Sierra Leone International Trade • NRA Customs & Freetown Port

Sierra Leone Customs & Port Duty Calculator 🇸🇱

Compute import duty, 15% Goods & Services Tax (GST), ECOWAS Community Levy (ETLS), and clearance costs at the Port of Freetown (Queen Elizabeth II Quay).

USD $

Cost + Insurance + Ocean/Air Freight to Freetown

SLE / $

Bank of Sierra Leone / NRA weekly customs exchange rate

Sierra Leone applies the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET)

Creditable against corporate or personal income tax

SLE

SLPA stevedoring, terminal handling, and container demurrage

Statutory ECOWAS and trade verification levies

Port Clearance & Customs Duties Total

Total Clearance Due SLE 0.00 SLL 0
Total Landed Cost SLE 0.00 CIF: SLE 0.00
Effective Duty & Tax Rate 0.0% % of CIF customs value
Customs Import Duty (CET): SLE 0.00
ECOWAS & Inspection Levies: SLE 0.00
Goods & Services Tax (GST 15%): SLE 0.00
Advance Withholding Tax (WHT): SLE 0.00
Port Terminal & Shipping Charges: SLE 0.00
Total Payable to NRA Customs & Port: SLE 0.00

Sierra Leone Port of Freetown Customs Guide

ECOWAS CET Harmonization

  • Sierra Leone is part of ECOWAS, adhering to the 5-tier Common External Tariff: 0%, 5%, 10%, 20%, and 35%.
  • Customs valuation follows the WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation based on Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF).

GST & Withholding Tax

  • GST of 15% is levied on the tax base comprising: CIF Value + Import Duty + Community Levies.
  • Importers with an active NRA Tax Identification Number (TIN) pay 3% advance withholding tax, compared to 5% for non-compliant entities.

📊 National Revenue Authority (NRA) & NASSIT Statutory Matrix

Statutory Component / Legal Deduction Item Calculated Amount (SLE)
Primary Net / Statutory Payable Amount NLe 0.00
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Engr. Muhammad Shahzad

Principal Financial Systems Architect & Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority (NRA) & NASSIT Lead Architect

Lead software and systems architect specializing in high-performance browser computing, algorithmic validation, financial models, and zero-telemetry client-side privacy architecture.

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