In accordance with Article 36, paragraph 1 (a) and (b) of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Act No. 242/2016, the Customs Act as amended, diplomatic missions, diplomatic agents and their family members may import duty-free articles for the official use of the mission and for the personal use of the diplomatic agent and his/her family members, including articles intended for their establishment (e.g. clothing, household appliances, motor vehicles), subject to compliance with the principle of reciprocity.(14)

In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and with Act No. 242/2016, the Customs Act as amended, a member the administrative and technical staff may import duty-free articles intended for his/her establishment on a one-off basis.

International organizations, members of their staff and their family members are exempted from paying import duties and taxes to an extent determined by the appropriate international treaty.

Duty-free imports of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and motor vehicles are subject to quotas. Diplomatic missions, consular posts and international organizations are kept informed about the currently applicable quotas.

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(14) Section 38 of Act No. 242/2016, the Customs Act as amended, Section 71 of Act No. 235/2004 concerning the value-added tax as amended, and Section 11 of Act No. 353/2003 concerning excise taxes as amended.

6.1. Procedure

To import goods on a duty-free basis, the diplomatic mission, consular post or international organization must present to the Prague Customs Authority or to another customs authority in the Czech Republic the following documents:

• two copies of the customs declaration form “Celní prohlášení zboží dováženého pro potřebu osob požívajících výsad a imunit” and two copies of the form “Dopravní prostředek dovážený pro potřebu osob požívajících výsad a imunit”(15); each copy must be stamped and signed by the head of mission or his/her authorized representative; the signatures must match the specimen signatures provided to the Customs Authority (one copy of the form will be retained by the Customs Authority and the other copy by the recipient of the consignment),
• an invoice for the imported goods; if the consignment consists of personal effects, a list of the personal effects,
• a letter of authority (in case the diplomatic mission, consular post or international organization is represented by a declarant),
• a photocopy of the ID card (if the goods are imported for the personal use of a member of the staff of a diplomatic mission, consular post or international organization).

Contact details
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Loretánské náměstí 5, Praha 1
Diplomatic Protocol
Fax: 224 182 073
Contact person: Jana Krbcová
tel: 224 182 828
email: jana_krbcova@mzv.cz

General Directorate of Customs, Budějovická 7, Praha 4
Jakub Podařil (customs supervision - methodology support officer)
tel: 261 332 228
email: j.podaril@cs.mfcr.cz

Prague Customs Authority, K Hrušovu 293/2, Praha 10
Martin Trousil
tel: 281 004 265
email: martin.trousil@cs.mfcr.cz
Michaela Ženíšková
tel: 281 004 414
email: m.zeniskova@cs.mfcr.cz

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(15) The forms are available at www.mzv.cz/protokol - Formuláře

6.2. Annexes and Acts

To download on the website www.mzv.cz/protocol - Formuláře / Forms