Ruby Shipping Line is an Omani shipping agent and forwarder working out of Sohar: port agency, sea freight, customs clearance filed in house, liner agency and land transport.
October 29, 2026
The India Oman CEPA has been in force since 1 June 2026. What an importer in Oman needs for Indian goods to clear at the agreement's rate: the origin rules, the CEPA certificate of origin, direct shipment, and what customs can check after release.
October 27, 2026
What an importer needs before the first shipment reaches Oman: the commercial registration and Bayan account, the checks to run on the goods, which authority issues which permit, the documents customs asks for, and the order of steps from the purchase order to the terminal gate.
October 21, 2026
Most lines in Oman's tariff carry 5% customs duty on the CIF value, and VAT at 5% is then charged on the value plus the duty. One worked example, the lines that pay more or nothing, and how to check your own goods before you buy.
October 18, 2026
Oman's tariff uses 12-digit codes, and the code decides the duty, the permits and whether the goods may come in at all. Where to look a code up on the customs website, how to read the line you find, and how to have customs confirm it before you ship.
September 14, 2026
Two charges on the same late container, billed by two different parties, stopped by two different actions. How demurrage, detention and terminal storage work on cargo through Sohar and Salalah, and what a shipper can do before the bill exists.
