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This guide provides detailed information on how to move your personal belongings to Armenia without paying customs fees. It explains the rules and procedures you need to follow, including eligibility requirements, necessary documents, and important considerations for different items, such as household goods, vehicles, and pets. The guide also outlines the relevant laws, applicable fees, and practical tips to ensure a smooth transition.
To move your belongings to Armenia, you should have RA citizenship or a special or permanent residence permit in the Republic of Armenia.
Check the list and amount of the items you can import free of customs duty (e.g. household or personal items, furniture, vehicles, etc.).
Prepare the documents to confirm that you are an RA citizen - the RA citizen passport, or that you have a special residency - a special passport, or permanent residency in the RA - permanent resident card.
Prepare the documents - shipping lists, waybills, and information about address rules for the goods you are shipping.
After preparing the proof of citizenship or residency and the shipping documents, send all the documents to the Customs Service of the SRC of the Republic of Armenia by email or post.
The customs will decide within up to 10 days whether to allow the import of items without customs duties or not. If your application is approved, you can receive your items at your shipping company (in case of vehicles - only at the Customs Service).
To move your belongings to Armenia free of customs duty, first, you must have one of the following statuses: citizenship of the RA, special or permanent residency in the RA.
To move your belongings to Armenia free of customs duty, you should make sure your citizenship or residence status qualifies for using the service, what kind of items you can transfer without customs duties, and in what amounts, get informed about the transfer conditions, in order to make the process easy and smooth.
You can import personal belongings to Armenia free of customs duties if:
Personal items include:
The following items for personal use can be imported free of customs duty:
Items related to work or business activities are not exempt from customs duties and must go through regular customs procedures.
You can import a personal vehicle without customs duty if:
No, only items without factory packaging and labeling can be imported without customs duty.
No, only one vehicle per person (car, motorcycle, or trailer) can be imported duty-free. Additional vehicles will be subject to customs duties.
If you have already used this exemption in the past, you will need to pay standard customs duties when importing personal belongings.
No, items intended for business, work, or commercial activities are not eligible for customs exemptions and must go through the regular customs process.
Yes. To transport your pet to Armenia free of customs duty, you must have a veterinarian's permission and a health certificate, proving that the animal is cleared of rabies or other diseases.
Yes. To transport an animal to Armenia free of customs duty, you must have permission and a health certificate from a veterinarian, which proves that the animal is cleared of rabies or other diseases.
First of all, you should get a document from the Citizenship and Migration Service of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs proving that you are a repatriate and that you have not lived in Armenia for a minimum of 1280 days (nearly 3,5 years) in the past 7 years. After getting the document, you will be able to submit all your documents to the Customs Service to move your belongings to Armenia without customs duty.
To confirm your citizenship or residency status in Armenia, you need to present one of the following documents:
To get the proof document (a reference about citizenship or special or permanent residency in Armenia), you should visit the Migration and citizenship service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia (OVIR, address: Davtashen 4th district, building 17/10).
You need to submit the following documents:
Yes, all foreign documents (except passports) must be apostilled and submitted with a notarized translation.
Yes, individuals moving to Armenia for permanent residence must be registered at an official address.
The inventory list should include:
To import a vehicle duty-free, you must provide:
You can submit:
You must provide a document such as:
You need a document from the Passport and Visa Department of the RA Police confirming your move to Armenia for permanent residency.
You can submit your application either:
Yes, the customs authority will process your application even if you have not yet submitted the document confirming your permanent residence in Armenia.
The customs authority usually processes applications within a few working days. If they need to request confirmation of permanent residence from the Passport and Visa Office, the process may take up to 10 days.
After examining your documents, the customs authority will:
You must import your belongings to the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (which includes Armenia) within 18 months of receiving one of the following:
Yes, storage fees apply to personal items kept in customs warehouses. However, no storage fees are charged if a vehicle is stored in Gyumri.
