Shipping from Spain to Mauritania

What you need to know

Customs

Yes. Export declaration in Spain and import clearance at Mauritanian customs.

Documents

• Commercial invoice with description, value and tariff code, and a packing list.
• Export declaration (DUA) filed with the Spanish Tax Agency, which generates the MRN; the exporter needs an EORI number.
• Certificate of origin.
• PVCM certificate of conformity, issued by Bureau Veritas before dispatch, if the product is covered by the programme.
• Importer registration: your customer must be registered as an importer in Mauritania.

Taxes at destination

TVA (Mauritanian VAT) of 16% at the standard rate. Mauritania applies its own tariff: 0%, 5%, 13%, 20% or 22% depending on the product, plus a 1% statistical levy.

Agreement with the EU

There is no trade agreement in force that reduces duties on EU products. In 2018 Mauritania signed the EU-West Africa Economic Partnership Agreement, but it has not yet entered into force. EU products pay the general duty.

Transport

Container shipping by sea, with regular sailings from Spanish ports to Nouadhibou and Nouakchott, air freight and parcel service. By road, goods enter through the Guerguerat border crossing, north of Nouadhibou.

Cargo airports

NKC · NouakchottNDB · Nouadhibou

EU sanctions

No EU restrictive measures (sanctions) apply to Mauritania.