Used Household Goods and Personal Effects

Documents Required 

• Copy of passport
• Residence visa
• Detailed, valued inventory
• Letter of employment
• Original bill of lading (OBL) / telex release / air waybill (AWB)
• Diplomatic franchise (diplomats)

Specific Information

• Used household goods and personal effects can be imported duty-free.
• Shipment is subject to the payment of Customs duties if new items are found.
• Fumigation is not required for shipments into Brunei Darussalam.

Motor Vehicles

Documents Required

• Approval letter from Brunei Land Transport Department
• Approval from Brunei Customs
• Invoice
• Copy of owner of the goods’ passport

Specific Information

• Only Bruneian / permanent residents that are working / studying abroad are allowed to import used vehicles into Brunei.
• The vehicle must be under the owner of the goods’ name for at least 12 months.
• The vehicle must not exceed 5 years old at time of importation.
• The owner of the goods must be in Brunei at time of importation.
• Owner of the goods must notify the Brunei Customs and seek approval for duty exemption before importation.
  • Once approval is obtained, the owner of the goods must have an approval permit issued by Customs before time of importation.
• Duty exemption will only be given once.
• After the importation of the vehicle, the owner of the goods is not allowed to change the ownership within four years from the date of approval given.
  • Only diplomats are exempted from this regulation prior to approvals from their local embassies. 

Pets

Documents Required

• Vaccination record
• Veterinary health certificate
• Import permit issued by Brunei Agriculture Department
• Export permit issued by origin country
• Invoice (for Customs purposes only)

Specific Information 

• All pets are subject to quarantine. 
  • The length of time varies and depends on the country from which the animal is imported.
• All pets are subject to approval for import from the Brunei Agriculture Department
• The import permit and documents required must be obtained prior to import.

Restricted/Dutiable Items

• The following items require the permission of the Controller of Customs:
  • Publication and printed materials, such as film, CD, VCD, LD, DVD, cassettes
  • Satellite receiver
  • Any religious publication, any written ‘Quranic’ verses
  • Fresh, chilled, and frozen meat
  • Any living plant, planting materials
  • Any living animals and all parts of animals under CITES article
  • Live animals, aquatic marine, breeding prawn food
  • Timber and timber product
  • Health food, snacks, beverages, medicines, traditional medicines, chemicals, and radioactive materials
  • Antiques or articles of historical nature made or discovered in Brunei
  • All used / reconditioned vehicles with or without engine
  • Telecommunication and radio communication apparatus
  • The order, insignias, medals, badges, and decoration instituted by statues of His Majesty The Sultan
  • Ice, sugar, salt, rice paddy, and products thereof
  • Mineral water and building materials
  • Gases that depletes the ozone layer (ODS) used especially in servicing and maintaining air conditioners, refrigeration, vehicles, and fire extinguishers
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Motorcars, motorcycles, lorries, omnibuses including mini buses, tractors, and trailers
  • Poisons and deleterious drugs

Prohibited Items

• Dangerous drugs
• Fire arms, ammunitions, explosives, fireworks, any dangerous weapon, and scrap iron
• Cigarettes without health warning written on their packaging

Consignment Instructions

Recommended: Contact the destination agent to ensure all requirements have been met prior to import, especially for differences regarding air / sea shipments.

Helpful Website(s):

http://www.bruneiembassy.org

https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/country/brunei.html