place of residence for
at least 6 months before the date of change of permanent residence. This
6-month period is calculated with reference to the day when the vehicle
enters Bulgarian customs territory. Will be
used for the same purposes at the new place of permanent residence on
the customs territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. Duty-free
importation is allowed with the permission of the head of the customs
office, in the region where the physical person will reside. Vehicles
admitted for duty-free importation cannot be lent, pledged, let out
under rent or transferred into another’s property, with or without
payment, before the expiration of 24 months as of the date of acceptance
of the declaration for finalization of the importation regime, unless
the customs office, which has finalized the importation gives a
permission for it. In case vehicles admitted for temporary importation
are lent, pledged, let out under rent or transferred into another’s
property, with or without payment, before the expiration of the 24 month
period, the customs office where the duty-free importation was
regularized collects customs dues, charged for such type of vehicles,
depending on the type and customs value set or accepted by the customs
authorities by the date of lending, pledging, letting out, or
transfering into another’s property, and in compliance with the
customs rates, operating at that moment. Duty-free
importation of personal property is allowed only to physical persons who
have resided beyond the customs territory of Bulgaria for at least 12
consecutive months before the change of residence. Exceptions from this
rule can be allowed only by the head of the customs office where the
respective physical person is residing, in the cases when: The
person had intended to live beyond the customs territory of Bulgaria for
an uninterrupted period of 12 months The
person is changing the permanent residence from another country to
Bulgaria during or after a short-term stay in Bulgaria, under the
condition that before the short-term stay he/she has lived beyond the
customs territory of Bulgaria for at least 12 consecutive months. Time-Limits
for the Importation Except
in special, unforeseen circumstances, duty-free importation is allowed
for personal property, declared for importation before the expiration of
12 months as of the day when the person regularized his/her permanent
residence on the customs territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. Within
this period, the importation of personal property can be made in several
lots, on the condition that it was declared in the initial customs
regularization of property. In case
a force-majeure circumstance prevents the person from importing the
property within 12 months of the date of change of permanent residence,
he/she can import the property within 3 years with the permission of the
head of the regional customs direction, where the person has settled for
permanent residence on the customs territory of the Republic of
Bulgaria. As an exception, a permission for duty-free importation of
personal property declared for importation can be granted before the
person has settled for permanent residence on the customs territory of
the Republic of Bulgaria, in case he/she undertakes in writing to
regularize his/her permanent residence within 6 months. In such cases
the customs authorities require a security in the kind and amount, set
by them. Note: Duty-free
importation is not allowed for: Alcohol
and alcoholic drinks Tobacco
and tobacco products More
than one vehicle of a kind for private use of a person in full age Commercial
vehicles, as well as any other vehicles destined for activities of
commercial character Professional
equipment, except for portable instruments and apparatus. When professional duties
require from the person to leave the country of permanent residence
without at the same time establishing himself/herself for permanent
residence on the customs territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, but when
the person has such intentions for a later period, the customs
authorities can give a permission for a duty-free importation of the
personal property, transfered by the person with such a purpose on the
customs territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. In such cases, the
permission for a duty-free importation is given by the head of the
customs office, where the town of temporary or continuous residence of
the person is located, under the above conditions and time limits. The
time limits are counted as of the day of importation of property on the
customs territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. Besides, the duty-free
importation is allowed only if the person undertakes in writing to
settle for permanent residence on the customs territory of the Republic
of Bulgaria within the time limits set by the customs authorities. The
customs authorities require a security for this commitment in a form and
amount set by them until the person settles for a permanent residence in
the Republic of Bulgaria. 2.8.3. Duty-Free Importation of Property in Connection with a Civil Marriage Conditions
for the Admission of a Duty-Free Importation A duty-free
importation of household property is admitted, including of new one, if
it belongs to a person who, because of a lawful marriage, moves for a
permanent residence from another country to the customs territory of the
Republic of Bulgaria. The duty-free importation is allowed with the
permission of the head of the customs office of the region where the
person will settle or has settled for permanent residence. The right of
duty-free importation can be used only by persons Who
have resided permanently beyond the customs territory of the Republic of
Bulgaria for at least 12 consecutive months before that. As an
exception the customs authorities can give a permission for a duty-free
importation in the cases when the person proves that before taking the
decision for a civil marriage, he/she intended to live on the customs
territory of the Republic of Bulgaria only temporarily and that before
the temporary stay, the person has resided beyond the country’s
customs territory for at least 12 months. Who
submit an evidence for civil marriage. Time-Limits
for the Importation Permission
for a duty-free importation of goods can be given only for goods, which
have been declared: Not
earlier than 2 months of the day, for which the civil marriage is
envisaged. In this case, the customs authorities require the security of
customs dues payable for the importation of that property, and determine
its type and amount Not
later than 4 months after the day of the civil marriage. Note: The duty-free importation of
property can be made in several lots. 2.8.4.
Duty-Free Importation of Inherited Personal Property Conditions
for the Admission of the Importation Duty
–free importation of personal property is allowed when it is inherited
by law or testament by a physical person residing permanently on the
territory of Bulgaria. Evidence for the inheritance may be a copy of the
death act, a certificate of inheritance or testament, division protocol,
document giving inheritance rights and others. The ways of taking the
inheritance have to be in compliance with the provisions of the Law on
Inheritance. Duty-free importation is admissible with the permission of
the head of the customs office, where the border customs office, through
which the property passes, is located, or, of the customs office, in the
region of permanent residence of the interested person. Time
Limits for the Importation Duty
– free importation is allowed only for inherited property, declared
for importation within two years of the date of taking inheritance, at
the latest. For special circumstances, the head of the customs office
can give permission the time limit to be prolonged. The inherited
property can be imported in several lots during the respective period. Note: 1. Duty-free
importation is not admissible for: Commercial
vehicles Objects,
used by the decease for practicing his/her profession, when they are not
portable instruments and apparatus for crafts or for work of a self-employed
person Stocks
of raw materials or of processed or semi-processed materials Labour
and productive animals, as well as stocks of farm products over the
usual quantities for family stocking. 2. The above requirements for
duty-free importation are applicable also to property inherited by
testament by the usual legal entities with a head office on the customs
territory of the Republic of Bulgaria or which are non-profit making
ones. 2.8.5. Duty-Free Importation of School Aids and Household Articles for Pupils and Students Conditions
for the Admission of the Duty-Free Importation School
aids and used household articles for the common furnishing of a room of
a student, belonging to pupils and students who arrive to the customs
territory of the Republic of Bulgaria with the purpose of visiting
classes and which are intended for the personal use of these individuals
during their stay there, are admitted duty-free. The duty-free
importation is made with the permission of the head of the customs
office where the respective educational institution is located after a
certificate is submitted that the individual really attends classes in
that school. Upon
request by pupils and students, permission for a duty-free importation
can be given every academic year. For the
duty-free importation, the interested person has to submit a description
of the imported goods of a more significant value, containing the
following information: Name
and address of the person making the declaration Description
of the goods Envisaged
period for keeping the goods on the customs territory of the Republic of
Bulgaria Exact
number of articles of every type of goods Place
of use. Goods,
imported in that way cannot be lent, rented, transferred to another's
ownership with or without payment before the settlement of customs dues
on them. Deviations from this rule are admissible only with the
permission of the head of the respective customs office on the condition
that the imported goods will be consigned to another individual having
the same rights. Terms and definitions “Pupil
or student” means a pupil or student enrolled for a regular education
in the educational institutions of the Republic of Bulgaria. “School aids” are objects
or instruments, including new ones, which are commonly used by pupils
and students during the learning process. 2.8.6. Duty-Free Importation
of Household Articles after a Temporary Residence Abroad Conditions
for the Admission of the Duty-Free Importation Used household goods are
admitted duty-free if imported by individuals residing permanently on
the customs territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, who have resided
temporarily beyond it for at least 6 consecutive months in fulfillment
of professional duties or for training. The duty-free importation of
such property for personal or private use is admissible if it
corresponds in type and quantity to the duration and reasons for
temporary residence abroad of the individual importing it. The right to
duty-free importation can be exercised upon the submission of a document
confirming the occasion for the stay abroad. 2.8.7. Time Limits for the
Importation The duty-free importation of
household property has to be made in a single lot within 6 months of the
termination of the temporary residence beyond the customs territory of
the Republic of Bulgaria. 2.8.7.1. Duty-Free
Importation of Orders, Medals, Awards, Bowls and Other Objects Conditions
for the Admission of the Duty-Free Importation When
there are evidences confirming that the decorations or awards have been
received gratuitously, a duty-free importation is admissible for: Orders,
presented by governments of foreign countries to persons with a
permanent residence on the customs territory of the Republic of Bulgaria
Awards,
bowls, medals and other similar objects with a prevailing symbolic
character, imported by individuals with permanent residence on the
customs territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, who have received these
objects in another country in token of esteem for their activity in a
certain field, as an acknowledgment of their merits or as an award for
their courage or self-sacrifice Awards,
bowls, medals and other similar objects with a prevailing symbolic
character, which have been consigned gratuitously by institutions or
individuals with a head office or registration in another country, so
that they would be presented on the customs territory of the Republic of
Bulgaria Awards, bowls and souvenirs
with a prevailing symbolic character and of insignificant value,
intended for gratuitous distribution to persons residing permanently in
other countries during congresses or other similar international events.
In this case, the appearance, unit price, packaging and other
characteristics of the objects have to show that the importation does
not have any commercial character. 2.8.7.2. Duty-Free
Importation of Gifts, Received in the Framework of International
Relations Conditions
for the Admission of Duty-Free Imports Duty-free
importation of objects is admissible if they are: Imported
on the customs territory of the Republic of Bulgaria by persons who have
paid an official visit to another country, where these objects were
received as presents made on this particular occasion by the hosting
institutions Imported
by persons arriving on official visit on the customs territory of the
Republic of Bulgaria, and, who intend to give these objects as gifts to
the institutions hosting them If
official institutions or legal entities working for the public benefit,
with a registered office or incorporation in another country have sent
them as gifts or as a token of friendship to Bulgarian budgetary or
municipal organizations, or to legal entities with a head office on the
customs territory of the Republic of Bulgaria that work for the public
benefit and have received the permission of the General Customs
Directorate for a duty-free importation upon a positive standpoint by
the respective competent bodies. Note: 1. Duty-free
importation of gifts is allowed when: The
objects have been offered as a gift accidentally In type,
value and quantity, the objects have no commercial character The
objects are not going to be used for commercial purposes No duty-free
importation is admissible for alcohol, alcoholic drinks, tobacco and
tobacco products. Such gifts are admitted duty-free
not only when imported by physical persons, but also when sent by
official institution or other legal entities as gifts to Bulgarian
organizations and legal entities. 2.8.7.3. Duty-Free
Importation of Goods for Personal Use by Heads of State Conditions
for the Admission of Duty-Free Importation For the
personal use of heads of state, a duty-free importation is allowed of: Personal gifts Goods
intended for use or consumption by other heads of state as well as by
persons officially representing these heads of state during official
visits to the customs territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. Note: Such duty-free importation is applicable also to persons who in international aspect have prerogatives, which are analogical to those of a head of state. |