Cost of Shipping a Container to Oman

There are a few important documents you need when shipping internationally. Below is a list of items you will need:

• Commercial and Proforma Invoices
• Bills of Lading
• Packing List
• Shipper’s Letter of Instructions (SLI)
• Automated Export System (AES) Filing
• Certificate of Origin (CO)
• Incoterms
• Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
• Operational Instructions
• Shipping Under a Letter of Credit

There might be special products that will need special government permission or licenses. Additional documentation is essential to ensure the safety and security of the country it will be imported into. Examples of additional documents you might need are:

There might be special products that will need special government permission or licenses. Additional documentation is essential to ensure the safety and security of the country it will be imported into. Examples of additional documents you might need are:

• Health Certificate
• Ingredients Certificate
• Inspection Certificate
• Pre-Shipment Inspection certificate
• Phytosanitary Certificate/quarantine certificate
• Radiation Certificate
• Electronic Export Information
• Certificate of Health or Sanitation
• Generic Certificateof Origin
• Dangerous Goods Certificate
• Fisheries Certificate
• Fumigation Certificate
• Halal Certificate
• Dock Receipt and Warehouse Receipt
• ISPM 15 (Wood Packaging) Marking certificate
• Product manual or Product catalog
• Certified Engineer’s Report
• Chartered engineer’s certificate
• Product specification certificate

The Bill of Lading is an official legal document that acts as receipt, title, and contract between the carrier and the shipper. It details the route of the shipment, the mode of transportation used, and the quantity of the goods. As a title, it passes the right to possession of the goods from one party to another.

A Bill of Lading getting lost happens more commonly than you would think. If you do happen to lose yours, you must first notify your shipper. There might be other copies of the bill. If there are no other copies, you will be unable to generate a new one. There are multiple complicated steps that you and everyone involved in the shipping process will need to take to ensure that your goods are delivered.

Oman has a list of restricted and prohibited items just like every country in the world. As per Oman’s rules, there are quite a lot of items you might be prohibited from shipping into the country.

Prohibited items are goods forbidden by law to enter the country. Below is a list of items you cannot ship to Oman:

• Alcoholic Beverages
• Cash Letters
• Cigars
• Israeli Origin Goods
• Khanjars
• Lithium Metal Batteries
• Military Equipment
• Negotiable Bonds, Drafts
• Products Made in Iran
• Tobacco Products
• Acids
• Ball Bearings
• Bearer Documents
• Bio Products
• Checks, Cashier
• Chemicals
• Clocks/watches
• Coffee
• Communications equipment
• Compact discs
• Computer components & parts
• Computer software
• Corrosives
• Cosmetics
• Credit Card Blanks
• Credit Cards
• Dangerous Goods as defined by IATA (Intl. Air Transport Association)
• Drugs
• Electronic equipment
• Electronic games
• Film, Developed
• Films: 8mm, 16mm & 35mm
• Films: promotional, training
• Flammables
• Foodstuffs
• Furs
• Gases
• Graphite Products
• Herbal Products
• Herbal Tea
• Blue Ice
• Dry Ice
• Wet Ice
• Infectious Substances
• Items offensive to Muslim culture
• Knives
• Laser disc
• Magnetized Materials
• Medical samples
• Mineral Products
• Oxidizers
• Paints
• Parts, machine & electronic
• Phones/modems
• Poisons (Toxics)
• Powders
• Radar equipment
• Radio equipment
• Radioactives
• Radios or parts thereof
• Seeds
• Spice
• Synthetic Marijuana (K2)
• Tapes, audio cassettes
• Tapes, video cassettes
• Telecommunications equipment
• Toys
• Walkie Talkies

Foreign or non-American/GCC countries will adhere to Oman’s tariff schedule, which issues duties not exceeding 10%. The average rate of import taxes is 3.2%. Bilateral trade in industrial and consumer products, with exception of specific products like certain textiles and apparel products, is duty-free.

The “cargo tracking system” allows you to track your cargo. It also allows you to track your shipment at any time and from any location around the world. Your container number, Bill of Lading, booking number, and shipping line will all be required.

Yes. All of the containers used are waterproof and well-ventilated. They are manufactured with vents on the upper portion of the container walls and the floors are made of 5/4” pressure treated marine plywood made from tropical timber such as keruing, apitong, or bamboo.

LCL and FCL cargos require different processes, which is why they won’t be cleared at the same time. An FCL cargo can be cleared in 6-7 business days, an LCL cargo will be cleared in 7-9 business days, and an Air Cargo is possibly cleared within 4-5 business days.

Since Oman is an Islamic country, the schedule can change during Ramadan which is an important religious period for Muslims that happens annually. An FCL cargo will take 8-9 business days, an LCL cargo will finish clearing in 10-12 business days, and an Air Cargo will be cleared within 5-6 business days during this solemn period.