There are special stipulations on the following commodities when shipping to Macedonia (FYROM). If you plan to ship one of the commodities listed below, be sure to adhere to the following stipulations in order to avoid delays and holds at customs.
- Depending on the type of product, an Import Approval may be needed.
- No approval needed to import except in special cases.
- Prescriptions for personal use require an invoice and a prescription.
An Import License is required for commercial shipments of medicine. The Prescription has to accompany the package. However, it is not required to be on the outside of the package. It is acceptable to be included inside the package.
- An Import Approval from the Food and Veterinary Agency is needed with no exceptions for all Food and Food Additives.
For private individuals, an Import Approval is not needed if the quantity of products does not exceed the quantity considered to be for personal use. If the quantity is higher than accepted for importation by private individuals, the goods are handled as commercial imports and require an import approval.
- Industrial machines for food production and packing and parts for them need an Import Approval from the Food and Veterinary Agency.
The importation of an accumulator, intended to be used in a bottling machine, requires the following documents and proofs:
- Import Approval from the Food and Veterinary Agency
- CE Certificate to proof the product safety of the accumulator
- Certificate of registered accumulator importer
- Data shipments require an invoice that includes the value of the CD-ROM or disk only.
- No import duties and taxes are payable on medicine if the consignee is a company whose subject of activity is registered according to the law connected with Human or Animal Health/Trade or the Production of Pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, etc.
When the company is not registered as above, the final receiver or customer (the company or organization which will receive or buy the medicines) should also be registered as above otherwise the import will not be possible. If this requirement is met, the consignee will have to obtain an import permit or license from the Ministry of Health. In accordance with customs law, 20% tax and duties are applied.
An Import Approval for Medicinal Products for Personal Use issued by the Ministry of Health Bureau of Medicines is requested with no exception for shipments of medicines to private individuals. Private individuals can only import medicines which are not registered in Macedonia. It is mandatory for the receiver to have a prescription certified by the Ministry of Health. Quantity must not exceed the quantity of medicines prescribed by a doctor, in order to prove that the medicine is not for trading.
Duties and taxes are applied according to the Customs law. Whoever buys the medicines must obtain this legal registration to import if the consignee or company is not registered. If this legal requirement is met, then the consignee must obtain an import permit or license from the Ministry of Health. Customs law requires 20% tax and duties.
- A Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the Ministry of Agriculture is requested for import with no exceptions.
- A Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the Ministry of Agriculture is requested for import with no exceptions.
- It is suggested and recommended that the value of the software and the value of the software devices (CD, USB, DVD, HD) to be separated on the invoice as separate values in order for some relief provision from the Law on Intellectual Property to be implemented.
Duty and taxes apply on the software devices only, not on software itself.