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6.2 Commencement of Customs Transit
The following procedure will be applied by the customs office of 
departure to commence customs transit:
a) the transit declaration submitted by the declarant will be verified;
b) the transport unit will be checked to assure it is secure for the 
purposes
of customs transit;
c) the duty and tax paid or guarantee submitted by the declarant will 
be verified;
d) the customs seal, if required, will be affixed; and

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38 In practice, the document requirement for inward transit operation in case of unimodal tran- 
sit is different. Currently, unlike the international practice and the transit operational manual, 
it is mandatory to submit a clearance declaration with all necessary supporting documents for 
clearance at the destination office.
e) all necessary actions will be taken to enable the customs station 
of destination to identify the consignment and to detect any 
unauthorized interference.
With regard to the first step, in order to obtain a transit permit the 
declarant is required to submit a transit declaration (IM-8 for inward 
transit or EX-8 for outward transit) along with supporting documents 
to the customs office of departure. The required supporting 
documents accompanying the transit declaration vary according to 
the type of transit undertaken, i.e.:
I. For inward transit
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and through transit, the following documents 
are needed:
• Commercial invoice or proforma invoice authorized by the 
bank; Cargo manifest (submitted by sea carrier);
• Truck manifest for goods purchased from Djibouti and 
neighboring countries;
• Guarantee (Insurance or Regional Customs Transit Guarantee, 
RCTG, or Moral Guarantee).
II. For interior transit, the following documents are needed: Truck 
manifest;
Insurance Guarantee.
III. For outward (export) transit, the following documents are 
needed:
• Commercial invoice;
• Truck manifest;
• Regulatory agencies permit, if required;
• Guarantee (Insurance or RCTG or Moral Guarantee).

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Any commercial or transport document setting out clearly the 
necessary particulars may be accepted as the descriptive part of the 
goods declaration for customs transit.
In terms of the use of a customs seal, the following types of transit 
cargo are required to be affixed with a customs seal:
• Containerized cargo;
• Cargo convenient to cover and seal with canvas, and
• Fuel products.
Conversely, the following types of cargo are not required to be 
affixed with a customs seal:
• Big industrial and construction type machinery;
• Iron and steel cargos;
• Non-containerized vehicles;
• Cargo adequately secured and affixed with a customs seal by 
a foreign customs authority;
• Relief goods, fertilizers and charcoal that are not loaded by 
train; and
• Goods not difficult for customs transit control.