Documents required for customs clearance in American Samoa

Documents required for customs clearance as follows:

• Commercial Invoice
• Packing List

Your commercial invoice must include the currency of the values listed. It should also include unit value and number of units sold. Identifying the HTS code on the invoice is also helpful in classifying the item properly with the local customs office.

Shipments from the USA to U.S. Territories which includes Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Swains Island and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are not considered exports and tariff exempt.

If your booking is Full Container (FCL), a VGM form must be completed before documentation cutoff date.

Please provide a scanned copy of the documents to R&R Global prior to freight departure.

Shipments to a military base may require additional fees and paperwork if the base requires an exclusive truck for delivery or bonded delivery.

The following commodities may require additional paperwork and or special import licenses:

• Medicines
• Food
• Cosmetics
• Tobacco products
• Medical devices
• Human drugs or medicines
• Veterinary products or medicines
• Alcohol
• Electronics
• Chemicals
• Products made of wood
• Vitamins
• Automotive parts
• Mobile phones
• Leather goods
• Firearms
• Vehicles
• Plants

Important: Exercise independent care before relying on information contained herein. Although we strive to ensure all information is correct and current, R&R Global assumes no liability for detrimental reliance on this information. Trade requirements may change with little or no prior notification, de-facto requirements in certain countries vary from official regulations, and particular shipments and/or importers may have special destination customs arrangements. We encourage you to check with the importer or its customs agent in the destination country for specific importation requirements for specific products and circumstances. Additional resource www.trade.gov