Badran Logistics Lebanon

May God protects us, and save Lebanon

Tripoli Port

Starting Feb, 1, 2013, till Feb,25 Badran Logistics offers free delivery to your warehouse, with manpower if needed.
(non door to door customers)

General Info

Customs duties

The customs system is the harmonized system of Brussels. Customs duties vary from 0% to 70%. Import surcharges can be levied on certain products such as textile, alcohol drinks, motorized vehicles,etc. Customs duties are levied by the Lebanese customs. At the beginning of 2001, the Lebanese government reduced customs duties from an average 6% on 5,400 items out of a total of 5,700 items. There are some non-tariff duties because some regulations are not always clearly defined. S
The value added tax (VAT) which single rate is 10%, was implemented the 1st of January 2002. VAT concerns imports by any individual submitted or not to the VAT, goods deliveries, services executed by an individual submitted to the VAT inside the country. Standards are defined by the Lebanese standardization institute.

THE DAILY STAR;

Port of beirut revenues increased 8.8 percent to reach $158.5 million in the first 11 months of 2012 up from $145.7 million a year earlier. Weight of shipments grew by a similar figure.

Demand for goods by Syrian and Lebanese traders is the chief reason behind the boom, while the conflict raging across Syria makes imports through its ports impractical.

Exporters have also shifted from land routes to the sea, he added, leading port exports to increase 27 percent year-on-year in 2012.