Qatar’s Finance Ministry has updated its customs duties, with the newest introductions published in its Official Gazette this week, according to documents picked up by news outlet Asharq. The updated legislation concerns custom fees applied to imported and exported goods that enter or transit through Qatar’s customs. The most important updates are set out as follows:

  • Trucks and vessels will have to pay a customs fee of QAR 200, plus a QAR 25 fee per parcel, with a maximum fee of QAR 200 per customs declaration;
  • Storage and preservation fees for refrigerated and non-refrigerated goods are set at QAR 150 per truck for each day after the first 24 hours upon their arrival to the customs office;
  • An additional storage fee for refrigerated and non-refrigerated goods of 1% of the value of the goods for each day it stays in storage, with the maximum amount of fees not exceeding half of the value of the goods.
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