International Parcel Package delivery Malawi

Parcel delivery to Malawi

Malawi is an East African country bordered by Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, and Lake Malawi. It is one of the most densely populated and under developed regions in Africa. The capital of Malawi is Lilongwe, and other major cities are Blantyre and Mzuzu.The largely rual population relies heavily on an economy of agriculture and services. The main exports of Malawi are tobacco and tea. There is an extremelly diverse assortment of people living in Malawi. The offical languages are English and Chichewa.

Customs for parcel shipping to Malawi

The vision of Malawi Customs is to be a proactive administration the meets the challengesof the 21st century. Malawi customs are charged with collecting a number of taxes and duties which may include: import duties, import excises, value added taxes, export dutings, and antidumping duties. Other functions of Malawi Customs includes facilitating trade, protecting society, counteracting fraud, and recording trade statistics. Restricted commodities may include animals or their products, textiles and woven goods, precious stones and metals, electronics, machine parts, clocks, musical instruments, arms and ammunition.

Security concerns when shipping parcels to Malawi

The following commodities are prohibited from being imported into Malawi: blank airline tickets, fine art, checks, food stuffs, liquor, money orders, personal effects, seeds, watches, x-rays, illicit narcotics, pornography, counterfeit goods and currency, weapons and explosives. It is prohibited to send hazardous materials or dangerious good to Malawi. These items may include: acids, batteries, biological products, chemicals, corrosives, cosmetics, flammables, gases, ice, infectious substances, liquids, magnets, oxidizers, paints, perfume, poisons, radioactive material, or toiletries.

Parcel documents delivering to Malawi

Shipments to Malawi should include one original invoice and two copies. Make sure that the cosignees full contact information, including telephone numer, mobile number and email address, be referenced on the invoice. All commercial invoices valued at over $2000 USD are subject to Intertek Trade Standards (ITS) inspection. Shipments of fine art and antiques must include an International Special Commodities Contract (ISC).