TEMPORARY IMPORTATION
Travellers who come to stay temporarily in the customs territory may import, with temporary exemption from duties and taxes payable on entry, items they bring with them which are exclusively for their personal use.
Items prohibited from import are excluded from this measure.
The modalities of application of the temporary importation are fixed by Decisions of the of the UEAC Council of Ministers, which may in particular make temporary duty-free imports to the subscription of a surety bond “acquit-à-caution”, determine the conditions of use and re-export of articles imported under temporary relief, and derogate the provisions above, concerning prohibited articles insofar as they are not instituted in the interest of public order.
TEMPORARY EXPORTATION
Travellers who are going to stay temporarily outside the customs territory may export, with temporary exemption from exit duties and taxes, items they are taking with them exclusively for their personal use. Items prohibited from export are excluded from this measure.
The modalities of application of the temporary exportation are fixed by Decisions of the Council of Ministers of the UEAC, which may in particular make export subject to the subscription of a surety bond “acquit-à-caution”, derogate from the provisions of the preceding paragraph concerning objects prohibited from export, insofar as these are not prohibitions in the interest of public order.
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