Cook Islands - Export Certificate

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Procedure

1. Complete an application to obtain a Certificate of Export, a link is provided under 'Documents to Use' section which you can use to download the form. It can be used for both personal and commercial goods. Where commercial goods are being taken abroad, an export entry is required, unless the goods fall into a category exempt from the requirement of an export entry pursuant to regulation 34 of the Customs Revenue and Border Protection Act Regulations. Note: The form can only be used for goods that have readily identifiable features such as model, serial number, or other distinguishing mark.
2. Submit the completed form to the Customs Officer.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form

Office Locations & Contacts

Cook Islands Customs

The office is location in Avarua town on the island of Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

The office of the Revenue Management's Division is situated above the Bounty Bookshop.

Revenue Management opening hours are from 8:00am - 4:00pm weekdays.

Rarotonga
Phone: (+ 682) 29365
Fax: (+ 682) 29465
Email: [email protected]
Revenue Management Division
PO Box 120
Rarotonga

Aitutaki
Phone: (+ 682) 31187
Email: [email protected]

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Fees

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Validity

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Documents to Use

Certificate of Export

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Instructions

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Required Information

• Full name of the person requesting the certificate
• Number of items
• Description of the goods including make, model and serial numbers

Need for the Document

The purpose of an Export Certificate is to act as a means of identifying goods that accompany a person travelling overseas with the intention that the goods will be re-imported into the Cook Islands by that same person. It is not designed as a means of facilitating the entry of the goods into another country.

The certificate, together with the goods, must be presented to Customs before they are exported. On their return to the Cook Islands, the goods identified by the Certificate of export will be admitted free of duty (under section 141 of the Customs Revenue and Border Protection Act 2012) provided the unaltered certificate is available for presentation to Customs.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

Cook Islands Ministry of Finance

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