# Oman (OM)

**Capital:** Muscat  
**Currency:** Omani Rial (OMR) (OMR)  
**Population:** 5'359'557  
**Area:** 309'500 km²

> Oman liegt strategisch an der Südostspitze der Arabischen Halbinsel, am Golf von Oman und am Arabischen Meer. Die Häfen Salalah (globaler Transshipment-Hub), Sohar und Duqm sowie der Flughafen Maskat (MCT) tragen den Aussenhandel; ein Schienennetz ist erst in Planung. Die Zollabwicklung erfolgt elektronisch über das Single-Window Bayan der ROP-Zollbehörde, im Rahmen der GCC-Zollunion mit meist 5 Prozent Aussenzoll. Die Einfuhr-VAT beträgt 5 Prozent. Dank GCC-EFTA-Freihandelsabkommen sind Schweizer Ursprungswaren präferenzberechtigt.

Oman (OM) sits at the south-eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula and acts as a transit country and transshipment hub on the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea — the ports of Salalah and Duqm lie outside the Strait of Hormuz. As a member of the GCC Customs Union, a common external tariff of mostly 5 percent applies to the CIF value; customs clearance runs electronically through the Bayan single window of ROP Customs, and import VAT is 5 percent. The key gateways are the ports of Salalah (a global transshipment hub), Sohar and Duqm (SEZAD) plus the airports of Muscat (MCT) and Salalah (SLL). By road, the Batinah corridor Muscat–Sohar–UAE and Route 31 to Salalah connect the country to the GCC network; a rail network is still at the planning stage. Main exports are crude oil, gas and petrochemicals; imports centre on machinery, vehicles and food, with China, India and the UAE as leading trade partners. Under the GCC-EFTA agreement, Swiss-origin goods qualify for preferential treatment.

**Top Import Partners:** CN, AE, IN, US, JP

**Top Export Partners:** CN, IN, JP, KR, AE

**Top Import Goods:** Maschinen, Fahrzeuge, Nahrungsmittel, Elektronik, Chemikalien

**Top Export Goods:** Rohöl, Erdgas, Petrochemikalien, Metalle, Fisch

**Key Airports:**
- [Duqm International Airport (DQM)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/duqm-international-airport-dqm)
- [Muscat International Airport (MCT)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/muscat-international-airport-mct)
- [Khasab Airport (KHS)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/khasab-airport-khs)
- [Mussanah Airport (MNH)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/mussanah-airport-mnh)
- [RAFO Masirah (MSH)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/rafo-masirah-airport-msh)
- [Ras al Hadd Airport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/ras-al-hadd-airport-27790)
- [Salalah Airport (SLL)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/salalah-airport-sll)
- [Thumrait Air Base (TTH)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/thumrait-air-base-airport-tth)
- [Adam Airport (AOM)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/adam-airport-aom)
- [Bahja Airport (BJQ)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/bahja-airport-bjq)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** 5 Prozent VAT (Standardsatz seit 16. April 2021, Oman Tax Authority). Einige Güter null oder befreit. Bemessung auf CIF-Wert plus Zoll.  
**Customs complexity:** mittel  
**Customs system:** Elektronische Zollabwicklung über das Single-Window Bayan der ROP-Zollbehörde. GCC-Zollunion mit gemeinsamem Aussenzoll, meist 5 Prozent auf den CIF-Wert.  
**Customs authority:** [Royal Oman Police - Directorate General of Customs (ROP Customs)](https://www.customs.gov.om)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Transitland / Umschlag-Hub (Salalah, Duqm) am Golf von Oman und Arabischen Meer  
**Economic area:** GCC (Golf-Kooperationsrat)  
**Logistics risk:** mittel bis hoch  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** hoch  
**Pharma/cold chain:** mittel

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://www.customs.gov.om](https://www.customs.gov.om)
- [https://www.customs.gov.om/dgcportal/web/dgc/home](https://www.customs.gov.om/dgcportal/web/dgc/home)
- [https://www.customs.gov.om/en/agreement/efta/](https://www.customs.gov.om/en/agreement/efta/)
- [https://tms.taxoman.gov.om/portal/documents/20126/1414820/VAT+Taxpayer+Guide+(Imports+&+Exports).pdf](https://tms.taxoman.gov.om/portal/documents/20126/1414820/VAT+Taxpayer+Guide+(Imports+&+Exports).pdf)
- [https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/oman-import-tariffs](https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/oman-import-tariffs)
- [https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/oman-prohibited-restricted-imports](https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/oman-prohibited-restricted-imports)
- [https://opaz.gov.om/en/support/faq](https://opaz.gov.om/en/support/faq)
- [https://www.ncsi.gov.om/populationClock](https://www.ncsi.gov.om/populationClock)

*Last verified: 2026-07-28*

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