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Outside the EU - Romania

Updated 04.2010

Legal requirements

The exchange of merchandise and goods between Romania and other countries is governed by the Codul Vamal (Customs Code).

  • Customs Code of Romania română

Export and import of merchandise

The customs formalities for the export and import of merchandise are detailed on the website of the Autoritatea Națională a Vămilor (National Customs Authority).

  • National Customs Authority română

State support for exporters

Information about state support for exporters can be accessed on the website of the Departamentul pentru Comerț Exterior (Department for Foreign Trade) within the Ministry of the Economy, Commerce and the Business Environment.

  • Department for International Trade română
  • System for the Support and Promotion of Exports through State Funding română

Statistics

EXTRASTAT embodies the extra-Community trade statistics that reflect export and import flows to and from countries outside the EU.

  • Law on the organisation and functioning of the statistical system for international trade in goods pdf [173 KB] română
 

Administrative procedures

Export and import of merchandise

The procedures and documents needed to export or import merchandise outside of the EU are available on the website of the National Customs Authority.

  • Application for the issue of an export permit română Online government service
  • Submitting TIR carnets electronically română Online government service
  • Guide to completing the Single Administrative Document (SAD) română
  • User manual for the customs information system română
  • E-customs română Online government service

Submitting statistics

The data used to draw up EXTRASTAT statistics are collected by the customs authorities from export and import customs declarations.

  • National Customs Authority română

Resources

The Ministry of the Economy, Commerce and the Business Environment provides useful information to Romanian suppliers who wish to carry out export activities or contact companies in partner countries.

  • Tips on doing business română

The Romanian Foreign Trade Portal provides assistance and information with regard to opportunities for developing export activities.

  • Romanian Foreign Trade Portal română

Programmes

The Ministry of the Economy, Commerce and the Business Environment runs programmes to support and promote exports.

  • Programmes to support and promote exports română

Check also the legislation on this topic in:

  • References

    Legal texts

    • Law no 422/2006 on the organisation and functioning of the statistical system for international trade in goods, published in the Official Gazette no 967/04.12.2006 pdf [173 KB] română
    • Emergency Ordinance no 120/2002 of 25.09.2002 approving the System for the Support and Promotion of Exports through State Funding, published in the Official Gazette no 727/04.10.2002 română
    • Resolution no 296/2007 of 21 March 2007 approving the mechanisms through which the programme administered by the Ministry of the Economy and Finance to promote exports operates, published in the Official Gazette no 239/06.04.2007 română
    • Ordinance no 1609/27.03.2007 regarding European Commission Regulation no 1.998/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to de minimis aid română

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