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Customs or Import duty for Ukuleles, Banjoukulele, Banjos, Mandolins, Lutes, Psaltery, Guitar, Oud, Sitar to Suriname

The Customs or Import duty for Ukuleles, Banjoukulele, Banjos, Mandolins, Lutes, Psaltery, Guitar, Oud, Sitar to Suriname is classified under Movies, Music & Video Games(cdf categories).

The HSCODE applied for Ukuleles, Banjoukulele, Banjos, Mandolins, Lutes, Psaltery, Guitar, Oud, Sitar is 92-9-92-0-0

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

The custom/import taxes are:

General duty is 10%

Special Tariff rate 1 is 0%

The average VAT rate applicable in Suriname is 0.1

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

The other taxes applicable are:

Consent Law

Statistics Law

Excise Duty(Alc & tob)

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 Suriname Either by a private individual or a commercial entity.

The valuation method is CIF.

  • The sum of the value of the imported goods and the cost of shipping and insurance.
  • Along with Import duty, import goods are also subject to Sales Tax, Consent Law, Statistics Law and Excise Tax.

Below is the Duty and Sales tax for Suriname :

Duty Rates Average Duty Rate Sales Tax(GST) Threshold on goods
0% to 70% 17.45% ST=10% to 25%
VAT = ST * (CIF + Duty+ other taxes)
No minimum threshold(All the goods are duty and taxes payable irrespective of import value)

Extra taxes and customs fees while importing:

Type of Tax Products Rates
Consent Law Tax All 1.5%
Statistics Law Tax All 0.5%
Excise Duty Some products like alcohol or tobacco Varying range

NOTE:

  • Customs duty is levied on goods based on the cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) values and rates determined by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Common External Tariff.
  • All extra taxes are calculated based on CIF value.
Prohibited Items:

  • Antiques (breakable and/or fragile)
  • Asbestos
  • Furs
  • Hazardous or combustible materials (as defined in IATA Regulations)
  • Pornography
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