MSC has been helping customers to ship cargo to and from Bulgaria since 1997. Today, as a part of the MSC network, MSC Bulgaria moves more than 100 thousand TEU of cargo per year.
- All full containers can stay at the port area 90 days after discharging of the vessel. After that period confiscation by the government follows.
- Extension might be possible, but not guaranteed.
- According to the customs regulations nly Companies Registered in EC may affect Import.If a non EC company is mentioned as a consignee, then the cargo can only be in transit.
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Import of Excise Cargo (alcohol + cigarettes) entering the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria:
With immediate effect All Agents in POL shipping a/m cargos to Bulgaria are obliged to manifest the following requisites:
- Detailed type(brand)
- Quantity
- Packing
Examples: Marlboro Lights King size - 680 master boxes
Davidoff Lights - 200 master boxes
Davidoff medium - 150 master boxes
By failing to comply with the a/m requirements (missing of one of the a/m requisites in the manifest) the containers immediately upon discharging will be checked by the Customs Authorities and all the costs involved will be for account of MSC i.e. will be referred to MSC Agent at respective POL.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
In the DTX these commodities are to be manifested as follows:
Short Description of goods (DE1): i.e. "Cigarettes"
Description of goods (DE2): i.e. "680 master boxes - Marlboro Lights King size"
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For MOTOR VEHICLES chassis and engine numbers must be shown both on the cargo manifest and the oBs/L
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Tobacco, cigarettes, and related products, classified as excise cargo under Law on Excises and Tax Warehouses, must have valid bank guarantees opened by the Merchant as per the requirements of the Law.
In case such are missing, the discharge at Burgas port will not be permitted by the Authorities and all related charges will be on Merchant's account.
For easy reference, the HS codes under this provision are as follows, however the knowledge of the Law and its/ HS amendments is entirely Merchant's care and responsibility:
24012035
2401206000
2401207010, 2401207090
2401208510, 2401208590
24019511, 2409519, 24019521, 24019529, 24019591, 24019599
2402100000
24022010
2402209000
2403110000
24031910, 24031990
24039100
2403999000
Imports
Illegal drugs
Guns and ammunition (unless authorisation has been obtained)
Knives and deadly weapons
Dangerous chemicals
Substances which damage the ozone layer
Quarantined pets
Pornographic material
Though the above items are the only ones prohibited, there are a number of goods that are heavily restricted. For more information, see the links below.
Exports
Illegal drugs
Guns and ammunition (unless authorisation has been obtained)
Knives and deadly weapons
Dangerous chemicals
Substances which damage the ozone layer
Quarantined pets
Pornographic material
For full details of prohibited cargo in Bulgaria please visit the following sites:
Import and export regulations (http://bulgaria.visahq.com/customs/)
Ports and terminals
MSC operates services to and from the following Bulgarian ports and terminals, with local teams in each location to support our customers.
Port of Loading | Terminal 1 |
Varna | Varna West |
Burgas | Burgas West |
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Last update: 2022-05-15T20:44:00