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Procedure Name

Application for Customs Permit of Free Zone Management Dept.

Description

Description

This Free Zone Management (FZM) Permit is issued for:

Advance Customs Clearance

For imports by Special Economic Zone (SEZ) developer, importing construction materials for infrastructure development under scope of exemption.

Temporary Importation/Exportation

Temporary import/export by SEZ developer of construction material for infrastructure development
Temporary import/export by SEZ investors under scope of exemption

Importation/Exportation

For imports by SEZ developer, importing construction materials for infrastructure development under scope of exemption
For exports by SEZ developer, re-export of construction materials back after temporary import
Import/export by SEZ investors under scope of exemption

The procedure is the same for all of the above types of permit and implemented through the following regulations:

Prakas No. 734 Procedures to be Implemented in Special Economic Zones

Place for submitting application

Permits 1 and 2 above can only be obtained at the FZM Department at GDCE’s Headquarters in Phnom Penh whereas Permit 3 may also be obtained at manned Special Economic Zones (SEZ).

General Department of Customs and Excise

Free Zone Management Department

Address: #6-8, Preah Norodom Blvd., Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Person of Contact Name:

Person of Contact Tel:

Website: http://www.customs.gov.kh

Notes

Note 1

The application has to be made on a pre-prescribed application form. Different forms are used for different purposes but they are the same in layout. The different forms are:

Form 2.1 – Application for Advance Customs Clearance
Form 2.2 – Application for Advance Customs Clearance
Form 3.1 – Application for Temporary Importation
Form 3.2 – Application for Temporary Importation
Form 5 – Application for Importation, Issued to permit trader (zone developers and investors) to import goods under scope of exemption for their investment project.

Note 2

Supporting documents are:

Commercial Invoice
Packing List
Transport Bill of Lading or Waybill
Authorization letter from importer to freight forwarder
Power of attorney from freight forwarder to broker within a letter to GDCE/DG nominating broker for clearance
Copies of back and front of broker’s ID card (issued by GDCE)

Note 3

The same permit is issued for all regimes.