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WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1  
 
17 May 2013  
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Working Party on the 
Accession of the Republic of Seychelles  Original: English  
  
  ACCESSION OF SEYCHELLES 
QUESTIONNAIRE ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
Revision 
 The following submission, dated 17 May 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Seychelles. 
  
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  I. OUTLINE OF SYSTEMS 
1. Give a brief description of each licensing system as a whole and, with respect to 
each, reply to the following questions as relevant, placing all of the material with respect to a given system in sequence together, and using cross references as 
appropriate when elements which have alre ady been described are also present in 
another system. 
Answer: 
Seychelles' trade policy allows for goods to be imported from any Customs Territory around the 
world, as long as they are not prohibited under Seychelles' law. 
There is only one import licensing system in Seychelles, which applies to restricted items. A list of 
restricted items is attached (Annex 1).  An importer intending to import restricted goods is required 
to apply for an import licence from relevant Ministries and Departments or Government Agencies, 
the Import and Export Division of the Ministry of Finance, Trade and Investment acts as a one-stop shop for processing these applications and is a facilitator in the whole process of obtaining the 
licence.  The goods can only be imported subject to approval of the application. 
II. PURPOSES AND COVERAGE OF LICENSING 1. Identify each licensing system maintain ed and state what pr oducts, appropriately 
grouped, are covered. 
Answer: 
The licensing system covers products listed in Annex 1 of this document. 2. The system applies to goods originating in and coming from which countries? 
Answer: 
The system applies to goods originating from any Customs Territory. 
3. Is the licensing intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports, and if not, 
what are its purposes?  Have alternativ e methods of accomplishing the purposes 
been considered and if so which?  Why have they not been adopted? 
Answer: 
The licensing is not intended to restrict any quantity or value of imports. Each category of products is restricted for the following reasons: - Plants 
 Plants have to be quarantined and their source needs to be verified by the Ministry 
responsible for Agriculture.  This is to ensure th at the plants are imported from pest-free areas of 
the world.  This restriction is also to ensure th at the plants being introduced into the environment 
of Seychelles are not invasive and compete with endemic and other plants for nutrients in the soil 
and sunlight. This measure is designed to protec t animal and plant life as provided for under 
Article XX of the GATT 1994. 
- Animals 
 All import licenses for any animal are issued by  the Ministry responsible for Agriculture.  All 
imported animals need to be quarantined for a minimum of 14 days.  The source of importation needs to be verified so that these animals are not carrying any foreign diseases such as rabies, 
swine fever and foot and mouth.  So far, Seychelles is free of these diseases.  Species of animals WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1 
 
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  will also have to be verified because in case they are released on purpose or by accident into the 
environment they may pose a danger to the local species of animals and human life as provided 
for under Article XX of the GATT 1994. 
- Fruits and Vegetables 
 Fruits and vegetables require approval from the Ministry responsible for Agriculture.  
The import licence requirement is to verify the source of imports and the phytosanitary certificate provided from the exporting country.  Imported fruits and vegetables need to be thoroughly 
examined at the point of entry to ensure that they are not carrying any foreign organisms which 
could pose a threat to the local endemic plants in Seychelles.  These endemic species of plants need to be protected because they are not naturally present anywhere in the world apart from Seychelles, therefore they do not have the resistance these foreign pests.  This measure is in line 
with the protection of animal and plant life as stipulated in Article XX of the GATT 1994. 
- Meat and Poultry 
 Import licenses for meat and poultry are issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, the source 
of meat and poultry needs to be verified, in order to ascertain whether the products originate from 
disease-free areas.  This is a preventive measure to reduce the instances of diseases related to meat and poultry spreading to existing farms given the size of the islands in Seychelles' 
archipelago.  The cost of containing and eliminat ing these diseases associated to the Government 
would be too high especially given the limited human and financial resources available to it.  This measure is designed to protect human and animal lif e as provided for under Article XX of the GATT 
1994. 
- Fish 
 Import licenses for raw and live fish are issued by the Ministry responsible for Agriculture.  
The restriction on fish has been placed to protect against diseases associated with raw fish from 
entering into Seychelles.  Issuance of an import licence for live fish is also done through the same 
Ministry, with the aim of ensuring that the species of fish imported would not pose a threat to the 
local species in swamps and rivers if they were ever released.  Such species would include 
piranhas (pristobrycon, pygocentrus, pygopristis and serrasalmus).  These species of fish could 
have a potentially harmful effect on the existing fish species and bird life.  This measure is in line with Article XX of the GATT 1994, which allows for the protection of animal life. 
- Fertilizers 
 Imports of fertilizers which include both organic and chemical require an import licence 
from the Ministry responsible for Agriculture.  In the case of organic fertilizers, need to be verified so that they do not contain foreign organisms which could potentially have a negative impact on 
the plant and human life, for example bacteria spor es like anthrax.  Whereas, chemical fertilizers 
need to be verified so that the level of phosphates and nitrate compounds are not excessive which could potentially damage the environment, as these compounds have been proven to encourage 
the growth of algae and other evasive plants such as water lettuces, as a result of leeching.  The 
imports of chemical fertilizers also become a nation al security issue, especially when they contain 
excessive levels of ammonium nitrates which are used to produce improvised detonating devices (IDDs).  This measure is in line with Article XX of the GATT 1994 to protect human life.   
- Pharmaceuticals 
 Imports of pharmaceuticals require the approv al of the Ministry responsible for Health.  
This is to ensure that the products imported are safe for human consumption and that the sources 
of these products are reliable.  The import licen ce requirement serves as a deterrent against the 
imports of counterfeit medicine.  This measure is in line with Article XX of the GATT 1994 to protect human life.  WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1 
 
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  - Plastic 
 The import requirement applies to sacks and plastic bags.  The Ministry responsible for 
Environment issues the import licence for these item s.  For sacks and plastic bags to be issued an 
import licence, their thickness must be not less th an 30 microns, which is tested by the Seychelles 
Bureau of Standards (SBS).  This measure has been instituted to protect the environment.  Given 
the extensive period that it takes for plastic bags  to degrade in the environment, the Government 
would like to encourage the recycling and re-u sing of these items.  Experience has shown 
Seychelles that plastic bags and sacks lower than 30 microns cannot be used more than once and 
this is in turn increasing the damage to the environment and government costs associated with effective disposal of these items.  This measure is necessary to protect the natural environment as 
provided for under Article XX of the GATT 1994. 
- Wood 
 The import licenses for wood are issued by the Ministry responsible for Environment.  
The purpose of the restriction is to determine wh ether the consignment originates from a disease 
or pest free area.  The Ministry is also concerne d with the method used to treat the wood; some 
methods may not be as effective as others to kill foreign organisms present in the wood.  This measure is to protect animal and plant life as provided for under Article XX of the GATT 1994.   
- Fuels 
 For environmental protection purposes, the storage facilities of the petroleum and 
petroleum products need to be verified.  These fa cilities need to be compliant with environmental 
standards so that they do not endanger human and plant life.  Seychelles has limited resources, 
financial and human, to deal with oil leaks and other environmental hazards.  This measure is 
designed to protect animal and plant life as stipulated in Article XX of the GATT 1994. 
- Alcohol and Tobacco 
 The Ministry responsible for Finance issues import licenses for alcohol and cigarettes.  
The restriction was instituted following the imports of poor quality or counterfeit alcohol and cigarettes into Seychelles, which was considered to be having a negative impact on human life.  
The import licence requirement also exists for alcohol and tobacco used as raw materials, so as to 
ensure that the local products do not have negative effects on human health.  This import restriction has been a recommendation from the Ministry responsible for Health and non-governmental organizations.  This measure is designed to protect human life as per Article XX 
of the GATT 1994. 
- Automotive Equipment 
 Import licenses for automotive equipment are assessed by Seychelles Land Transport 
Agency (SLTA) and recommendations are made to the Ministry of Finance.  The import licence 
requirement has been put in place to control the im ports of left-hand drive vehicles because of the 
implementation of the British traffic system (i.e. drive on the left side of the road) and second 
hand vehicles which are restricted by law in Seychelles.  The requirement is also a means of 
administering a ban on imports of half and quarter cuts. 
 Vehicles which are considered to be oversized (e.g. Heavy trucks, cranes), again the SLTA 
assesses the specifications of the vehicles inclusiv e of the weight of the vehicle when the import 
licence is lodged and if the licence is recommended, conditions are attached to the use of the 
particular oversize vehicle on the roads, e.g. operating hours, where the vehicle can or cannot be operated.  These measures are designed to protect human life as referred to in Article XX of 
the GATT 1994. 
- Telecommunication Equipment 
 The Ministry responsible for telecommunications issues import licenses for 
telecommunication equipment which emit or transmit and receive radio-frequencies, termed as 
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  any non-radio-frequency emitting or non-radio-fr equency receiving telecommunication devices or 
equipment, such as telephones, modems, routers, switches, PABXs.  Note that mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDA) and similar type of equipment are also not restricted goods and, as a result, are not included in the list of restricted radio equipment.  
 It is important to note that there is no radio equipment which is manufactured in 
Seychelles and as a result all such equipment has to be imported from overseas.  There are also 
no local regulatory requirements and standards which guide the manufacturing of radio equipment 
like in jurisdictions such as the European Union and the United States of America.  In line with the 
same, importation is done from different countries , mostly from Europe, Af rica and Asia.  As per 
the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) frequency allocation plans, the same frequencies can be used for slightly different services in different regions of the world.  Since, 
Seychelles does not impose any restrictions as to where an importer can purchase his/her radio 
equipment; there is a need for users to seek permission before any radio equipment is imported.  This measure is to ensure that harmful interfer ence is avoided to authorized users of radio 
equipment especially in respect of essential and em ergency services.  This measure is designed to 
protect human life as referred to Article XX of the GATT 1994. 
- Chemicals 
 The restriction on imports of chemicals refers only to those listed in Annex 1 of this 
document.  The Ministry responsible for health approves import licenses for the imports of chemicals.  The most pressing concern for the Mi nistry with regards to these imports of these 
chemicals is their storage locations.  Given the high population density of Mahe, Praslin and 
La Digue, chemical spillages and leaks have the potential hazard to human life and to the 
environment.  This measure is designed to protect human, animal and plant life as referred to in Article XX of the GATT 1994. 
- Aircraft 
 Imports of aircraft are subject to import licenses issued by Seychelles Civil Aviation 
Authority (SCAA).  The Authority needs to certify whether the aircraft is flight worthy and does not 
pose a danger to human life.  This measure is to protect human life as referred to in Article XX of 
the GATT 1994.  
- Sea-going vessel 
 Imports of sea-going vessels require an import licence issued by Seychelles Maritime 
Safety Authority.  The Authority certifies that the vessel is sea worthy and does not constitute a 
danger to human life and the marine environment.  This measure is to protect human, animal and plant life as referred to in  Article XX of the GATT. 
4. Cite the law, regulation and/or administrative order under which the licensing is 
maintained.  Is the licensing statutorily required?   
Answer: 
The licensing is statutorily required.  The licensing system is currently mandated under the Trades 
Tax regulations. This will be replaced by the Customs Management [Prohibited and Restricted] Regulations 2013 when this comes into effect: th e new list is reflected in Annex I attached.   
- Does the legislation leave designation of pr oducts to be subjected to licensing to 
administrative discretion?  Is it possib le for the government  (or the executive 
branch) to abolish the system without legislative approval? 
Answer: 
No, the legislation does not leave designation of products to be subjected to licensing to 
administrative discretion. WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1 
 
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  No, it is not possible for the Government (or the executive branch) to abolish the system without 
legislative approval. 
III. PROCEDURES 1. For products under restriction as to th e quantity or value of imports (whether 
applicable globally or to a limited number of countries or whether established 
bilaterally or unilaterally). 
Answer: 
There are no quantitative value quotas for import of restricted items.  They are also not limited to 
any countries either bilaterally or unilaterally. 
(a) Is information published, and where,  c o n c e r n i n g  a l l o c a t i o n  o f  q u o t a s  a n d 
formalities of filing applications for licenses?  If not, how is it brought to 
the attention of possible importers?  Of governments and export promotion 
bodies of exporting countries and th eir trade representatives?  Is the 
overall amount published?  The amount allocated to goods from each 
country?  The maximum amount allocated to each importer?  How to 
request any exceptions or derogations from the licensing requirement? 
 Answer: 
 Not applicable. 
(b) How is the size of the quotas determined:  on a yearly, six-monthly or 
quarterly basis?  Are there cases where the size of quota is determined on a 
yearly basis but licenses are issued  for imports on a six-monthly or 
quarterly basis?  In the latter case, is it necessary for importers to apply for 
fresh licence on a six-mont hly or quarterly basis? 
 Answer: 
 Not applicable. 
(c) Are licenses allotted for certain goods partly or only to domestic producers 
of like goods?  What steps are taken to ensure that licenses allocated are 
actually used for imports?  Are unus ed allocations added to quotas for a 
succeeding period?  Are the names of importers to whom licenses have 
been allocated made known to govern ments and export promotion bodies 
of exporting countries upon request?  If not, for what reason?  (Indicate 
products to which replies relate) 
 Answer: 
 Not applicable. 
(d) From the time of announcing the openin g of quotas, as indicated in I above, 
w h a t  i s  t h e  p e r i o d  o f  t i m e  a l l o w e d  f o r the submission of applications for 
licenses? 
 Answer: 
 Not applicable. 
(e) What are the minimum and maximu m lengths of time for processing 
applications? 
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   Not applicable. 
(f) How much time remains, at a mini mum, between the granting of licenses 
and the date of opening of the period of importation? 
 Answer: 
 Not applicable. 
(g) Is consideration of licence applicatio ns effected by a single administrative 
organ?  Or must the application be pa ssed on to other organs for visa, note 
or approval?  If so, which?  Does the importer have to approach more than 
one administrative organ? 
 Answer: 
 Not applicable. 
(h) If the demand for licenses cannot be fully satisfied, on what basis is the 
allocation to applicants made?  First co me, first served?  Past performance?  
Is there a maximum amount to be allocated per applicant and, if so, on 
what basis is it determined?  What provision is made for new importers?  
Are applications examined simultaneously or on receipt? 
 Answer: 
 Not applicable. 
(i) In the case of bilateral quotas or  export restraint arrangements where 
export licenses are issued by exportin g countries, are import licenses also 
required?  If so, are licens es issued automatically? 
 Answer: 
 Not applicable. 
(j) In cases where imports are allowed on the basis of ex port licenses only, 
how is the importing country informed of the effect given by the exporting 
countries to the understanding between the two countries? 
 Answer: 
 Not applicable. 
(k) Are there products for which licenses  are issued on condition that goods 
should be exported and not sold in the domestic market? 
 Answer: 
 Not applicable. 2. Where there is no quantita tive limit on importation of a product or on imports from 
a particular country: 
(a) How far in advance of importation must application for a licence be made?  
Can licenses be obtained within a shorte r time-limit or for goods arriving at 
the port without a licence (for example, owing to inadvertency)? 
(b) Can a licence be granted immediately on request? 
(c) Are there any limitations as to th e period of the year during which 
application for licence and/or import ation may be made?  If so, explain.  WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1 
 
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  (d) Is consideration of licence applicatio ns effected by a single administrative 
organ? Or must the application be pass ed on to other organs for visa, note 
or approval?  If so, which?  Does the importer have to approach more than one administrative organ? 
Answer: 
(a) An application for an import licence must be made prior to the shipment landing in 
Seychelles; Yes. 
(b) Yes, subject to submission of all relevant documents.  
(c) There are no limitations as to the period of the year during which application for licence 
and/or importation may be made.  
(d) The licence application for import of restricted goods is made to the Ministry/Department or 
Authority through the Import and Export Division  (IED) of the Ministry of Finance, Trade and 
Investment. The IED acts as a one stop shop for all such applications. The Ministry communicates decisions taken by relevant Authorities to the applicant.  The importer does 
not have to approach more than one administrative organ.  
3. Under what circumstances may an application for a licence be refused other than 
failure to meet the ordinary criteria?   
Answer: 
There are no other circumstances apart from the ordinary criteria that would warrant a refusal. 
- Are the reasons for any refusal given to the applicant?   
Answer: 
Yes, the reasons for refusal are given to the applicant. - Have applicants a right of appeal in the event of refusal to issue a licence and, if so, 
to what bodies and under what procedures? 
Answer: 
An applicant has a right to query the decision to the Minister of the concerned Ministry or 
Department which has refused to issue the licence.  If the response is unsatisfactory to the applicant, 
then that person may apply for ju dicial review of the decision. 
IV. ELIGIBILITY OF IMPORT ERS TO APPLY FOR LICENCE 
1. Are all persons, firms and institutions eligible to apply for licenses:  (a) under restrictive licensing systems? 
 (b) under non-restrictive systems? 
 If not, is there a system of registration of persons or firms licensed to engage in 
importation?   
Answer: 
Any person intending to import restricted goods need to apply for an import licence whether the 
goods are for personal consumption or commercial distribution. In the case of commercial 
distribution a person must have a business activity licence issued by the Seychelles Licensing 
Authority.  WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1 
 
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  - What persons or firms are eligible? 
Answer: 
Please see answer above. - Is there a registration fee?  
Answer: 
There is no import licence fee. 
- Is there a published list of authorized importers? 
Answer: 
No, there is no published list of authorized importers.  
V. DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER REQUIREM ENTS FOR APPLICAT ION FOR LICENCE 
1. What information is required in applications?  Submit a sample form.  What 
documents is the importer required to supply with the application? 
Answer: 
A sample form is attached (Annex 2) 1 which shows all the information that is required. 
2. What documents are required upon actual importation? 
Answer: 
Upon importation an importer is required to submit the following documents: 
- Bill of Entry (3 copies); 
- Certified true and accurate invoice from exporter (either individual or company); - A valid import licence; - Packing List; 
- Bill of Lading or Airway Bill; and 
- Sanitary or Phytosanitary Certificate (if required). 
3. Is there any licensing fee or administrative charge?  If so, what is the amount of 
the fee or charge? 
Answer: 
There is no fee or charge for the import licence.   
4. Is there any deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of 
licenses?  If so, state the am ount or rate, whether it is refundable, the period of 
retention and the purpose of the requirement. 
Answer: 
There are no such requirements. 
                                               
1 In English only. WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1 
 
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  VI. CONDITIONS OF LICENSING 
1. What is the period of validity of a licence?  Can the validity of a licence be 
extended?  How? 
Answer: 
Import licenses for products on the restricted list are granted for an open period of 1 year with the 
exception of meat and plant products which have a validity of six months provided that they are being sourced from a single supplier and origin. However, medicinal products require licenses per 
each shipment. 
2. Is there any penalty for the non-utilizatio n of a licence or a portion of a licence? 
Answer: 
There is no penalty for the non-utilization of a licence or a portion of a licence. 
3. Are licenses transferable between impo rters?  If so, are any limitations or 
conditions attached to such transfer? 
Answer: 
An import licence is not transferrable as it is issued to a specific person and goods.  
4. Are any other conditions attach ed to the issue of a licence? 
 (a) For products subject to quantitative restriction? 
 (b) For products not subject to quantitative restriction? 
Answer: 
(a) Not applicable, as there are no quantitative restrictions. 
(b) There are no other conditions that apply. 
VII. OTHER PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS 
1. Are there any other administrative proc edures, apart from import licensing and 
similar administrative procedures, required prior to importation? 
Answer: 
No, there are no other administrative procedures apart from import licensing and similar 
administrative procedures, required prior to importation. 
2. Is foreign exchange automatically provided by the banking authorities for goods to 
be imported?  Is a licence required as a condition to obtaining foreign exchange?  Is foreign exchange always available to cover licenses issued?  What formalities must be fulfilled for obtaining the foreign exchange? 
Answer: 
Foreign exchange is provided at the prevailing market rate by the banking authorities for goods to be 
imported.  No, a licence is not required as a condition to obtaining foreign exchange.  Yes, foreign 
exchange is always available to cover licenses issued.  For obtaining foreign exchange importers 
need to follow banking procedures as set out by the commercial banks.  WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1 
 
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  Annex 1 
RESTRICTED GOODS 
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 
APPROVAL 
AUTHORITY GOODS HS CODE DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
MINISTRY 
RESPONSIBLE FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES Plant and plant 
products  0601.1000 
to 0604.9900 Live trees and other plants; bulbs roots and the like; 
cut flowers and ornamental foliage. 
 Wood treated and 
untreated  4401.1000 Fuel wood. 
4401.2100 to 
4401.2200 Wood in chips or particles. 
 
4403.1000 to 4403.2000 Wood in the rough , whethe r or not stripped of bark 
or sapwood, or roughly squared.  
4403.4100 to 
4403.9900 
4407.1000 Other, of tropical wood specified in subheading 
note 1 of chapter 44. 
4407.2400 to 4407.9900 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, 
whether or not planed , sanded or end –jointed, of thickness exceeding 6mm. 
 Brooms consisting 
of twigs or other vegetables materials bound together, with or 
without handles 9603.1010 
 9603.1020 Brooms and brushes of coconut fibre. 
 Brooms & brushes of other vegetables material (Except Coconut Fibers). 
 Edible Vegetables 
 0701.1000 
to 0709.9090  
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (Excluding Heading 07.10 to 07.13). 
0714.1000 to 0714.9090 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, 
sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content. 
 Edible fruits 
 08.01 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, whether or 
not shelled or peeled  (excluding dried). 
08.02 
 Other nuts, , whether or not shelled or peeled 
(excluding dried). 
0803.0010 Bananas, including plantains, (excluding dried). 
0804.1010 to 0804.4000 Dates, figs, pineapples,avocadoes,guavas,mangoes  
and mangosteens (excluding dried). 
0805.1000 to 0805.4000 Citrus Fruits (excluding dried). 
0805.9000 
 0806.1000 Citrus fruit, (other than  oranges, mandarins, 
clementines, wilkings, grapefruit, lemons and other similar citrus hybrids) (excluding dried) Fresh Grapes. 
0807.1100 to 0810.9090 Fresh melons and papayas, apples, pears and 
quinces, apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and so les, other fresh fruit. 
 Meat and edible 
meat offal, fresh, frozen or chilled 0201.1000 
to 0209.0000     Meat and meat products of bovine animals, fresh or 
chilled, meat of swine fresh or chilled, meat of sheep 
and goats fresh or chilled, meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chil led or frozen. Edible offal 
of bovine animals, swine,  sheep, goats, horses, 
asses, mules or hinnie , fresh, chilled or frozen, other meat and edible meat of the poultry of heading: 01.05 fresh, chilled or frozen and pig fat 
free of lean meat and poultry fat not rendered or 
otherwise extracted, fresh, ch illed, frozen, salted in 
brine, dried or smoked. WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1 
 
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  Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 
APPROVAL 
AUTHORITY GOODS HS CODE DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
 Fish and 
crustaceans, mollusk and other aquatic invertebrates, fresh, frozen or chilled 0301.1000 to 
0304.9900 Fish live, fresh or chil led and Fish products. 
0306.1100 to 
0307.9990  Crustaceans, Molluscs whether in shell or not, live, 
fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted in brine, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water. Flour meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans fit for human consumption. 
 Fertilizers 
(growing media and compost)  3101.0000 to 
3105.9000 Animal or vegetable fertiliz ers, whether or not mixed 
together or chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products. Mineral or chemical fert ilizers, nitrogenous. 
Mineral or chemical fertilizers, phosphatic. 
Mineral or chemical fe rtilizers, potassic. 
Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements  nitrogen, phosphorous and 
potassium; other fertilizers;  goods of this chapter in 
tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg. 
MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY & MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES Animals and 
animal by-products not treated 0101.1000 to 
0106.9000 Live animals; an imal products. 
 
0407.0010 to 0407.0090 Birds eggs in shell, fresh,  preserved or cooked for 
consumption. 
0408.1100       
to 0408.9900 Birds egg not in shell and egg yolks other than dried  
 
0410.0000 
 Edible products of animal origin not elsewhere 
specified or included. 
0501.0000  Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or 
scoured; waste of human hair. 
0502.1000 to 0504.0000  Pigs, hogs or boars bristles  and hair, badger hair and 
other brush making hair, waste of such bristles or hair.  Gut bladders and stomach of animals (other than fish) whole and pieces thereo f, fresh, chilled, frozen, 
salted in brine, dried or smoked. 
0505.1000  Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or 
down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not 
with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or  treated for preservation, 
powder and waste of feathe rs or parts of feathers. 
0506.1000 to 
0506.9000 Bones and horn-cores unworked, defatted, simply 
prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degalatinised; powder and waste of these products. 
0508.0000 to 0511.9990 Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply 
prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut in 
shape, powder and waste thereof. 
 
Ambergris, castroreum, cive t and musk; cantharides, 
bile, whether or not dried; glands and other animals products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh, chilled,  frozen or otherwise 
provisionally preserved.  Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption. WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1 
 
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  Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 
APPROVAL 
AUTHORITY GOODS HS CODE DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
MINISTRY 
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY ENDANGERED 
SPECIES 0507.1000 
to 0507.9000 Any Species listed under the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).  Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hoovers, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products. 
9601.1000 to 9601.9000 Worked ivory, bone, tortoi se-shell, horn, antlers, 
coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving 
material and articles of these materials (including 
articles obtained by moulding). 
 Primary forms 
 Plastic and other articles of plastic  Environment Protection (Prohibition of plastic carrier bags) Regulations, 2008 3923.2110 to 
3923.2990 Sacks and bags (including cones) of polymers of 
ethylene; polybags of th e type used in primary 
industries and of  other plastics. 
Vest type plastic bags made of less than 30 microns. 
 Dangerous 
Chemicals and Precursor Chemicals  28.01  to 
28.53     Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds 
of precious metals, of rare-earth metals or radioactive elements or of isotopes.  Miscellaneous chemical pr oducts excluding heading 
28.44. 
MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY AND MINISTRY OF HEALTH Dangerous 
Chemicals and Precursor Chemicals  29.01 
to 29.42  Organic Chemicals. 
MINISTRY 
RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCE, TRADE AND 
INVESTMENT 
  Mineral fuels, 
mineral oils and products of their distillations, 
bituminous 
substances; Mineral waxes 2710.1010    
2710.1120 2710.1911 2710.1921 
2710.1922 
  Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous 
minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained 
from bituminous minerals, th ese oils being the basic 
constituents of the preparations; waste oils. These Include:- Aviation Spirit (Avgas), Motor spirits (gasoline, mogas, MSP); Kerosene, type jet fuel, 
illuminating kerosene (IK) and Fuel oil (furnace oil). 
2711.1200 2711.1300 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons. 
Liquefied propane gas and Butanes gases. 
Alcoholic beverages 2203.0010 
to 2208.9099 Beverages and spirits. 
Tobacco 2401.1000 
to 2403.9900 Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes. 
DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORT  LEFT HAND DRIVE 
VEHICLES Chapter 87 All vehicles of chapter 87 with the steering wheel 
located on the left hand side; excluding golf carts and any other off-road vehicl es or vehicles for which 
permission has been granted to be used off road. 
 Second Hand 
Vehicles  Chapter 87 All vehicles of chapter 87, previously used; excluding 
golf carts and any other off- road vehicles or vehicles 
for which permission has been granted to be used off road. 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT  Vehicle and 
Chassis/Bodies.   8426.1100 
to 8427.9000 Derricks; cranes, including cable cranes; mobile 
lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane. Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment. WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1 
 
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Spark-ignition 
reciprocating piston engine of kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87.  Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi diesel engines) of kind used for the propulsion of 
vehicles of 
chapter 87.   8429.1100 
to 8430.6900  Self-propelled bulldozers , angledozers, graders, 
levelers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers. Other moving, grading, leveling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores; pile-drivers and pile-extractors; snow-ploughs and snow blowers. 
8701.1000 
to 
8705.9000 Vehicles other than railway  or tramway rolling stock 
and parts and accessories thereof 
8706.0000 Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicle of 
heading Nos 87.01 to 87.05. 
8708.9910 Bodies – Nose cuts, front cuts, rear cuts and quarter 
panels of vehicles of he adings no.87.02 to 87.04. 
8708.9930 Chassis with no engine.  
8711.1000 
to 8711.9000 Motor cycle (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with 
auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side cars. 
8716.1000 to 8716.4000 Trailers and semi-trailers.  
8716.8090 Others. 
8407.3100 
to 8407.9000  Reciprocating piston engine s of kind used for the 
propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87. Of cylinder capacity not exceeding 50cc; exceeding 50cc but not exceeding250cc; exceeding 250cc but not exceeding1,000cc; exceeding 1,000cc and other 
engines. 
8408.2000 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston 
engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines) of a kind used for the propulsion of  vehicles of chapter 87. 
8408.9000 
 Other Engines diesel or semi-diesel 
Hybrid Vehicles of chapter 87. 
8703.9011 to 87039049 Electric Cars, and cars using alternative fuels other 
than fossil fuel. 
MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR HOME AFFAIRS & COMMISSIONER OF POLICE  Pyrotechnic 
products and Blasting explosives 3601.0000 
to 3604.9090 Explosives; pyrotechnic prod ucts; pyrophoric alloys; 
certain combustible preparations (excluding matches), fireworks and signal flares. 
Sword, cutlasses, bayonets and similar arms 9307.0000 Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances, similar arms, 
parts thereof, scabbards, and sheaths thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefore. 
MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH     Pharmaceutical 
and Veterinary products 3001.2000 
to 3004.5000 Pharmaceutical products (e xample gland and organs, 
human blood; animal bl ood), and parts of 
medicaments. 
3006.1000 to 
3006.7000 Chemical contraceptive preparation based on 
hormones on other products  of heading 29.37 or on 
spermicides. 
 Pharmaceutical Products. 
2806.1000 Hydrochloric acid. 
2807.0000 Sulphuric Acid. 
2841.6100 Potassium permanganate. WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1 
 
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MINISTRY 
RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Radio 
communication equipment including VSAT 8525.5000 Other transmission apparatus of the following 
specification: - Walkie Talkie/Land Mobile (hand-held or fixed);  
8525.6000 
 Satellite mobile equipment - IRIDIUM, GLOBALSTAR, 
THURAYA, INMARSAT etc.;  
Amateur Radio;  Fixed Broadband Wireless Access, except for the following European standards from the European Technical Standards Institute (ETSI): 
 2.4 GHz* 
 EN 300 – 328 
 Maximum EIRP 100mW or 20 dBm 
 5.7 GHz* 
 EN 300 – 440 
 Maximum EIRP 25mW or 14 dBm 
* No external antennas licensed 
8529.1010 to 8529.1040 
 
8525.5010 to  8525.5090 Satellite dishes (person/co mmercial) - receive only; 
VSAT (very small aperture terminal) - transmit and receive;  
Police radar detector. 
Communication jamming equipment. 
8526.1000  Aeronautical radios (h and held and fixed); 
Radio broadcasting (transmission) equipment (AM, FM, TV, etc.); Equipment for fixed services; Citizen Band (CB) radios. 
SEYCHELLES BUREAU OF STANDARDS Glass and glazed 
glass products for architectural use in building 7005.1000 
to 7005.3000 Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in 
sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting  layer, but not otherwise 
worked. 
7016.9000 Other articles of pressed/moulded glass whether or 
not wired, kind used for building or construction purposes. 
MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY & SEYCHELLES ENERGY COMMISSION PVC Insulated 
wires and Cables for fixed wiring  PVC Insulated flexible cord for use with appliances and equipment intended for domestic, office and similar environments 8544.1100 
to 8544.2000  Winding wire of copper and of other materials. 
 PVC insulated cables should be in accordance to British Standard BS 6004 or IEC Standard 60227. 
8544.4200 to 8544.6000 PVC insulated flexible cables (cords) should be in 
accordance to British Standard BS 6500 or IEC Standard 60227. 
MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR LAND USE AND HABITAT Prefabricated 
Building 9406.0000 
 Prefabricated buildings.  
 
SEYCHELLES CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY Aircrafts 8801.1000 
to 8802.6000 Balloons and dirigibles; gliders, hang gliders and 
other non-powered aircraft. Other aircraft (for example,  helicopters, aeroplanes); 
spacecraft (including sa tellite); and spacecraft 
launch vehicles. 
SEYCHELLES MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY Ships and Vessels 
   8901.1000 
  Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels 
principally designed for the transport of persons; ferry boat of all kind. 
8901.2000 Tanker. 
8901.3000 Refrigerated vessels, other than those of subheading 
8901.20. WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1 
 
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8901.9000 
 Other vessels for the transportation of goods and 
other vessels for the transportation of both persons and goods. 
8902.0000 Fishing Vessels. 
8903.1000 to 8903.9200  Yachts and other vessels or pleasure or sports;  
 (These include Inflatable, sailboats with or without auxiliary motor, motorboats, other than outboard motor-boats but exclud e Kayak and Canoes).  
8903.9990 Other boats and vessels not elsewhere specified. 
 
  
  WT/ACC/SYC/14/Rev.1  
 
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* In English only 
 
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