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Oman
  • Imports from Oman A$23 million
  • Exports to Oman A$457 million
  • Capital Muscat
  • Official Language Arabic
  • Surface Area 310,000 sq km
  • Population 3.1 million

Last updated: 4 Aug 2012

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Single-column tariff. Duties are ad valorem assessed on the C&F value (Incoterms 1990). The Gulf Co-operation Council unified rate of five per cent applies to most imports.

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  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    Oman’s real GDP was recorded as US$35.7 billion in 2006 with a per capita GDP of US$14,032. This compares with real GDP growth in 2006 of 6.6%.
    » read more at DFAT
  • POLITICAL CLIMATE
    Oman is an absolute monarchy and Sultan Qaboos bin Al-Said rules by Royal Decree.
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    Australian exports to Oman in 2008 totalled A$706 million, including passenger motor vehicles valued at A$325 million.
    » read more at DFAT

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