Wednesday 8th of September 2010

Service Standards:

HEEDING the Government of Maldives call for providing friendly and customer oriented service by the public sector;
REMINDING ourselves of our Vision and Mission;
HONOURING our Code of Conduct;
DERIVING inspiration from the responsibility we discharge and the work we do;
RECOGNIZING the need to abide by a set of standards in serving our clients;
APPRECIATING the relevance of such standards to the responsibility we discharge and the work we do;
RENEWING our commitment to being friendly and customer oriented in all our service areas;
WE, the Maldives Customs Service, agree to be bound by the following Standards of Service that we have created and imposed upon ourselves.

Customs Committments

  • To always act within laws and regulations;
  • To provide easy to follow customs procedures;
  • To facilitate compliance with procedures and guidelines;
  • To involve clients interests in rule and decision making processes; and;
  • To maintain transparency and consistency in its dealings.

As an organization, we undertake

  • To serve with integrity and without delay;
  • To deal with clients, with courtesy and respect;
  • To respond to clients needs with understanding and professionalism;
  • To guide clients in matters of compliance and procedure;
  • To explain rules and procedures with clarity and consistency;
  • To offer assistance with care and dedication
  • To apologize for shortcomings with sincerity and politeness; and
  • To continue to improve compliance with performance targets truly and faithfully.

Client Cooperation:

We request you, as our Client
  • To always provide us sufficient and accurate information, so that we may comply in full with these Standards.
  • To monitor our performance and delivery;
  • To submit feedback and complaints;
  • To remind us of our short comings;
  • To suggest ways of enhancing our service; and
  • To share your experiences and ideas with us.

As an organization, we undertake

  • To treat your feedbacks and complaints confidentially;
  • To welcome your experiences and ideas;
  • To keep improving ourselves and our services;
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  • Exchange Rate: for customs purpose only
    • AED3.8025 JPY0.1632
      AUD10.9299 LKR0.1273
      CAD12.7831 MYR3.9044
      CHF12.6972 NOK2.3568
      CNY1.8735 SAR3.5253
      DKK2.3166 SEK2.0249
      GBP20.6697 SGD9.1966
      HKD1.7104 THB0.4894
      IDR0.0013 USD12.85
      INR0.3043 XEU16.7864
      exchange rate for Sep

  • Customs Procedure Codes - most used CPCs
    • CPCCPC descriptionFree %
      C400  Imports to pvt sector ...  00.00
      C404  Importation for tourism industry...  00.00
      C446  Importation for tourism industry...  100.00
      C447  Importation for tourism industry...  75.00
      C448  Importation for tourism industry...  50.00
      C465  Preferential duty rates under sa...  00.00
      C466  Preferential duty rates under sa...  00.00
      C476  Ex-warehouse for tourism industr...  00.00
      C479  Ex-warehouse for tourism industr...  100.00
      ...more CPCs



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