How to Start Selling Chemicals in BiH Without Hassles - Part 3

In the first part of the text, we explored the obligations of chemical manufacturers and importers in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In the second part, we looked at the obligations for chemicals in the Republic of Srpska.

Today, we'll examine the conditions for specific chemicals in the Federation of BiH and the additional requirements I haven't mentioned yet.

In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a permit is currently required only for the import of poisons—a limited number of chemicals listed in current regulations. The following permits are needed:

• a decision granting the company permission to trade poisons and
• a permit for importing a specific chemical containing poison.

The new Law on Chemicals was adopted in 2020. Subordinate legislation is being drafted to define the same obligations in the Federation of BiH that already exist in the Republic of Srpska. For upcoming obligations, timely preparations are necessary to ensure a smooth transition without impacting business operations.

That's not the end of the obligations. There are also additional requirements for importing chemicals into Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a signatory to the Rotterdam Convention, and for chemicals regulated by this convention, prescribed procedures must be carried out before exporting to BiH (or exporting from BiH).

For some chemicals, such as precursors for drug production, an additional import permit is required.

Increased customs controls during the import of these and other strictly controlled substances into BiH in recent years have shown the following: there are still importers unaware of the prescribed obligations.

This leads to the inability to complete the planned import, usually when the goods have already reached the border.

This affects clients whose production processes depend on the imported raw materials or whose operations are otherwise conditioned by continuous chemical supply. This compromises the supply chain, and reliability is always valued. Not to mention the costs associated with goods under customs supervision that cannot be placed on the market.

Are you ready to pay the price of being uninformed? Do you want to risk having your shipment "stuck" and enter lengthy and complicated administrative procedures when you have the least time for it?

Get informed, obtain the necessary permits in time, and forget about the shipment the moment you dispatch it.

I am available for further information, write to nina.pajovic@bens-consulting.eu.