Kuwait Documentation Requirements
Document Requirements and Legislation Fees as levied by the Embassy.
Stream I - NOT APPLICABLE. (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.)
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
- The Packing List must contain invoice numbers, marks and numbers and gross weight for all items on the list.
- The List must contain the following information for each item included in it:
- item description
- the statistical symbol of the item
- number of packages for each item
- kind of packaging unit for each item
- net weight of each item
- value of each item.
- The following points must be carefully observed when completing the Packing List:
- if the packing of any item contain two different kinds of packing, it must be written as two separate lines (one line of information for each kind of packing)
- if any kind of packing contains more than one item, a separate line must be allocated for the information concerning each item with this kind of packing
- the description of each item must contain sufficient illustration as to its kind and nature
- if all the information required on the packing list is included in the invoice, then the packing list is not required
- As regards bulk items and goods which consist of only one item, information relating to the total number of packages and gross weights of each item will not be required
Kuwait Conformity Assurance Scheme (KUCAS)
The Public Authority for Industry of the State of Kuwait (PAI) has been implementing the ‘Kuwait Conformity Assurance Scheme’ (KUCAS) since 17 June, 2006. KUCAS is a set of procedures carried out by PAI to verify the conformity of all ‘Regulated Products’ to the Kuwait’s Technical Regulations and approved Standards. Exporters & manufacturers with consignments of regulated products to be shipped to Kuwait may complete the conformity procedures prior to shipment through one of the Certification and Inspection Bodies approved by PAI (e.g. SGS, Intertek) in accordance with the KUCAS Guidelines.
SGS United Kingdom Limited
Contact: Stephen Davies -Certification Services Manager
Governments & Institutions Services
Reg Office: Rossmore Business Park, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 3EN
tel: +44 (0)1276 697865
fax: +44 (0)1276 697832
mob: +44 (0)7841 953837
web: www.uk.sgs.com
Intertek International Ltd
Contact: Chantelle Rowe
Academy Place, 1-9 Brook Street, Brentwood Essex, CM14 5NQ, United Kingdom
Tel: 01277 223400, Fax: 01277 220127, Email: info.brentwood@intertek.com
Web: www.intertek.com/government/programmes/kuwait
| Legislation Fees | |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Legislation Fee |
| Original Certificate of Origin | £45.00 |
| Copy Certificate of Origin | £45.00 |
| Original Other Document | £15.00 |
| Copy Other Document | £15.00 |
| Original Invoice | £30.00 |
| Copy Invoice | £30.00 |
| Copy Invoice | £45.00 |
| Certification Costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Documents Delivered to ABCC via a British Agent | |||
| Stream 1 or 2 Documents |
ABCC Fees |
Chamber Fees |
Total Fees |
|
Original Documents |
£19.45 |
£9.75 |
£29.20+Embassy |
|
Copy Documents |
£4.35 |
£1.70 |
£6.05+VAT |
|
EmbassyLevy(Orgl) |
£2.70 |
|
£2.70 |
|
EmbassyLevy(Copy) |
£0.10 |
|
£0.10 |
|
Alteration approval |
£4.00 |
|
£4.00 |
|
Letter of Indemnity |
£4.55 |
|
£4.55 |
|
EmergencyFee(S1only) |
£14.70 |
£5.15 |
£19.85 |
| 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.
