Customs & International Trade

When could this be relevant for you?

Looking at how the world is changing in terms of trade behavior and international cooperation, it becomes clear that customs is shifting from a purely operational topic towards a strategic component of managing global operations. At the same time, local governments have expanded and fine-tuned their trade legislation, requiring companies to also increase scrutiny of their own import, export and indirect tax strategies to ensure that they comply with increasingly complex local laws. These matters require close attention, otherwise businesses could incur unnecessary indirect costs.

What we do

Customs valuation policy advice - appropriateness and optimisation

Assessment of new market entry readiness

Qualification for trade facilitation programmes

Savings opportunity assessments: bonded manufacturing and storage, origin and free trade agreements strategy, duty exemptions and tariff classification refinement

Advise on business restructuring and value chain transformation.

Customs & International trade review of local, regional and multinational companies in the context of mergers and acquisitions transactions and due diligence exercises.

How we provide value to our clients

We have a dedicated specialist customs & international trade regional team based in Dubai and professionals in our local offices throughout the Middle East region, with extensive industry and consultancy experience

We help our clients to obtain the best possible practical knowledge to ensure customs compliance whilst avoiding unnecessary costs, disruption in the supply chain and reputational damage.

We maintain strong relationships with local and regional customs authorities across the Middle East

PwC’s global customs & international trade network enables us to connect with experts in different jurisdictions to ensure we can provide the best advice to our clients on projects involving multiple countries

Who's in control?

The National Rules of Origin in KSA

ZATCA has recently published the long-awaited “Guideline to Procedures to Issue Origin Reports”, clarifying the necessary steps for Chartered Accountants and GCC producers looking to issue and obtain an Origin Report, respectively, in accordance with the KSA National Rules of Origin.

An Origin Report issued in Arabic by a Chartered Accountant is one of the mandatory requirements to benefit from the customs duty exemption on GCC manufactured goods as per the Rules and Conditions for Verification of Proof of Origin published on 6 August 2021. This comes as a further development to the Ministerial Decree dated 22/11/1442 (02/07/2021) approving the new KSA National Rules of Origin.