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Customs or Import duty for Jatropha oil and Avocado oil, to Greece

The Customs or Import duty for Jatropha oil and Avocado oil, to Greece is classified under Food & Beverage(cdf categories).

The HSCODE applied for Jatropha oil and Avocado oil, is 15-15-90-99-99

The tax is applied on the total sum of item cost, insurance cost and shipment cost.

The custom/import taxes are:

General duty is 9.6%

Special Tariff rate 1 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 2 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 3 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 4 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 5 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 6 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 7 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 8 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 9 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 10 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 11 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 12 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 13 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 14 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 15 is NULL

Special Tariff rate 16 is NULL

Special Tariff rate 17 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 18 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 19 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 20 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 21 is NULL

Special Tariff rate 22 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 23 is NULL

Special Tariff rate 24 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 25 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 26 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 27 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 28 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 29 is 0%

The average VAT rate applicable in Greece is 0.24

Note: If the special tariff rate is NULL then general duty is applicable.

The other taxes applicable are:

Excise duty

To know more information on which tariff rate is applicable from the country you are importing to, look here

To get the accurate amount, calculate here

Calculation method:

Customs Duties or Import duty and taxes will be pending and need to be cleared while importing goods into Greece whether by a private individual or a commercial entity.

The valuation method is CIF.

Below table provide the Duty and Sales tax for Greece:

Duty Rates Sales Tax(GST) Threshold on goods
0% to 17% (Some electronic gooda are duty free) VAT=24%, VAT=VAT%(CIF + duty) Duty is free if FOB is less than EUR150 but no exemption on VAT

VAT Rates in Greece

The new VAT rate is 24% effective 1/7/2016 (former 23%) . The reduced rate on basic necessities is 13%. A super reduced rate of 6% is also available for certain items.

For more infomation on VAT and Duty please refer VAT and Duty rates website.

Prohibited Items:

  • Banderols/tax stickers
  • Imitation (replicas)
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