Parcels received by post are subject to customs control at the Tunis-Carthage sorting center. Processing depends on the value, nature and character (personal or commercial) of the goods.
What is a parcel?
A shipment generally containing goods, whose weight cannot exceed 30 kg depending on the destination. In Tunisia, all international postal shipments pass through the Tunis-Carthage sorting center, where they are centralized and sorted.
What customs formalities?
Shipments from abroad intended for private individuals and without commercial character are exempt from foreign trade and exchange formalities.No commercial value: flat rate tax (estimated value divided by 10), up to a maximum of 2 000 DT.Important value: taxation based on estimated value (visit, invoice or CN23 document).Certain items are exempt (medicines, books, personal effects of no value) and delivered directly to the home.For Tunisian nationals residing abroad: imputation on the annual exemption (2 000 DT) and payment of the customs service fee (10 dinars).Certain products are prohibited or subject to restrictions/controls; the interested party is summoned to regularise, or return to the country of origin may be granted.
What if the shipment has a commercial nature?
Goods imported as part of a commercial operation are subject to the general tax regime: foreign trade and exchange formalities, and payment of duties and taxes according to normal taxation.They must be subject to a detailed declaration.Free goods (samples, warranty): customs declaration type 6-1-6 ter, or exemption declaration form depending on the nature and value.