Conditions, manner and procedure of exemption from customs and other duties on import of equipment representing the investor’s investment

The legal framework for regulating the conditions, manner and procedure of exemption from customs and other duties on the import of equipment, which is the investor’s role, is represented by the following regulations:

  1. Customs Law (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 95/2018, 91/2019 – other law, 144/2020 and 118/2021)
  2. Law on Investments (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 89/2015 and 95/2018) and
  3. Decree on the conditions, manner and procedure of exemption from customs and other duties on the import of equipment (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 34/2019).

The provisions of Article 14 of the Law on Investments (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 89/2015 and 95/2018 – from now on: the Law on Investments) stipulate that the import of equipment that represents the stake of an investor who is a foreign or domestic legal or natural person is free and relieved of the payment of tariff and other import duties, except for passenger motor vehicles and entertainment and gaming machines, under the condition that the equipment imported by the investor is in accordance with the regulations that govern the health and security of citizens and protection of the environment. Continue reading Conditions, manner and procedure of exemption from customs and other duties on import of equipment representing the investor’s investment

Customs representation

Representation is a legal business of undertaking legal actions in the name and on behalf of the represented person (in his name and on behalf of the designated person), which produces legal effect towards the represented person, provided that the representative acted within the given authorization powers and that the third party authority, notified of representation. Actions taken by the representative within the limits of his administration have legal effect as if they were taken only by the represented person.

Articles 13 to 16 of the Customs Law (“Official Gazette of the RS”, No. 95/2018, 91/2019 – other law and 144/2020) regulate customs representation.

The stated provisions of the Customs Law regulate the concept of customs representative, direct and indirect customs representation, and the conditions and procedure for granting and revoking the authorization of a customs representative. Continue reading Customs representation