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USAOPEN .com Destinations – Turks & Caicos Islands

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Sending Housewares to the Turks & Caicos has never been more relaxing…

 

Turks & Caicos

 

Turks and Caicos Islands, British Overseas Territory

The Turks and Caicos Islands, or TCI for short, are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago, …

Capital: Cockburn Town
Currency: United States Dollar
Premier: Rufus Ewing
Population: 33,098 (2013) World Bank
Continent: Americas, North America
Official language: English

 

Shipping Tip:  Turks & Caicos Islands*

General Import Restrictions

Acids
Batteries, Haz
Bearer Documents
Chemicals, Haz
Chemcials, Non-Haz
Corrosives
Cosmetics, Haz
Dangerous Goods as defined by IATA (Intl. Air Transport Association)
Flammables
Gases
Ice Blue
Ice, Dry
Infectious Substance
Liquids, Haz
Liquids, Non-Haz
Magnetized Materials
Oxidizers
Paints, Haz
Paints, Non-Haz
Perfume, Haz
Poisons
Powder
Radioactives
Toiletries, Haz
Log and timber products from Liberia (wood-chips, poles, post, fence pickets, sheets, flooring, molding, pallet, tool handles, barrels, crates, tableware/kitchenware, shutters, blinds, cases/boxes/chests for jewelry and silverware, clothes hangers, clothespins, toothpicks, etc.)

*Source: FedEx

USAOPEN .com Destinations – U.A.E (Dubai)

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Sending Toys to the UAE (Dubai) has never been more fun…

 

uae

 

Profile: U.A.E. (Dubai)

The United Arab Emirates, sometimes simply called the Emirates or the UAE, is a country located in the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi …

Capital: Abu Dhabi
Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham
Population: 9.346 million (2013) World Bank

 

Shipping Tip: U.A.E. (Dubai) *

Excise Duties
Imports of alcohol/liquor are subject to fifty percent (50%) while tobacco is subject to one hundred percent (100%) luxury tax.

Additional Duties
None

Import Taxes
None.

Customs Fees
Apart from the usual five percent (5%) duty rate.  There is a customs fee of DH 30 (approximately $8.20 USD) for each Bill of Entry presented to customs.  Federal Express charges either DH 20 or two percent (2%), whichever is greater, on any duty and tax prepays that it makes on behalf of the cust

*Source: FedEx