Customs declaration requirements for Somalia
Customs Declare produces the completed SOMSAD (Somalia declaration form approved by the Minister of Finance), filed electronically through SOMCAS (Somalia Customs Automated System) for Somalia’s own customs authority, in Arabic, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Moderate confidence- Form
- SOMSAD (Somalia declaration form approved by the Minister of Finance), filed electronically through SOMCAS (Somalia Customs Automated System)
- Issuing authority
- Somalia Customs Department, Ministry of Finance
- Primary language
- Arabic
- Accepted languages
- Somali, Arabic
- Required supporting documents
- Certificate of incorporation moci with import license, import permit restricted goods, phytosanitary certificate, health certificate, tax certificate, insurance certificate, pre shipment inspection certificate bureau veritas
- Last verified
- Aug 26, 2026
Import requirements & restrictions
Import licensing required
A registered trade license, with a Certificate of Incorporation from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI), is required to import commercially into Somalia; restricted goods separately require an import permit, which sector regulatory agencies may issue in advance. All imports clear through the Ministry of Finance's Customs Department (sole authority for both seaports and airports) via the Somali Customs Automated System (SOMCAS). Import duty is assessed per the Somali Customs Tariff Law of 2022, unless goods qualify as aid or hold a prior tax exemption.
Somalia Ministry of Finance Customs Department / MOCI
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- 10%
- MFN duty rate data
- Not yet researched
- Preferential rate
- None on record
- Free duty calculator
- Not yet live for Somalia
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does Somalia require?
Somalia’s import declaration is the SOMSAD (Somalia declaration form approved by the Minister of Finance), filed electronically through SOMCAS (Somalia Customs Automated System), issued by Somalia Customs Department, Ministry of Finance.
Which languages does Somalia accept on a customs declaration?
Arabic; Somali, Arabic
What supporting documents are required to import into Somalia?
Certificate of incorporation moci with import license, import permit restricted goods, phytosanitary certificate, health certificate, tax certificate, insurance certificate, pre shipment inspection certificate bureau veritas
What is the VAT rate on imports into Somalia?
The default VAT rate on record for Somalia is 10%.