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Customs Duty Exemption and Abatement

 The abatement (reduction) or exemption of customs duty means partial or whole exemption of customs duty levied on import cargo for international diplomatic relations, research and development promo-tion and national polices when specific requirements are satisfied.


1. Unconditional Abatement or Exemption

 exemption from customs duty for diplomats & quasi-diplomats
 exemption on goods for use of government
 abatement on deterioration or damage
 abatement for Overseas Leased Processing Goods
 exemption on goods re-imported

2. Conditional Abatement or Exemption

 abatement or exemption on raw materials for manufacturing vessels, etc.
 navigating overseas and semi-conductors manufacturing machines
 abatement or exemption for academic research
 abatement or exemption for particular goods
 abatement or exemption for environmental protection and factory automation
 abatement or exemption for re-export
 abatement or exemption on Goods to be Re-exported

3. Installment Payment

 For goods falling under following categories, the customs house may approve installment payment of customs duty for a period not longer than 5 years as prescribed by the Commi-ssioner:

 Goods designated by the Ministerial Notice of the Ministry of Finance and Economy,

1) Equipment, machinery, basic installment material for construction, and the structure

2) imported directly by the central or local government

3) imported by any school or vocational training institute or by any non-profit making judicial person for public use

4) imported by the institutions or facilities for social welfare such as medical institution for technical research and development or experiment and practice,

5) used by the institution designated by the Ministerial Ordinance of the Ministry of Finance and Economy such as a research institute attached to a firm, industrial technology research association and others

6) imported for their own use by small and medium sized enterprises designated by the Ministerial Notice

7) for education and experiment or practice at vocational training institution attached to a firm, which cannot be properly manufactured domestically. (The vocational training institution must be designated by Ministerial Ordinance of MOFE)

4. Security and Follow-up Management

 When the customs house determines if necessary, it may, at the time of importation, demand a security equivalent to the amount of customs duty abate, exempted or installment payment with respect to the goods on which such benefits have been granted.

 A person who has been granted an approval of abatement, exemption or installment payment of customs duty pursuant to Customs Act or any other law shall submit the proofs of his ability to fulfill the required conditions to the customs house.