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Customs or Import duty for Spirits brandy – cognac, Cocktail, Brandy to Bolivia

The Customs or Import duty for Spirits brandy – cognac, Cocktail, Brandy to Bolivia is classified under Food & Beverage(cdf categories).

The HSCODE applied for Spirits brandy – cognac, Cocktail, Brandy is 22-8-20-30-0

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

The custom/import taxes are:

General duty is 10%

The average VAT rate applicable in Bolivia is 0.13

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

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Calculation method:

Customs Duties or Import duty and taxes will be pending and need to be cleared while importing goods into Bolivia whether by a private individual or a commercial entity. Bolivia usese Andean Community (CAN) tariffs.

The valuation method is CIF.

Below table provide the Duty and Sales tax for Bolivia:

Duty Rates Sales Tax(GST) Threshold on goods
0% to 40% VAT=14.94% VAT=VAT%(CIF + duty) No Threshold
  • For alcoholic and tobacco products excise will be charged on (CIF + Duty) and also on specific component, i.e. based on units or quantity
  • Hydrocarbon Fee on Fuel
Prohibited Items:

  • Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
  • Drugs: non-prescription
  • Ivory
  • Pornography
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