Bolivian Customs Import and Export Policy

Customs Management Regulations

Bolivia Supreme Decree No. 843: Issued on December 20, 2004, the tax reform aims to make some amendments to Supreme Decree No. 25870, "Detailed Rules of the General Customs Law", issued on August 11, 2000, and approve the relevant contents of Law No. 1990, "General Customs Law" of July 28, 1999, Law No. 843, "Tax Reform Law" of May 20, 1986, and Law No. 2492, "Bolivia Tax Law" of August 2, 2003.

[Air Transport] Bolivia's three major international airports (La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz) can handle air cargo entry procedures. The relevant airlines must hold a permit issued by the transportation and civil aviation management departments.

[Land Transport] It is divided into road and rail transport. Under normal circumstances, imported goods are first stored in the Bolivian National Customs warehouse in Peruvian or Chilean ports, and can enter the country after customs clearance. If the goods are imported from countries surrounding Bolivia, they can go through the border customs directly to handle customs clearance procedures. The relevant freight companies must hold a cargo operation license issued by the customs.

In September 2015, Bolivia promulgated Decree No. 2522, announcing a 100% increase in tariffs on 35 imported products. The relevant commodities mainly include dairy products, agricultural and sideline products with grapes, vegetables, coffee, etc. as raw materials, alcohol, rabbit hair and footwear products.