Includes import documentation and other requirements for both the U.S. exporter and foreign importer.
Last Published: 8/5/2019

Permits are required for certain imports, including all agricultural products, mineral fuels, used clothes, mineral oils, motor vehicle parts, used cars, medicinal drugs, and electrical appliances.  Licensing permits issued by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture are generally easy to obtain.  Goods consigned to Eswatini from outside SACU must be cleared through customs at the first port of importation into SACU.   A bill of entry must be completed and submitted to customs along with copies of the supplier’s invoices and an Eswatini import permit.

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