• The importers must employ a customs broker/clearing agent. (Customs brokers are licensed by the commissioner general of the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) under Section 128 of the Customs and Excise Act),
• The importer must provide all the required documentation to the customs broker/clearing agent, which includes:
  • the invoice,
  • bill of lading (or airway bill),
  • and if required SPS certificate,
  • country of origin certificate,
  • and any other permit or licence.
• On the basis of these documents, the customs broker/clearing agent prepares the Malawi Customs Declaration Form 12, which is a single administrative document.
• A completed and signed Form 12 is submitted by the customs broker/clearing agent to a direct trader input (DTI) agent, who enters the information into his system (which is connected to the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) system)
• The customs broker/clearing agent pays the assessed charges to the cashier who stamps the Form 12. -The Form 12 is then submitted to a customs officer, who conducts an "attempt assessment" of the payable charges and sends the form to the verification section.
• If all is found to be in order the goods are cleared.

• Advise note
• Bill of lading
• Certificate of origin
• Commercial invoice
• Customs and excise declaration (Form 12)
• Delivery order
• Form 19 Customs document
• Packing list
• Release order
• Report order ('authority to proceed')

MALAWI REVENUE AUTHORITY

Head Office

Msonkho House

Private Bag 247

Blantyre

Tel: (265) 01 822 588 Fax: (265) 01 822 302 email:mrahq@mra.mw

Regional Office(South) Msonkho House P.O. Box 94 Blantyre

Tel: (265) 01 822 588

Fax: (265) 01 822 302

email:mrams@mra.mw

Regional Office(Center) Msonkho House

P.O. Box 507

Lilongwe

Tel: (265) 01 762 899

Fax: (265) 01 762 895

email:mramc@mra.mw

Regional Office(North) Msonkho House

P.O. Box 312 Mzuzu

Tel: (265) 01 312 032

Fax: (265) 01 312 165

email:mramn@mra.mw

Website :http://www.mra.mw

All traders intending to import goods into Malawi

Nature of Import Procedures US$ Cost
Documents preparation 280
Customs clearance and technical control 150
Ports and terminal handling 240
Inland transportation and handling 2,200
Totals 2,870

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Malawi customs and excise declaration form 12
http://www.mra.mw/downloads/pdf/Customs%20Excise%20Declaration%20Form%2012.pdf

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It takes between 25 to 45 business days to import goods into Malawi

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• Importers are advised to prepare and organise Import documents, entries and supporting documents filed for their own purpose
• To facilitate importation of goods Malawi, importers often use a clearing agent.
• Goods for Importation shall be entered using customs and excise form 12.
• It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties.
• Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account.

• importers name
• Importers address
• Exporters TIN/PIN
• Agents name
• Agents address
• Agents TIN processing/ clearing office
• Registration number
• Date
• Country of export of goods to Malawi
• Tax invoice value
• Financial and banking data
• Identity, Date and Nationality of means of transport at boarder.
• Office of entry
• Location of goods
• Packages and distribution of goods
• Calculation of duties.

Import of goods into Malawi mainly involves transaction and sell of goods from other countries into Malawi.Import of goods is managed by the Malawi Revenue authority.

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