Compliance Requirements
Information which stakeholders (exporters, declarants and members of the public) need to know while undertaking export activities.
Mauritius
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Customs Formalities
All declarations and processing are done electronically through the TradeNet Single Window system
Authorisation & Permits
Mauritius Chamber of Commerce Guide to Import & export: This guide is intended to provide businesses importing and exporting goods into Mauritius with an overview of the general importing and exporting process.
Packaging & Labelling Requirements
Labeling and marking requirements are governed by the Legal Metrology Act.
HACCP/SPS Requirements
MS 133 standard - Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system.
Tax Information
The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) is the central body responsible for tax administration, customs operations, and revenue enforcement, operating a modern self-assessment system with strong digital processes, and playing a key role in both public finance and trade facilitation.
Trade Agreements
Mauritius operates a highly diversified trade agreement network, combining regional African integration (SADC, COMESA, AfCFTA), major bilateral FTAs (India, China, UK & Turkey), and preferential access to EU/US markets and AGOA.
Trade Finance Providers
Central Bank of Mauritius and trade finance banks.
Trade Promotion Agency
List of websites of public and private sector trade promotion agencies.
Tariffs
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, «dental waxes» and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
28 tariff lines
| HS code | Product | MFN | AfCFTA | COMESA-FTA | COMESA-PTA | EU iEPA | IOC | Mauritius-China FTA | Mauritius-Turkiye FTA | Mauritius-India CECPA | Mauritius-Pakistan PTA | SADC | UK-ESA EPA | Mauritius-UAE CEPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3404.90.00 | Other | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3405.10.00 | Polishes, creams and similar preparations for footwear or leather | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3405.20.00 | Polishes, creams and similar preparations for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork | 15% | 15% | 0% | 1.5% | 15% | 0% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 3405.30.00 | Polishes and similar preparations for coachwork, other than metal polishes | 15% | 15% | 0% | 1.5% | 15% | 0% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 3405.40.00 | Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations | 15% | 15% | 0% | 1.5% | 15% | 0% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 3405.90.00 | Other | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3406.00.00 | Candles, tapers and the like | 15% | 15% | 0% | 1.5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25 ton @ 0% duty | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3407.00.00 | Modelling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement; preparations known as «dental wax» or as «dental impression compounds», put up in sets, in packings for retail sale or in plates, horseshoe shapes, sticks or similar forms; other preparations for use in dentistry, with a basis of plaster (of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Export and Import Requirements
Compliance Requirements
Mauritius' Trade Portal - Mauritius Trade Easy provides trade related information to facilitate imports and exports in Mauritius. Other Governments such as the Mauritius Revenue Authority, Mauritius Economic Development Board also provide trade related information.