Customs declaration requirements for Madagascar
Customs Declare produces the completed Electronic customs declaration via SYDONIA++ (ASYCUDA-based system), accompanied by mandatory Bordereau de Suivi de Cargaisons (BSC) for Madagascar’s own customs authority, in French, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Moderate confidence- Form
- Electronic customs declaration via SYDONIA++ (ASYCUDA-based system), accompanied by mandatory Bordereau de Suivi de Cargaisons (BSC)
- Issuing authority
- Direction Générale des Douanes de Madagascar
- Primary language
- French
- Accepted languages
- French, Malagasy
- Required supporting documents
- Cargo tracking note bsc, import license, phytosanitary certificate, tax identification certificate
- Last verified
- Aug 26, 2026
Import requirements & restrictions
Import prohibited
Import of used passenger vehicles into Madagascar is restricted to a general 5-year age limit from manufacture; vehicles exceeding this limit risk denial of entry or confiscation. Customs duty varies steeply depending on how long the registration papers have been held in the importer's name (roughly 59% of CIF value if held over 1 year, roughly 118% of CIF value if held under 1 year), assessed against Madagascar customs' own internal reference valuation (valeur mercuriale) rather than the invoice price alone.
HS 8703 -- Madagascar customs authority
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- 20%
- MFN duty rate data
- Available
- Preferential rate
- Available under an applicable trade agreement
- Free duty calculator
- Check a duty rate for Madagascar
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does Madagascar require?
Madagascar’s import declaration is the Electronic customs declaration via SYDONIA++ (ASYCUDA-based system), accompanied by mandatory Bordereau de Suivi de Cargaisons (BSC), issued by Direction Générale des Douanes de Madagascar.
Which languages does Madagascar accept on a customs declaration?
French; French, Malagasy
What supporting documents are required to import into Madagascar?
Cargo tracking note bsc, import license, phytosanitary certificate, tax identification certificate
What is the VAT rate on imports into Madagascar?
The default VAT rate on record for Madagascar is 20%.