We inform business entities that the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the Chamber of Economy of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Chamber of Economy of the Republika Srpska, is launching the process of preparing and collecting requests, i.e. proposals for amendments to the “Decision on the temporary suspension and temporary reduction of customs rates on the import of certain goods (raw materials) for 2027”.
If, for the needs of your own production, you import a certain raw material from third countries (countries with which BiH has no signed trade agreements) or semi-finished material (the basic material from which your product is made), and at the same time there is no production of such raw material or semi-finished material in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is possible that a full suspension or reduction of the customs rate may be approved for that product.
We invite you to send us by 20.4.2026 your proposals for tariff numbers/codes, raw materials and semi-finished materials that you use in your own production process and which cannot be procured on the domestic market in the quantities and quality needed for the production of finished products.
Note: Proposals for tariff numbers should refer to tariff numbers that are not already included in the valid Decision for 2026 (Decision on the temporary suspension and temporary reduction of customs rates on the import of certain goods until 31.12.2026, “Official Gazette of BiH”, No. 6/26).
Also, according to the instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is recommended that business entities submit up to five proposals for tariff codes that are not already included in the said Decision.
In accordance with the Ministry’s request, if the company is submitting proposals for the first time, please provide us with the following information on the company’s official letterhead, in a separate letter:
Contact information:
- company name
- ID number
- contact details (phone number, e-mail, address)
Product and production data:
- full product name according to the 2026 Customs Tariff Decision – tariff number with 10 digits and the amount (in KM) of customs duty paid on the stated product in 2025, as well as the quantity imported by tariff number, proposal of the customs rate for the stated tariff code
- description of production
- production capacity
- number of employees
- explanation that these are materials and raw materials used in own production
Please bear in mind that finished products, spare parts, auxiliary parts, tools, etc., although they serve the purpose of final production, cannot be covered by this Decision.
Information on how much the reduction of customs costs will affect your business through possible hiring of new workers, better competitiveness in export markets, new investments, a reasoned explanation that these are materials and raw materials used in own production, and all other information that will justify the abolition or reduction of the customs rate, such as plans for future activities in the field of investment, expansion of production facilities, employment and increased exports, as well as other data that confirm this.
Please do not submit proposals relating to tariff codes that are already covered by the Decision (except in the case of replacing an existing tariff number with another), since the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH has already directly contacted companies benefiting from preferences on the basis of tariff codes in the valid Decision in the previous period.
Please send your proposals electronically by e-mail to: a.malisevic@kfbih.com.
