Bahrain Documentation Requirements
Document Requirements and Legislation Fees as levied by the Embassy.
Stream I - (Documents to be solely certified by the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce, after which the exporter is responsible for arrangements to have the documents legalised by the relevant Embassy.)
- Certificate of Origin and Invoice
Stream II - (Documents to be certified by the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce and then sent by the A-BCC to the relevant Embassy for legalisation. After certification and legalisation have been completed the exporter may pick up his documents directly from the Chamber's premises or can arrange to have them sent from A-BCC by post or courier directly to his offices.)
- Certificate of Origin and Invoice
Special Requirements
All legal documents is required to have it done by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office prior to presentation for certification and/or legalisation.
Legislation Fees
| Certificate of Origin | |
|---|---|
| Legalisation Fees Original/Copy | £40.00/each |
| Invoice Legislation Fee | |
|---|---|
| Invoice Value in £s | Invoice Legislation Fee |
| £0.01 - £4,000.00 | £40.00 |
| £4,000.01 - £20,000.00 | £60.00 |
| £20,000.01 - £40,000.00 | £120.00 |
| £40,000.01 - £80,00.00 | £240.00 |
| £80,000.01 - £200,000.00 | £360.00 |
| £200,000.01 - £400,000.00 | £600.00 |
| £400,000.01 and over |
£800.00 |
| Other Documents Legislation Costs | |
|---|---|
| Document Type |
Other Document's Legislation Fee |
| Company Acts / Deed of Assignment / Certifcate of Incorporation | £100.00 |
| Registration of Trademarks / Memorandum or Article of Association | £100.00 |
| Company Establishment Contract/ Agreement / Report of Directors of Finance / Minutes of Meetings / Board of Directors/ Letter of undertaking to establish a company | £100.00 |
| Sale and Purchase Contract | £80.00 |
| Power of Attorney/ Authorization of Agent | £100.00 |
| Declaration - Affidavit / Letter of undertaking | £40.00 |
| Employment and Service Contract, Reference Letter, Health certificate, Free sale certificate, Certificate of Analysis or other certificate |
£40.00 |
| Copy Replacement Certificate | £8.00 |
| Certification Costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Documents Delivered to ABCC via a British Agent | |||
| Stream 1 or 2 Documents |
ABCC Fees |
Chamber Fees |
Total Fees |
|
Original Documents |
£21.00 |
£10.30 |
£31.30+Original Embassy |
|
Copy Documents |
£4.60 |
£1.75 |
£6.35+Copy Embassy Levy+VAT |
|
EmbassyLevy(Original) |
£3.70 |
£-.-- |
£3.70 |
|
EmbassyLevy(Copy) |
£0.10 |
£-.-- |
£0.10 |
|
Alteration approval |
£5.00 |
£-.-- |
£5.00+VAT |
|
Letter of Indemnity |
£5.50 |
£-.-- |
£5.50 |
|
EmergencyFee(S1only) |
£16.00 |
£5.50 |
£21.50+VAT |
| Documents Delivered to the ABCC via MEMBERS only | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Documents | £24.75+VAT | ||
| Copy Documents | £4.00+VAT | ||
Notes
- All Certification Fees are exclusive of VAT.
- A-BCC fees also encompass the cost of the following additional services:
- Overnight transport of documents between the Agent British Chambers of Commerce outside London and the A-BCC by Securicor.
- Daily Delivery and collection of documents to all Arab Embassies in London by courier.
Supplying the Agent Chambers with all printed forms required for the correct processing of documents.
