Includes information on average tariff rates and types that the U.S. firms should be aware of when exporting to the market.
Last Published: 11/20/2018

Foreign, non-American/GCC goods are imported according to Oman’s tariff schedule, which imposes modest duties generally not exceeding 10 percent. Under the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement, both countries agreed to duty free access and to phase out tariffs on a number of products over the years. Tariff preference levels on certain textile and apparel products will expire at the end of 2018.

Despite the entry into force of the FTA, some difficulties remain for duty-free access of selected goods. The Royal Oman Police–Customs still occasionally collects customs duties on some bonded items that are transshipped to Oman by road via the United Arab Emirates. There have also been reports that goods not individually engraved as “Made in the USA” do not receive the preferential treatment they are accorded in the FTA. In addition, some importers have reported Omani customs officials denying duty-free entry to imports meeting the 35 percent American origin requirement for duty free access due to the presence of a few non-American parts in the same container. This practice is also in violation of the FTA. According to the FTA, legalization or “consularization” of trading documents is not required, shipments are not required to originate in U.S. ports or airports, and transshipment by land is allowed. In 2017, the Royal Oman Police introduced new charges for customs services, but they were suspended due to public opposition.

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