According to customs regulations, the following documents can be demanded by customs officials:

• Advice notes
• Bill of lading
• Certificate of origin
• Commercial invoice
• Malawi Revenue Authority Form 12
• Customs declaration for Mozambique (transit document)
• Delivery order
• Malawi Revenue Authority Form 19
• Inspection report from scanner (transit document)
• Packing list
• Release order
• Report order

MRA customs forms are available on the MRA Customs and Excise page and other important import information is available on the Malawi Trade Portal Website.

There are a few additional requirements based on the mode of transport into Malawi:

Transport by road vehicle:

• A complete list of the goods carried
• Copies of all waybills
• Copies of consignment notes

Transport by aircraft:

• Manifests of the cargo signed by an authorized person at the point of departure
• Lists of the passengers and crew
• Lists of any goods on board which are accompanying passengers (i.e., baggage)
• The clearance, if any, from the last foreign port
• The aircraft’s journey logbook

Transport by train:

• Copies of invoices
• Waybills
• Delivery and advice notes
• Other documents for goods which will enter at that port
• Lists of all goods carried on the train other than the cargo
• A “Clean Report of Findings” from the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) affiliate in the exporting country is also required