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| Qatar – Fact File |
| Country name |
State of Qatar |
| Population |
907,229 – July 2007 estimate |
| Languages |
Arabic [official], English is widely spoken |
| Currency |
Qatar Riyal [QR] = 100 dirhams |
| Official Religion |
Islam |
| Capital |
Doha |
| Business Hours |
Government Offices & States Enterprises:
07:00 to 14:00 [Sunday to Thursday]
Banks: 07:30 to 13:30 [Saturday to Thursday]
Commercial Offices: 07:30 to 12:00 and 16:00 to 20:00 [Sunday to Thursday]
Hours are reduced during Ramadhan |
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| Embassy requirements and legalisation fees |
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All shipments to Qatar must be covered by an Arab-Irish Certificate of Origin and along with an Invoice must be certified by the JA-ICC and then legalised by our Chamber by the Qatari Embassy in London. Please note all shipments for Qatar must be legalised. |
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Health and Radiation Certificates are often required for food, meat and poultry consignments. |
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A Halal Certificate stating that slaughter was according to Muslim law must accompany fresh, frozen meat and poultry. |
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Shipments covering the following goods are exempted from Invoice leglisation fees only. The Embassy will still charge a fee for the Certificate of Origin and any other document which is presented. Our Chamber charges certification fees on all documents. |
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Medical: For the Ministry of Public Health and Hamad Medical Est. only. Medicine, blood substitutes, all types of immunisation and chemicals
Consumables: Rice, wheat, sugar, flour, milk, fat, fresh fruit & vegetables.
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Certificate of Origin/ Packing List (original or copy) |
€ 60.00 |
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Other documents or copies |
€ 40.00 |
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Manifest or copies |
€ 60.00 |
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| Invoice value in Sterling - If your Invoice is not in sterling - please calculate the value by using The Financial Times Exchange Rate. |
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Invoice or copy up to £1.000.00 |
€ 40.00 |
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Invoice or copy over £1,001.00 and up to £3,000.00 |
€ 80.00 |
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Invoice or copy over £3,001.00 and up to £10,000.00 |
€ 209.00 |
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Invoice or copy over £10,001.00 and up to £20,000.00 |
€ 357.00 |
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Invoice or copy over £20,001.00 and up to £30,000.00 |
€ 515.00 |
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Invoice or copy over £30,001.00 and up to £50,000.00 |
€ 714.00 |
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Invoice or copy over £50,001.00 and up to £100,000.00 |
€ 873.00 |
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Invoice or copy over £100,001.00 and up to £200,000.00 |
€ 1,190.00 |
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For an Invoice over £200.001.00, please check legalisation fees with the Chamber. |
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| All personal documentation e.g. Degree Certificates or Marriage Certificates must be stamped by the Department of Foreign Affairs before submitting for certification and/or legalisation. |
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| Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
P.O.Box 402,
Doha,
Qatar
Tel.: (+974) 455 91 11
Fax: (+974) 466 16 93 or 466 16 97 |
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| https://www.qcci.org |
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| Please note that Embassies rules and regulations can and do change overnight. We bear no responsibility for any such changes. Any changes that do take place will be passed directly to our customers. |
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| We regret that we cannot under any circumstances, intercede or take responsibility for any transactions initiated directly between an exporter and an Embassy. |
