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Customs or Import duty for Sunglasses lens to Burundi

The Customs or Import duty for Sunglasses lens to Burundi is classified under Accessories(cdf categories).

The HSCODE applied for Sunglasses lens is 90-1-90-0-0

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

The custom/import taxes are:

General duty is 0%

Special Tariff rate 1 is NULL

The average VAT rate applicable in Burundi is 0.18

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

The other taxes applicable are:

Security tax

Administrative Licence Fee

Tax on Clothing

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 Burundi whether by a private individual or a commercial entity.

The valuation method is CIF.

Below table provide the Duty and Sales tax for Burundi:

Duty Rates Average Duty Rate Sales Tax(GST) Threshold on goods
0% to 100% 25% VAT=18% VAT=VAT%(CIF + Duty + taxes) No Minimum Threshold
  • For Alcoholic and tobacco products, excise duty is charged.
  • Administrative Licence Fee = 0.5% (CIF).
  • Security Tax = 1.15% (CIF).
  • Tax on Clothing = 20% (CIF).
Prohibited Items:

  • Asbestos
  • Dangerous goods, haz. or comb. mats
  • Ivory
  • Pornography
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Leather belts
Gloves & mittens of knitted wool / fine animal hair
Hair wigs
Hair accessory
Hats & beanies – not knitted – of cotton / flax
Key chains
Wallets & money clips of plastic
Calf skins leather
Sunglasses lens
Sports wristbands and power balance bands