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Customs Clearance Process in Georgia



June 2007



Author: Kartlos Gviniashvili, BISNIS Representative in Tbilisi, Georgia



INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. & FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FOR USE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

NOTE: This report should be used for general reference purpose only. As customs-related legislation and regulations are constantly changing, it is advised that exporters consult with customs officials from the country of importation to obtain accurate and current information that would pertain to their specific transaction.



I. GENERAL MARKET OVERVIEW



Georgia is on a path of impressive economic growth and reform. The complex procedures, corruption and high tariffs that once characterized Georgian Customs are becoming a thing of the past. The country has made substantial efforts to rid itself of these obstacles and has turned towards a greater engagement in international trade.


Trade stats



In 2006 trade increased by 39%, imports increased by 48% and exports increased by 15% compared to the previous year. According to data from the customs department, total imports for the calendar year of 2006 comprised about USD 3.7 billion dollars.



During the last three years, US exports to Georgia increased 1.6 times from about $91 million in 2003 to $147 million in 2005. The share of US exports to Georgia decreased from 8% in 2003 to 6% in 2005. This was due to the fact that GeorgiaÌs total imports from all countries during the same period increased at a higher rate. The US has a positive trade balance with Georgia Ò exports exceed imports by more than 5. Information about US trade flow with Georgia is given in the table below:



US Trade Flow with Georgia (thousand USD)




2003




2004




2005




2006

(6 months)

Import


15,358


21,230


26,748


28,123

Export


90,728


110,877


146,855


57,193

Source: Department of Statistics, Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia



Customs environment in general



In recent years Georgia has made great strides in improving its customs environment, creating a favorable situation for both importers and exporters. The World BankÌs Doing Business in 2007 ranked Georgia the number one reformer in the world in terms of improvements in the ease of doing business. The simplification of customs legislature contributed heavily to GeorgiaÌs new standing. Customs duties were reduced from the 0-30% range to 0-12%. Many goods are now exempt from customs duties including machinery. Further, the government of Georgia is planning to abolish import duties altogether by 2008. Georgia has no quotas on imported goods. Both excise tax and VAT are the same for imported as well as for locally produced goods. Excise tax is charged on tobacco, alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, motorcars and fuel. Import/export licensing was simplified by reducing the number of licenses and permits and by streamlining the licensing process. Additionally, Georgia has a free trade agreement with CIS countries and enjoys Most Most-Favored Nation (MFN) status with WTO Members, Preferential Tariffs with the US, Canada, Switzerland and Japan and GSP Plus with the EU and Turkey (export of about 7,200 products to the EU market are exempt from customs duties). These trade agreements provide Georgia with ample opportunity for export production.


II. CUSTOMS CLEARANCE



Procedure



a) Actors and their interaction

All persons have the right to deal with the customs department directly or through a representative. A representative might be a direct representative (acting on behalf and under the assignment of another person) or indirect representative (acting on his or her own behalf but under the assignment of another person). Both direct and indirect representatives must adhere to the same requirements during the customs process as the owner and/or holder of goods while crossing GeorgiaÌs border. The customs body must request documentation certifying his/her authority to act as a representative. The owner or representative must present a customs declaration when importing goods to GeorgiaÌs customs territory. When goods enter GeorgiaÌs customs territory, the consignee shall be considered the declarant. This is also the case when goods are removed from the customs territory. In the case of transit, the declarant may also be the holder of the goods.



Upon the tariff classification of goods, the declarant shall identify the code of goods on the basis of Foreign Economic Activity Commodity Nomenclature (FEACN), in accordance with the requirements of the Georgian legislation.



Where the customs authority does not agree with the code of declared goods, they shall inform the declarant thereof and the code of goods shall be identified commensurate with the general rules of classification of the goods as provided by the FEACN.



According to the Customs Code of Georgia, the declarant must be a citizen of Georgia, resident physical entity or enterprise/entity of Georgia. A foreign citizen or foreign enterprise/organization files customs declaration only in the following cases: a) when goods are in customs transit regime or temporary import regime; b) in cases stipulated by the decree of the Minister of Finance of Georgia.



b) Expected course of action

After the necessary documents have been submitted and a general declaration has been made, an initial examination of the documents, and in some cases the goods, will take place at the border crossing. The cargo will then be delivered to a designated customs office using a customs registration note issued at the border as a pass to the customs office. Customs officials will carry out the customs clearance and the declarant will make payments of customs duties and fees. According to a high level customs official recently interviewed for this report, if all documents are prepared appropriately and there is no suspicion about the cargo, customs clearance can be completed in as little as 15 minutes, avoiding the need for temporary customs warehouse services.



c) Temporary customs warehouse

Goods that are presented to the customs authority shall be temporarily warehoused until a decision is made on the assignment of a customs-approved treatment or until the customs procedure is complete.



Temporarily warehoused goods shall only be stored in customs warehouses that are approved by customs authorities. Customs authorities assume temporary control of the warehoused goods and are entitled to examine the related documentation at any time.



Goods that are housed in temporary warehouses shall only be subject to treatment that does not modify or compromise the integrity of the goods except in cases when a sample is required for testing purposes.



Goods can only be kept at temporary warehouses for up to three months after clearing customs. Only a customs fee in the amount of EUR 60 will be charged.



d) Internal customs transit

The holder of the goods is responsible for transporting the goods to the destination indicated by the customs authority and for incurring warehousing costs.



e) Customs Carrier

Customs authorities no longer issue licenses to transportation companies for customs cargo transportation. The list of transportation/forwarding companies (including international companies) active in Georgia is given in Article III.1.b of this report.



Customs Regimes



a) Release for Free Circulation (Import)

Import or release of goods into free circulation, as a category of customs regime, means the permanent placing of goods within Georgian borders. This customs regime envisages two main conditions:

1. Payment of duties established by customs legislation; and
2. Compliance with customs clearance procedures.



The customs bodies implement the customs clearance of goods and transport vehicles exported to Georgia, according to the customs regime of import. Prior to customs clearance process, the physical persons must first go through passport control.



At the customs zones, the Customs authorities including the Phyto-Veterinary Service, examine the goods according to the agencyÌs jurisdiction:

* Customs clearance occurs after the veterinary and phytosanitary control has taken place;
* Review of the documentation (documents on cargo transportation by sea transport, motorcar, railway and air transport) takes place before the examination of the cargo;
* Customs officers are forbidden to grant customs clearance without the representatives of the border veterinary and phytosanitary services of cargo that is subject to control of the aforementioned services. The customhouse officers do not draw up the declaration on cargo subject to control of the said services without the permission of these services.



Note: In the case of violation of sanitary requirements and/or other discrepancies, Customs officers at any type crossing point will take necessary measures to the extent of termination of cargo if required. Any-and-all such actions shall be officially documented and shall strictly comply with official customs procedures.



After the goods and transport vehicles have crossed the border and passed through passport and veterinary and phytosanitary control, they are then subjected to a customs clearance procedure.



b) Transit of Goods and/or Vehicles



Transit of goods and vehicles means the movement of goods and/or vehicles between foreign countries through the territory of Georgia without payment of import duties and application of non-tariff measures. During the transit regime, after all procedures have been completed, the goods and transport vehicles have 10 days after the Day of Call to leave the territory of Georgia.



There is a customs service fee for inspection and clearance of goods in transit, and temporary entry, including goods intended for exhibition.



The declarant or transporter of goods shall submit a guarantee to customs officials.



Goods transported through the territory of Georgia are exempt from customs duty, VAT, and excise taxes. On April 16, 1999, Georgia acceded to the Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit of April 1921, the Convention on Transit Trade of Land-Locked States (New York, July 1965), and the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Control of Goods (Geneva 1982).



c) Storage of Goods in Customs Warehouse



Any goods may be placed under the customs warehousing procedure, except for goods prohibited to import and export to/from Georgia (Chapter XVII, Customs Code). Customs bodies, physical or legal entities that have received official permission on warehousing activity from the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance (Law on Entrepreneurship, Law on Licensing Entrepreneurial Activity) can be owners of a customs warehouse. This permission is valid within three years from the date of issuance.



d) Processing of Goods on Customs Territory



The processing customs regime implies that foreign goods are transformed or processed on GeorgiaÌs customs territory without the application of measures of economic policy, except for the customs processing fees, provided resulting products are exported. For certain goods (most notably foodstuffs) duties and taxes are paid on entering GeorgiaÌs customs territory and refunded once the resulting products are exported. The operations of active processing of goods include:

* processing and transformation of objects of processing;
* production of merchandise, including installation, assembly and adaptation to other merchandise;
* restoration of initial form (renewal of used goods and removal of defects);
* use of goods that contribute to or facilitate the obtaining of final products, even if these goods are used up in full or in part during the production process.

The declarant shall identify the timeframes for the procession of goods in agreement with customs authority and this term shall not exceed 2 years.



Eligible processing operations include: (1) manufacture of goods (processing, re-processing), including installation, assembly and adjusting to fit other products; (2) repair of goods, restoration, and putting in order; (3) application of goods facilitating the manufacture of processed goods, even if these goods are consumed in part or in full during the processing.



e) Temporary Import



Temporary imported goods are either completely exempt from customs duties (the list of such goods is given in Article 129 of the Customs Code of Georgia) or partially exempt. Temporary entry of goods into Georgia can be for a period of up to two years. Importers may apply to the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia for permission to extend temporary entry of goods for longer than the pre-set period. The list of the products that are not eligible for temporary import is set by decree of the Minister of Finance of Georgia.



f) Outward Processing of Goods



The outward processing procedure shall allow for the application of one or more customs procedures with respect to goods temporarily removed from the customs territory of Georgia and the products resulting from those procedures to be released for free circulation with total or partial exemption from import charges (except for customs fees) upon their importation to the customs territory of Georgia.



Export charges shall be paid and procedures for export of goods shall be carried out upon temporary removal of Georgian goods from the customs territory of Georgia under customs regime of outward processing. The declarant together with customs officials determines the time period (maximum 2 years) for processing the goods. The time required for processing and inward transportation of the goods is considered while defining the processing time outside Georgia.



g) Export



Export customs regime allows shipment of goods out of GeorgiaÌs customs territory without paying customs duties and fees. Goods shall be exported within 30 days after registering export declaration at customs.



Customs Processing Procedures


a) Re-Export



This customs processing procedure regulates re-export of foreign-made previously imported goods from the customs territory of Georgia without requiring payment of standard export duties/taxes. According to Georgian legislation, re-export of goods is subject to permission of a customs body. Declaration on re-export of goods should be submitted to customs authority.



Re-export of defected imported goods is possible if they are identifiable by customs authorities and not processed, provided that goods are removed from GeorgiaÌs customs territory within 6 months after the goods are placed in free circulation.



b) Destruction of Goods under Customs Supervision



Foreign goods might be destroyed under supervision of customs authorities if the holder/owner of the goods presents a written solicitation to customs authorities and files a general declaration. Goods are destructed at the expense of owner/holder with due consideration to environmental issues and involvement of environmental authorities of the country.



c) Transfer of ownership on foreign goods to state



Ownership of foreign goods may be transferred to the state on the basis of a written solicitation presented by the holder of the goods and agreed upon with the owner of the goods.



Transfer of ownership is carried out without payment of import duties at the expense of the owner of the goods.



Customs Documentation



a) Customs Declaration

A person importing goods, persons authorized by him/her or a person responsible for its transportation in the country submits a summary customs declaration within 2 working days after presenting the goods to the customs department.



The following types of customs declarations can be used for customs clearance of goods and vehicles:

* Customs Cargo Declaration;
* Physical EntityÌs Declaration;
* Mail Consignment Declaration; or
* Special Customs Cargo Declaration.

Originals or notary confirmed copies of the following documents (one copy) are submitted to customs authorities together with customs cargo declaration:

a) Documents confirming the competence of a declarant to submit the cargo customs declaration;

b) Transport documents confirming the transfer of goods (shipping documents);

c) Contract (agreement) concluded between participant subjects of foreign economic relations or a substitute document;

d) Invoice;

e) Document confirming the taxpayerÌs identification number (certificate of taxpayer) issued by the tax inspection operator of the taxpayer;

f) Certificate of Origin of goods issued by the respective agency of an exporter country;

Submission of certificate of origin is required to determine whether goods are eligible for preferential treatment or not.
The Certificate of Origin of Goods (original or officially attested copy) should be issued by the respective body of importer country and contain the following information necessary for identification of goods:

? Name and address of the importer;

? Number of packages, kind of packaging material signs and numeration;

? Category of goods;

? Gross (total) weight and net weight of goods;

? Quantity and volume of goods, used as an alternative when weight reduction is possible during transport or if determination of the weight of goods is impossible;

? Transport vehicles and transportation route, if available.

The certificate of origin should also contain the senderÌs application to confirm that the subject goods comply with the appropriate criteria of compliance.



Whenever the customs authority has serious doubts with respect to the authenticity of the certificate of origin of goods or the accuracy of the data contained therein, the customs authority concerned shall be entitled to contact the authority that issued the certificate or other agency of the certificate issuing country for the purpose of obtaining additional information.



g) Certificate of Conformity subject to obligatory certification of goods;

h) License or permit issued by the appropriate authorized body, in the event import is subject to licensing or permission (lists of the goods that need certificates and permits are attached Ò Attachment 1 and Attachment 2);

i) Appropriate document issued by authorized entity when goods are subject to inspection prior to transportation;

j) According to the Convention on Trade of Flora and Fauna Species Close to Extinction, in addition to the mentioned documents, a permit or certificate issued by authorized bodies is also submitted to customs officials when appropriate;

k) With regard to light, medium and heavy distillates of oil Ò a special customs cargo declaration is submitted to customs along with the above-mentioned documents.

l) Receipts for payment of customs dues will be given to the customs duty payer whether customs duties are paid directly through customhouse cashier or through a bank.



Transaction Terms - Buyer/Seller Responsibilities



In general, the receiver is responsible for the customs clearance process in the case of import and the sender is responsible for customs clearance in the case of export. Respective counterparts are also responsible for submitting accurate and valid documents and data as mistakes made might pose a cost to their counterparts in the form of fines and penalties. This relationship is regulated by a sale/purchase contract.



Customs Payments



Customs duties are charged on the basis of the customs value of the goods crossing GeorgiaÌs customs border. Payment of customs duties together with other customs payments shall be made before customs officials implement the customs processing operation. The base for payment of customs duties is a customs declaration. Export, transit and re-export of goods are exempt from customs duties and fees. Customs Taxes, Chapter XIII of the Customs Code of Georgia envisages some other exemptions as well (e.g. import of goods designated for liquidation of results of natural disasters÷).



a) Commodity Classification

Foreign Economic Activity Commodity Nomenclature (FEACN) eleven digit codes are used for classification of commodities. Pre-import certification was introduced in mid-1999 by a British firm contracted to perform this function, but their contract was not renewed in 2002. Currently Georgia uses customs classification of commodities in conformity with the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System.



b) Customs Valuation



The following six valuation methods are used in order to determine the value of goods at the time of declaration for the purposes of application customs tariffs.

1. According to transaction value (the first method);
2. According to transaction value of identical goods (the second method);
3. According to transaction value of similar goods (the third method);
4. According to unit price of goods (the fourth method);
5. According to computed value (the fifth method);
6. According to the reserve method (the sixth method).



According to customs code, each of the subsequent valuation methods above are employed only when it is markedly not possible to apply an earlier method.



c) Import Duty



Import duties vary between 0-12% (down from 0-30%). Namely, there are rates of 0%, 5% and 12% depending on the commodity.



12% (the highest rate) customs duty is charged on the customs value of the following items:

N


Code


Name

1


0105


Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls.

2


0201


Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled.

3


0202


Meat of bovine animals, frozen.

4


0203 11


- - Carcasses and half-carcasses

5


0203 12


- Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in

6


0203 19


- - Other

7


0203 21


- - Carcasses and half-carcasses

8


0203 29


- - Other

9


0204


Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen.

10


0205 00


Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen.

11


0206


Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen.

12


0207


Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen.

13


0208


Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen.

14


0209 00


Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked.

15


0210


Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal.

16


0401 10 100 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2 liter net weight

17


0401 20 110 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2 liter net weight

18


0401 20 9100


- - in primary packages with maximum 2 liter net weight

19


0401 30 110 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2 liter net weight

20


0401 30 310 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2 liter net weight

21


0401 30 910 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2 liter net weight

22


0402 10 110 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

23


0402 10 910 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

24


0402 21 110 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

25


0402 21 910 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

26


0402 29 150 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

27


0402 29 910 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

28


0402 91 110 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

29


0402 91 310 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

30


0402 91 510 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

31


0402 91 910 00


- - - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

32


0402 99 110 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

33


0402 99 310 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

34


0402 99 910 00


- - in primary packages with maximum 2.5 kg weight

35


0403


Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa.

36


0406 10


- Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd

37


0406 40


- Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti

38


0407 00


Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked.

39


0408


Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.

40


0409 00 000 00


Natural honey.

41


0410 00 000 00


Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included.

42


0702 00 000 00


Tomatoes, fresh or chilled.

43


0703


Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables,

fresh or chilled.

44


0704


Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible

brassicas, fresh or chilled.

45


0705


Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or

chilled.

46


0706


Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and

similar edible roots, fresh or chilled.

47


0707 00


Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled.

48


0708


Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled.

49


0709


Other vegetables, fresh or chilled.

50


0710


Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen.

51


0711


Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption.



52


0712 20 000 00


- Onions

53


0712 30 000 00


-- Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus

54


0712 32 000 00


- - Wood ears (Auricularia spp.)

55


0712 33 000 00


- - Jelly fungi (Tremella spp.)

56


0712 39 000 00


- - Other

57


0713


Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned

or split.

58


0714


Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet

potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or

inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whethe r or not

sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith.

59


0801


Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled.

60


0802


Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled.

61


0803 00


Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried.

62


0804 10 000 00


Dates

63


0804 20


Figs

64


0804 30 000 00


Pineapples

65


0805


Citrus fruit, fresh or dried.

66


0806


Grapes, fresh or dried.

67


0807


Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh.

68


0808


Apples, pears and quinces, fresh.

69


0809


Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and

sloes, fresh.

70


0810


Other fruit, fresh.

71


0811


Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other

sweetening matter.

72


0812


Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption.

73


0813


Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 08.01 to 08.06;

mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this Chapter.

74


0814 00 000 00


Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions.

75


0902 10 000 00


Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content

not exceeding 3 kg

76


0902 30 000 00


Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate

packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg

77


1005


Maize (corn).

78


1101 00


Wheat or meslin flour.

79


1102


Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin.

80


1103


Cereal groats, meal and pellets.

81


1104


Cereal grains otherwise worked (for example, hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled), except rice of heading

10.06; germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground.

82


1105


Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes.

83


1106


Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 07.13, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading 07.14 or of the products of Chapter 8.

84


1108


Starches; inulin.

85


1109 00 000 00


Wheat gluten, whether or not dried.

86


1601 00


Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products.

87


1602 10 00


- Homogenised preparations

88


1602 20


- Of liver of any animal

89


1602 31


- - Of turkeys

90


1602 32


- - Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus

91


1602 39


- - Other

92


1602 41


- - Hams and cuts thereof

93


1602 42


- - Shoulders and cuts thereof

94


1602 49


- - Other, including mixtures

95


1602 50


- Of bovine animals

96


1701 12


- - Beet sugar

97


1701 91 000 00


- - Containing added flavouring or colouring matter

98


1701 99


- - Other

99


1702 19 000 00


- - Other

100


1702 20


- Maple sugar and maple syrup

101


1702 30


- Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or

containing in the dry state less than 20 % by weight of fructose

102


1702 40


- Glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least

20 % but less than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding invert

sugar

103


1702 50 000 00


- Chemically pure fructose

104


1702 60


- Other fructose and fructose syrup, containing in the dry state

more than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar

105


1702 90


- Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup

blends containing in the dry state 50 % by weight of fructose

106


1703


Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar.

107


1704


Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not

containing cocoa.

108


19


Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk;

pastrycooks' products

109


2001


Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants,

prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid.

110


2002


Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar

or acetic acid.

111


2003


Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise

than by vinegar or acetic acid.

112


2004


Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by

vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading

20.06.

113


2005


Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by

vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of

heading 20.06.

114


2006 00


Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants,

preserved by sugar (drained, glac» or crystallised).

115


2007


Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut pur»e and fruit or

nut pastes, obtained by cooking, whether or not containing

added sugar or other sweetening matter.

116


2008 19


- - Other, including mixtures

117


2008 20


- Pineapples

118


2008 30


- Citrus fruit

119


2008 40


- Pears

120


2008 50


- Apricots

121


2008 60


- Cherries

122


2008 70


- Peaches, including nectarines

123


2008 80


- Strawberries

124


2008 91 000 00


- - Palm hearts

125


2008 92


- - Mixtures

126


2008 99


- - Other

127


2009


Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.

128


2201 10 190 09


- - - - Other

129


2201 10 900 00


- - Other

130


2201 90 000 09


- - - Other

131


2201 90 000 99


- - Other

132


2202


Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or

flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 20.09.

133


2203 00


Beer made from malt.

134


24


Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes.

135


25


Salt; sulphur; earths and stone;

plastering materials, lime and cement

136


6801 00 000 00


Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except

slate).

137


6802


Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and

articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic

cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether

or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings

and powder, of natural stone (including slate).

138


6803 00


Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate.

139


6804


Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without

frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or

cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts

thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial

abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other

materials.

140


6805


Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of

textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials,

whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up.

141


6806


Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated

vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar

expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat -

insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral

materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of

Chapter 69

142


6807


Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example,

petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch).

143


6808 00 000 00


Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable

fibre, of straw or of shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or

other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or

other mineral binders.

144


6809


Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster.

145


6810


Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether

or not reinforced.

146


6811


Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre -cement or the

like.

147


6812 50 000 00


- Clothes, accessories, footwear and headwear

148


6812 60 000 00


- paper, thick cardboard..

149


6812 70 000 00


-sheets or rolls made of pressed asbestoes

150


6814


Worked mica and articles of mica, including agglomerated or

reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper,

paperboard or other materials.

151


6815


Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including

carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat),

not elsewhere specified or included.



5% customs duty is charged on the customs value of the following items:

N


Code


Name

1


0203 22


- - Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in

2


0405 10 110 00


- - - - in primary packages with maximum 1 kg weitht

3


0406 20


- Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds

4


0406 30


- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered

5


0406 90


- Other cheese

6


0712 90


- Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables

7


0804 40 000 00


- Avocados

8


0804 50 000 00


- Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens

9


1702 11 000 00


- - Containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as

anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter

10


2008 11


- - - Ground-nuts



Items in the table below are taxed by euro/%vol/HL(euro/%vol/HL given under column ÎCustoms DutyÌ in the table below means that amount of customs duty to be paid on one hectoliter (100 liter) equals to the customs rate multiplied by alcohol volume content of the product):

N


Code


Name


Customs Duty

1


2204 10


- Sparkling wine


1,5 euro/lit

2


2204 21


- - In containers holding 2 l or less


0,5 euro/lit

3


2204 29


- - Other


0,2 euro/lit

4


2204 30


- Other grape must


0,2 euro/lit

5


2205


Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with

plants or aromatic substances.


0,5 euro/lit

6


2206 00


Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead);

mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented

beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere

specified or included.


0,5 euro/lit

7


2207


Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume

of 80 % vol or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits,

denatured, of any strength.


3 euro/lit

8


2208 20


- Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc


5 euro/lit

9


2208 30


- Whiskies


5 euro/%vol/HL

10


2208 40


- Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugarcane

products


5 euro/%vol/HL

11


2208 50


- Gin and Geneva


5 euro/%vol/HL

12


2208 60


- Vodka


5 euro/%vol/HL

13


2208 70


- Liqueurs and cordials


5 euro/%vol/HL

14


2208 90


- Other


5 euro/%vol/HL

15


2209 00


Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid.


0,4 euro/lit



d) Excise Tax



Excisable goods are alcoholic beverages; fuels and lubricants; tobacco products; passenger automobiles and tires. The basis for the payment of the tax shall be the customs cargo declaration. The Customs authorities of Georgia levy the Excise tax.



Excisable goods are taxed at the rates given in the table below:



Commodity




Commodity Nomenclature Code




Measurement unit




Rate





2




3




4




5



Sparkling wines (including champagne)


2204 10

2204 21 100

2204 29 100




1 liter




GEL[1] 0.70



Fortified wines

bottled

bulk






2204 21 870

2204 21 990

2204 29 870

2204 29 990




1 liter






GEL 1.20

GEL 0.70

Vermouth and other natural wines flavored with herbal or aromatic extracts




2205




1 liter




GEL 2.50

Wine of fresh grapes not included in items 1 and 2

Bottled

Bulk


2204


1 liter




GEL 0.40

GEL 0.10

Other fermented beverages (cider, perry, mead); mixture of fermented beverages; and mixture of fermented beverages and soft drinks not specified in this table


2206 00


1 liter


GEL 2.50

Ethyl sprit


2207


1 liter


GEL 1.30

Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc




2208 20




1 liter




GEL 2.30

Whisky




2208 30




1 liter


GEL 2.50



Rum and tafia




2208 40




1 liter


GEL 2.50



Gin and wine liquor




2208 50




1 liter


GEL 2.50



Vodka




2208 60




1 liter


GEL 1.50



Liquors and cordials




2208 70




1 liter


GEL 2.30



Other alcoholic beverages




2208 90




1 liter


GEL 2.50



Beer




2203 00




1 liter




GEL 0.20

Tobacco products (except for tobacco raw materials):

-cigar, cigarillo with cut ends and cigarillo (slim cigars) containing tobacco

- filtered cigarettes

- all other unfiltered cigarettes and cigarette

-other products produced from tobacco and its replacements, homogenized or restored tobacco, tobacco extracts and essences;



b. local tobacco products (except for tobacco raw material):

- cigar, cigarillo with cut ends and cigarillo (slim cigars) containing tobacco

- filtered cigarettes

- all other unfiltered cigarettes and cigarettes

-other products produced from tobacco and its replacements, homogenized or restored tobacco, tobacco extracts and essences








2402 10

2402 20



2402 20

2403

(except 2403 10 900,

2403 99 900)













2402 10

2402 20

2402 20





2403 (except for 240399900, 240310900)






1 unit

20 units



20 units





1 kg













1 units

20 units

20 units





1 kg


GEL 0.90



GEL 0.90



GEL 0.25



GEL 20













GEL 0.70

GEL 0.70

GEL 0.15

GEL 20

Passenger automobiles

Up to 1 year

1-2 year

2-3 year

3-4 year

4-5 year

5-6 year

6-12 year

12-13 year

13-14 year

More than 14 years


8703


Engine

capacity

1cm3










GEL 1,5

GEL 1.4

GEL 1.3

GEL 1.2

GEL 1.0

GEL 0.70

GEL 0.50

GEL 0.60

GEL 0.70

GEL 0.80

Condensed natural gas, except for pipeline




2709 00 100


1000cm3








GEL 150



Oil distillates



Light,

medium

heavy




271000 110- 2710 390

2710 00 410-271000 590

27 00 610-

-2710 00 690




1 ton



1 ton



1 ton




GEL 250



GEL 220





GEL 150



Oils and other products borne from carbohydrate distillation at the high temperature, other similar production in composition of which ratio of aromatic components exceed amount of non-aromatic components. (other than naphthalene and creosote oils, that are used to produce hydro carbonate. (commodity code 2803)


2707(except 270710100-

270760000, 270799910)


1 ton


GEL 350



Excise shall be paid by the 15th of the next month after carrying out a taxable transaction.



e) VAT



According to Georgian Tax Code, VAT registration is mandatory if the value of the taxpayerÌs transactions in a continuous period of up to 12 months exceeds GEL 100.000 (previously the threshold for mandatory VAT registration was GEL 24.000). A person not required to be registered as a VAT taxpayer can apply for a VAT registration.



VAT has recently been reduced from 20% to 18%.



The following supplies of goods (services) and/or types of imports shall be VAT exempt (applies to the entire territory of Georgia and operate only in respect to a supply of goods (services) within Georgia):

a) Rendering of financial services;

b) Supply or import of national or foreign currency (except for that used for numismatic purposes) and of securities;

c) Import of gold to be transferred to the National Bank of Georgia;

d) Supply and/or import of excise and special stamps of the Ministry of Finance;

e) Supply and/or import of confiscated and ownerless valuables, treasure and purchased valuables as well as valuables inherited by the state, the sale proceeds of which are transferred to the budget;

f) Supply of state property under privatization program;

g) Import of humanitarian aid and goods with grant status, in accordance with the rules established by the Law of Georgia on ÏHumanitarian Aids and State GrantsÓ. Rendering of services on the basis of agreements that are financed for above-mentioned reasons by a foreign organization and one participating party of which is relevant body of executive government of Georgia. For the purposes of this part, rules of rendering of services within contracts are established by the Government of Georgia.

h) Import of goods by physical persons under the limit established for exemption from customs duties;

i) Import of machinery, means of transportation, spare parts and materials needed for oil and gas industry according to the law of Georgia ÏOn Oil and GasÓ, as well as, supply of goods (works, services) necessary to implement oil and gas operations by investors and operating companies in compliance with agreements specified by above-mentioned law and/or licenses issued for carrying out of oil and gas operations;

j) Supply by the Georgian Patriarchate of crosses, candles, icons, books, and calendars used exclusively for religious purposes; the construction, restoration and painting by order of the Georgian Patriarchate of cathedrals, monasteries, as well as reconstruction, restoration, conservation works and archeological excavations provided by state programs for protection and revival of the historical and cultural monuments of Georgia included in the list of the treasury of world heritage;

k) Transit, re-import, temporary entry of goods onto the customs territory of Georgia. Upon temporary entry of goods in the customs territory of Georgia (unless temporary entry of goods, ships and airline vehicles defined by article 231, temporary entry of goods defined by Article 42.4 of the Customs Code of Georgia and temporary entry of goods for fulfillment of liabilities under international treaties signed by Georgia (construction of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and Baku-Tbilisi-Erzrum pipelines), also upon temporary entry of goods defined by article 42.4 of the Customs Code of Georgia whose time at Georgian customs territory has been extended, VAT due shall be paid or a bank guarantee shall be retained by the customs. When the goods exit Georgia, VAT paid shall be refunded to the taxpayer or bank guarantee is annulled to the extent of the actually exported goods;

l) Import of goods intended for re-export. On importing of the above goods onto the customs territory of Georgia, the VAT due shall be paid and/or a bank guarantee shall be retained by the customs or the imported goods of the relevant value in the form of a guarantee. When the goods are exported from Georgia, the bank guarantee shall be annulled and the VAT paid shall be refunded by the customs or the goods retained in the form of a guarantee that shall be returned to the taxpayer to the extent of the actually exported goods;

m) Import of materials and semi-finished goods intended for the production of export goods, as well as import of wrapping materials in the extent of volume of exported finished goods. VAT due shall be paid or a bank guarantee shall be retained by the customs upon the import of such materials, semi-finished goods or wrapping materials, when the finished goods exit the territory of Georgia. VAT paid shall be refunded to the taxpayer or bank guarantee is annulled to the extent of the actually exported goods;

n) Fulfillment of work or rendering of services by navigation enterprises (ship owners) founded by non-residents of Georgia not carrying out any entrepreneurial activity in the territory of Georgia and sailing under the Georgian flag;

o) Import of goods specified in international commodity codes 010210, 010310000, 010410100, 010420100, 010511, 051110000, 060210, 250300, 280300, 310100000, 3103, 3104, 3105, 380810, 380820 (except for 380820100), 380830;

p) Import of goods specified in international commodity codes 040700, 060290100, 071331100, 071332100, 071333100, 071339100, 100190910, 100300100, 120600, 12092, 120923, 120991, 283325000, 380820100 in accordance with annual quotas verified by MOF and Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia, as well as supply of above-mentioned products.

q) Urban and inter-regional transportation service rendered at the state controlled prices and tariffs (except for taxis);

r) Educational services rendered by educational institutions; import of computer engineering, equipment and chemicals necessary for scientific and educational activities;

s) Burial ritual service (inter alia transportation service);

t) Medical service, care services rendered to children in child shelters, sick, disabled, and elderly people and /or activities under state health care programs;

u) Supply, import of goods (notebooks, books, newspapers and journals), realization services, printing services and/or advertising services rendered by newspapers-journals specified in international commodity codes 4901, 4902, 4903 00 000 and 4904 00 000; supply of goods (notebooks) specified in international commodity codes 482020000, import of goods specified in international commodity codes 480100, 480252200 and/or 481021000;

v) Art and sport educational services rendered to children under 16 years, care services rendered at preschool institutions;

w) Import and/or supply of goods specified in international commodity codes 121110000, 121120000, 130110000, 130120000, 150420, 151530, 1520, 1702110000, medical (pharmaceutical) products under chapters 28 and 29 (except for chewing gums), inter alia vaccines, as well as goods indicated in the following codes 391212000, 391231000, 701010000, 701094790, 960200000 (gelatin capsules);

x) Supply and/ or import of goods indicated in following commodity codes of foreign economic activities: 841920000, 9001 30 000, 9001 40, 9001 50, 9018-9022, 9025 11 910 and 940290000; of invalid wheelchairs, iodized salt, x-ray films, insulin syringes, diagnostic test systems, glucometers (test systems of which are registered by the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia) defined in the codes 8713, 871420 000;

y) Import of goods intended for the official use of foreign diplomatic and equalized representative offices, and also for the personal use of diplomatic, administrative, and technical personnel of these representative offices (including family members living with them) to the extent that the exemption is required by relevant international agreements to which Georgia is a party, as well as the import of goods of Georgian diplomatic representatives outside Georgia. As well as import personal effects and household items for the personal use of the foreign citizens and their families that are involved in oil and gas extraction industry in Georgia;

z) Initial supply of agricultural products by persons involved in agricultural activities (before changing nomenclature code)

aa) Supply or import of baby food and infant hygiene products marked as such upon wholesale/retail supply;

bb) Supply and/or import of diabetic foodstuffs marked as such upon wholesale /retail supply;

cc) Import of goods-chases, body, spare parts facilities specified in international commodity codes 870600190, 870600990, 870790100, 870790900, 870810900, 870829100, 870829900, 870831100, 870831910, 870831990, 870839100, 870839900, 870840100, 870840900, 870850900, 870860100, 870860910, 870860990, 870870100, 870880100, 870880900, 870891100, 870891900, 870892100, 870892900, 870893100, 870893900, 870894100, 870894900, 870899100, 870899300, 870899500, 870899920 and 870899980 for tractors specified in international commodity codes 870190110-870190500, as well as import of goods specified in international commodity codes 843290 and 843390000;

dd) Import and/or supply of passenger cars specified in international commodity codes 8703;



f) Customs Processing Fee

Customs fees are charged for carrying out customs procedures. The customs fees are as follows:

* For customs procedures (excluding temporary import)
o EUR 60 equivalent in Georgian Lari per customs declaration, or
o EUR 60 equivalent in Georgian Lari per customs declaration for goods whose value is less than GEL 3.000 (about USD 1,800)
* For temporary import of goods to GeorgiaÌs territory
o GEL 0.01 (USD 0.006) per kilogram of cargo with less than 10,000 kg weight;
o GEL 100 (USD 60) plus GEL 0.03 (USD 0.018) per kilogram over 10,000 kg for cargoes with over 10,000 kg weight



Customs fee for goods whose value is less than GEL 300 is EUR 5.



g) Other payments

Other payments could be payments related to license and permit fees (e.g. for the establishment of a customs warehouse) or sanctions, which are charged in accordance with the requirements given in the Customs Code of Georgia (2006).





Preferential Tariff Regimes

There are no discriminatory or preferential export and import policies affecting foreign investors. However, the Georgian government is committed to abolishing customs duties altogether beginning in 2008.



Prohibited or Restricted Imports



There are some restrictions and prohibitions on the import into Georgia of
strong, poisonous, radioactive, or explosive substances, and other objects that can harm the population and animals or contaminate the environment; printed materials, printing clich»s, films, negatives, photos, movies, videos, computer disks, scripts, records and other audio recordings, drawings, and other printed materials that contain propaganda of war, racism, genocide, etc; objects (goods) that are prohibited to import by the Georgian legislature;
objects (goods) that are imported against the rules of industrial or intellectual property;
and food products without the relevant certificate; import of products whose import is prohibited in accordance with international conventions that Georgia is a party to (e.g. waste materials ÒBasel Convention) as well as import of goods that pose a threat to the health and safety of Georgia or its citizens including, for example, narcotics and nuclear weapons.



Membership in Free Trade Agreements



Georgia recently signed the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with the US. Currently, Georgia has signed agreements on a free trade regime with eight CIS countries: Moldova, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Georgia was admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in June 2000, becoming only the second country of the former Soviet Union to join the organization. There is a special WTO unit within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia that coordinates GeorgiaÌs efforts to ensure that its legislation complies with WTO requirements.



Georgia has signed agreements on avoiding double taxation with many countries, but only 14 of them are in effect (Uzbekistan, Iran, Ukraine, Romania, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Italy, Bulgaria, Poland, Russia, Netherlands and Greece). The remaining agreements still need to be ratified by the Parliament of Georgia or that of the counterpart state. Currently the United States does not have a double taxation treaty with Georgia.



Georgia has negotiated bilateral agreements on investment promotion and mutual protection with 25 countries. These agreements are in force through a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) established with the U.S. and similar agreements with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, the Benelux Economic Union, China, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Romania, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine. Signed agreements have not yet been ratified with Austria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Iran.



In July 2002 Georgia signed the GUUAM free trade agreement - an agreement on mutual assistance and cooperation in the customs sphere with the members of GUUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Moldova). The agreement covers various aspects of multilateral trade, including customs duties, export and import, reduction of customs procedures, transit, provides for cooperation in the sphere of information exchange, promotion of trade among GUUAM-countries, etc.



Applicable Legislation



The principal legislation regulating export to Georgia, crossing the borders through customs checkpoints, customs clearance process and other customs procedures include the Customs Code of Georgia (2006Tax Code of Georgia (2004), Law on Entrepreneurship (1995), Law on Licenses and Permits (2005), other laws, decrees and normative acts.



Point of Contact



Nick Jolia,

Customs Procedures Control Department,

Revenue Service, Ministry of Finance of Georgia

Tel: 995 95 35 02 08

Fax: 995 32 24 28 02

e-mail: mnozadze@mov.ge



III. PORTS OF ENTRY

1. Name of Port of Entry



a) Corresponding Customs House(s) (contact info)



REGIONAL CUSTOMS EAST

Mr. Avtandil Metivishvili, Head

30 Dadiani Ave., Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: (995 32) 241024 Fax: (995 32) 241029



ÏOPIZAÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Givi Nadiradze, Head of the group № 1

Mr. Michael Qavtaradze, Head of the group № 3

7 Chirnakhuli Str., Lilo, Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: (995 32) 433568



ÏRAILWAYÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. David Khakhnelidze, Head

30 Dadiani Ave., Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: (995 32) 241020



ÏGAKO TERMINALÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Teimuraz Gabrichidze, Head

Airport Settlement, Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: (995 32) 977947



ÏCASPIAN CREDO & GEORGIAÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Giorgi Zukakishvili, Head

4 Qiziki Str., Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: (995 32) 703000



ÏINTERTRANSÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Shmagi Ciklauri, Head

1 Vani Str., Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: (995 32) 355061 355062



ÏNATAKHTARIÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Michael Janashvili, Head

1 Natakhtari Str., Narekvavi Settlement, Mtskheta, Georgia

Tel: (995 32) 433456



ÏZAHESIÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Giorgi Kazazishvili, Head

105a Mshvidoba Str., Zahesi Settlement, Mtskheta, Georgia

Tel: (995 32) 655934



ÏRUSTAVIÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Merabi Tavartqiladze, Head

38 Firosmani Str., Rustavi, Georgia

Tel: (995 34) 192529



ÏTELAVIÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Koba Khucishvili, Head

1 Erekle II Str., Telavi, Georgia

Tel: (995 35) 076117



ÏVALEÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Zurab Sutiashvili, Head

Vale, Georgia

Tel: (995 36) 722176



ÏPOST SENDINGS, FOR CONSTANT PLACE OF RESIDENCE DISPLACED PERSONS PERSONAL THINGS AND DIPLOMATIC CARGOESÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Giorgi Canava, Head

Airport Terminal, Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: (995 32) 261518



REGIONAL CUSTOMS WEST

Mr. Giorgi Jashi, Head

Batumi, Ajara, Georgia

Tel: (995 322) 73618, 73153 Fax: (995 32) 433544, (995 322) 72899



ÏBATUMIÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Gia Gvazava, Head

Adlia, Ajara, Georgia

Tel: (995 32) 433544



ÏPOTIÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Vaja Dundua, Head

Foti, Georgia

Tel: (995 323) 70473



ÏKUTAISIÓ GROUP OF CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF OPERATION

Mr. Tariel Ckhovrebadze, Head

Qvitiri, Kutaisi, Georgia

Tel: (995 321) 13114, 13115, 13116, 71344





b) Servicing Brokers (contact info)



Registration of servicing brokers has been abolished. Interested persons can contact forwarders from the list below of companies operating in Georgia:



Murphy Shipping Georgia

Forwarding Company

Giorgi Getsadze, General Manager

2, Arakishvili Str., Tbilisi

Tel: +995 32 92 32 31; 92 32 00, 92 32 01

Fax: +995 32 22 19 21

E-mail: Murphy@murphy.com.ge



Bertling Caspian Ltd

Mr. Bryan Ewing, General Manager

Tel: +995 32 941382, 942163

Fax: +995 32 252059

Email: Bryan.ewing@bertlingcaspian.com





Maersk Georgia LLC as agent for Maersk Line

Tel: 995 32 200800/14 (15 lines)

Fax: 995 32 200815

E-mail: GEOCUSMNG@maersk.com

Web-site: www.maerskline.com/link/?page=lhp&path=/asia/georgia


Barwil Georgia Limited

3 Tabidze Street

4403, Poti, Georgia

Tel: +995 393 71681/82/83

Fax: +995 393 71685/86

E-mail: barwil@barwilpti.com.ge

Web-site: http://barwilpti.com.ge


Eisa Ltd

12b Kazbegi Ave.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: +995 32 33 48 25

Fax: +995 3233 48 26

E-mail: eisa@economou.gr

Web-site: www.economou.gr



CMA-CGM

c/o Caucasian Maritime Services (CMS) Ltd
11, Turgenev Street

Tel: +995 3294 0889/90

Fax: +995 32 91 2467

E-mail: cmsmisha@caucasus.net

Web-site: http://www.cma-cgm.com


CATONI & CO. GEORGIA

3 Lesia Ukrainka Str. Apt.7

Tbilisi 380008 Georgia

Tel: +995 32 98 92 30

Fax: +995 32 92 22 26

Web-site: www.catoni.com.tr/eng/companies


Sofmar Ltd

9 April Street # 30/39

Poti, Georgia

Tel: +995 393 20265

Fax: +995 393 20267

E-mail: sofmar@gol.ge

Web-site: www.sofmar.ru




Instra Transport Company

12a Kazbegi Avenue,

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: +995 32 223987; +995 32 334777

Fax: +995 32 385635

E-mail: instra@caucasus.net




Panalpina Georgia LLC
4 Sanapiro Street
Tbilisi 0105 Georgia
Tel: +995 32 923590; +995 32 923275

Fax: +995 (32) 923275

E-mail: info.georgia@panalpina.com

Web-site: www.panalpina.com




Anlex Logistics

12a Kazbegi Avenue,

Tbilisi 380060 Georgia

Tel: +995 32 33 44 92

Fax: +995 32 33 44 32

E-mail: forward@access.sanet.ge

Web-site: www.anlex.ge




Georgian Transport Group

67 Paliashvili Street,

Tbilisi 0162 Georgia

Tel: +995 32 23 08 60; +995 32 23 05 41

Fax: +995 32 23 05 85

E-mail: gtg@caucasus.net

Web-site: http://www.gtg.com.ge




Blue water intl A/S

44. Leselidze Str.
Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: +995 32 753443

Fax: +995 32 751043

E-mail: bwsg@bws.ge

Web-site: http://www.bws.dk/tbilisi.html




Gosselin

6 Kutateladze Str.
Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: +995 32 42 09 39

Fax: +995 32 42 09 00

E-mail: info@gcca.gosselinwwm.com

Web-site: www.gcca.gosselinwwm.com



Cargo Logistics Group Georgia

9 Vaja Pshavela ave.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: +995 32 205 205

Fax: +995 32 372 571

E-mail: info@clg.ge

Web-site: www.clg.ge




Globalink

6 Napareulskaya Str.
Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: +995 32 53262

Fax: +995 32 43 90 02

E-mail: tbilisi@globalinkllc.com

Web-site: www.globalink-logistics.com/consigment_geo.htm




Berlting Georgia

44. Leselidze Str.
Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: +995 32 753443

Fax: +995 32 751043

E-mail: bwsg@bws.ge

Web-site: http://www.bws.dk/tbilisi.html


Pace Georgia

4 Telegraph Lane
Tbilisi 380005 Georgia

Tel: +995 32 987472; 920063; 920064

Fax: +995 32 982826; 920065

E-mail: pace@pace.ge

Web-site: http://www.pacetransport.com/companies.php




Pace Shipping Agency Ltd
15 Gegidze Street, Suite 39
Poti, 384691 Georgia
Tel: +995 393 70501
Fax: +995 393 70502
E-mail: pace-shipping@pa