Local fees and import duties in Aruba

Once the ship has arrived in Oranjestad or the plane has landed at Koningin Beatrix Airport and the VAT-free products have been cleared through customs on Aruba, you will receive a message that you can pick up your shipment from our agent Cavelier Logistics/PPS. When picking up the goods you always have to pay the local costs. These local costs consist of the trade/customs costs, import duties and the BBO/BAVP/BAZV at import.

Trade/customs costs Aruba

The handling/customs costs are the costs for taking out your shipment, checking your Dutch or European products, preparing your shipment and declaring the products to customs so that the products may be released into free circulation. In plain language, these are the costs incurred so that you can "finally" take home the products you have been waiting for.

The act/customs cost in AWG is as follows (incl. 7% bbo);

-If your shipment consists of package(s) delivered via ocean freight, you will pay;
69.50AWG for the first package.
Each additional package is 21.20AWG per package.

-If your shipment consists of package(s) delivered via air freight, you will pay;
69.50AWG for the first package.
Each additional package is 21.20AWG per package.

-Larger shipment via ocean freight (pallet);
125.35AWG per shipment
plus 24.64AWG per cubic meter

-Larger shipment via air freight (pallet);
228.96AWG per shipment.
plus 0.63AWG per kg

Import duties Aruba

Then import duties. Import duties are the taxes on products imported from abroad. These taxes are there to create a threshold through which Aruba tries to protect its own market from products from abroad. Because of this, products from Aruba are supposed to have an advantage in price over products that are imported. Because almost everything comes from outside Aruba, almost every product for sale on the island faces these import duties. These import duties percentages are always calculated over the CIF value (CIF value is the value of the goods + any transport insurance + transport costs).

Below are most common import duty rates;

Goods	Levy	Tariff item
Washing machines	12%	84.50
laptop	12%	84.71
Clothing	6%	Miscellaneous codes
toy	6%	95.03
fishing tackle	12%	95.07
Furniture	22%	Miscellaneous codes
Auto Parts	22%	84.8

Are the correct import duties not listed here or curious about all other import duties in Aruba? Then click here.

BBO/BAVP/BAZV
In addition to the import duties a new levy called BBO/BAVP/BAZV will be in force as of August 1, 2023. This concerns 7% also calculated over the CIF value (CIF value = value of goods + possible transport insurance + transport costs).

Example calculation

This calculation is a sample calculation in Euro`s including all costs;

Suppose you want to buy Toys for the holidays via bol.com, worth € 750,-
There is 21% VAT deducted, so that already saves €130.17.
Bol.com has no shipping costs from 20€.
To get your order VAT-free, seaworthy packed in 1 package and shipped from the Shop Plus Ship warehouse to Aruba you pay €43.30
The import duties (Toys 6%) are €39.79
BBO/BAVP/BAZV (7%) €46.42
The handling/customs fee for this package is 69.50AWG converted €35.20

Total price €784.54

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CAUTION! Prices, percentages and rules are indicative due to 3rd party spending information. Customs in Aruba is in the above always final decision and we as a company in the Netherlands have no influence.