Shipping from Spain to Oman

What you need to know

Customs

Yes. Export declaration in Spain and import clearance with the Directorate General of Customs of the Royal Oman Police, using the Bayan electronic system.

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.
• Commercial invoice in English or Arabic, certified by the Chamber of Commerce. If it exceeds 1,000 Omani rials, it may need to be legalised.
• Certificate of origin from the Chamber of Commerce. Omani customs accepts legalisation of the invoice alone or of the certificate alone, although the importer may ask for both.
• Legalisation is done at the Embassy of Oman or online, on the portal of the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Oman Post DocsWallet), which is open to documents from Spain.
• Omani quality mark (OQM) for tiles, cement, construction steel, cables, plastic pipes and several food products (see the note).
• Permanent, indelible origin marking on the product itself, in line with the Gulf Cooperation Council standard. Food is labelled in Arabic (labels in Arabic and English are accepted).

Taxes at destination

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) common external tariff, normally 5% on the CIF value. VAT of 5% since 16 April 2021, on the customs value plus the duty. Excise taxes of 100% on tobacco and alcohol and 50% on sweetened and carbonated drinks.

Agreement with the EU

There is no trade agreement in force. EU-Gulf Cooperation Council negotiations have been suspended since 2008. Of the Gulf countries, the EU has only resumed negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (2025).

Transport

Air freight, express courier service and sea freight (ports of Sohar and Salalah, outside the Strait of Hormuz).

Cargo airports

MCT · MuscatSLL · Salalah

EU sanctions

No EU restrictive measures (sanctions) apply to Oman. For certain sensitive goods, the contract must include the 'no re-export to Russia' clause of Article 12g of Regulation (EU) 833/2014.