Unique Identification Number
Application for Customs Identification Number
If you are importing or exporting personal effects (non-commercial in nature), you must first apply for a Customs Identification Number (CIN) in the approved form before you can process your import/export documents.
You may download the CIN apllication form from the following link
Please download Private CIN Application form.
If you already have a Tax Identification Number (TIN) you should use your TIN for all your Customs transactions.
In the case of goods imported or exported for commercial purposes, the importer or exporter, as the case may be, must provide Customs with the valid business or company Tax Identification Number.
