Customs declaration requirements for Timor-Leste
Customs Declare produces the completed Customs Declaration, via ASYCUDA World for Timor-Leste’s own customs authority, in Portuguese, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Confirmed against the authority’s own published source- Form
- Customs Declaration, via ASYCUDA World
- Issuing authority
- Timor-Leste Customs Authority
- Primary language
- Portuguese
- Accepted languages
- Portuguese, Tetum, English, Indonesian
- Last verified
- Aug 30, 2026
- Source
Import requirements & restrictions
Import permit required
Import of vehicles over 5 years old is prohibited into Timor-Leste under Decree Law 30/2011 -- covering light passenger/mixed-use cars, recreational vehicles, vans/minivans, microlets, passenger vehicles with 20 or fewer seats, and light commercial vehicles/trucks under 4 tonnes capacity. Exception: returning residents who lived abroad 12+ months may import a vehicle they owned/registered abroad for at least 12 months before import. Machinery, equipment, and used vehicles generally require an import license from the Directorate of Quarantine Services.
HS 8703 -- Timor-Leste Directorate of Quarantine Services / Customs Authority
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- Not yet confirmed
- MFN duty rate data
- Not yet researched
- Preferential rate
- None on record
- Free duty calculator
- Not yet live for Timor-Leste
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does Timor-Leste require?
Timor-Leste’s import declaration is the Customs Declaration, via ASYCUDA World, issued by Timor-Leste Customs Authority.
Which languages does Timor-Leste accept on a customs declaration?
Portuguese; Portuguese, Tetum, English, Indonesian