Official CBO guidanceAML/CFT, sanctions and financial compliance
NCFI Manual for Combating Terrorism Financing
NCFI Manual for Combating Terrorism Financing · 38-page PDF · issue date not statedExplains terrorist-financing concepts and stages, the NCFI's role, reporting entities, red flags, high-risk jurisdictions, electronic reporting and sanctions, with emphasis on timely terrorist-financing STRs.
CBO circularBanking regulation
CBO Circular on the Issue of Banking Law 2/2025
CBO Circular BM 1211 · 20 January 2025The circular accompanying the new Banking Law confirms the transition rule for earlier CBO instruments.
CBO circularSustainable banking regulation
Promoting Sustainable and Green Financial Practices
CBO Circular BM 1208 · 13 October 2024 · circular and regulatory annexThe circular and annex establish CBO requirements on banks' climate-risk governance, strategy, disclosure and integrity of environmental claims.
CBO circularRetail banking regulation
Master Circular on Personal Loans and Finance
CBO Circular BM 1213 · 13 February 2025 · English annexConsolidates CBO rules on personal loans and finance, including scope, ceilings, tenor, debt burden, cards, overdrafts, risk and reporting.
CBO circularOperational resilience
Business Continuity Management Framework
CBO Circular BM 1225The official CBO record identifies its Business Continuity Management Framework for financial institutions.
CBO circularPayment cards
Guidelines for Prepaid Card Issuance by Banks
CBO Circular BM 1226The official CBO record identifies guidelines for prepaid-card issuance by banks.
CBO circularGovernance and compliance
Code of Conduct and Business Ethics for Banks and Financial Institutions
CBO Circular BM 1232 · 6 July 2026The official CBO directory identifies a code of conduct and business ethics for banks and financial institutions.
Regulatory decisionAML/CFT and capital markets
AML/CFT Instructions for Capital Market Institutions
CMA Decision E/80/2021 · 7 July 2021Mandatory sector AML/CFT instructions for capital-market institutions, replacing Decision E/4/2020.
Regulatory decisionAML/CFT and insurance
AML/CFT Instructions for Insurance and Takaful Companies, Brokers and Agents
CMA Decision E/81/2021Mandatory sector AML/CFT instructions for insurance and takaful companies, brokers and agents, replacing Decision E/3/2020.
Official guidanceAML/CFT
AML/CFT Guidelines for the Financial Sector
FSA/CMA · AML/CFT Guidelines for the Financial SectorPractical financial-sector guidance on risk-based AML/CFT controls and the application of sector duties.
Official guidanceBeneficial ownership and KYC
Beneficial Ownership Guidance
FSA · Beneficial Ownership GuidanceExplains the sequence for identifying a natural person through ownership, control and, where necessary, senior management.
Regulatory decisionInsurance capital and solvency
Calculation of Risk-Based Capital Solvency for Insurance Companies
CMA Decision E/51/2022 · 3 March 2022The decision amends the insurance executive regime and introduces risk-factor-based solvency calculation.
Regulatory decisionCredit-life insurance
Unified Credit Life Insurance Policy
CMA Decision 4/2024 · 4 January 2024 · implemented from 1 June 2024Standardises loan-linked life insurance in the relationship among borrower, lender and insurer.
Official clarificationSAOG corporate governance
FSA Clarification on the Board Nomination Form for Public Joint-Stock Companies
FSA Decision 8/2026 · official implementation clarification dated 10 August 2026Clarifies when the new nomination form applies to boards of public joint-stock companies.
Official portal sectionCustoms law and foreign trade
Oman Customs Clearance Rules
Oman Customs official Laws & Regulations collection · current portal entryThe official Customs portal section explains the place of clearance and implementation materials within the Unified GCC Customs Law framework and provides an access point to the relevant sources.
Directorate General of Customs DecisionCustoms law and foreign trade
Storage Periods for Goods at Oman Customs Points
Customs Decision 3/2026 · effective 1 April 2026 · repeals Decision 20/2010Sets 90 days for sea or land arrivals, 45 days for air cargo and 60 days for abandoned or unclaimed goods, after which the statutory sale rules apply.
Official tariff referenceCustoms law and foreign trade
Oman Integrated Customs Tariff 2026
Oman Customs user-guides collection · 2026 integrated tariffThe official 2026 tariff reference is the starting point for identifying an HS code, rate, restrictions and related measures for imported or exported goods.
Official procedural guideCustoms law and foreign trade
Unified Customs Procedures at First Entry Points — 2025
GCC Customs Union Authority · Unified guide · fourth edition · 2025 · hosted by Oman CustomsThe guide organises operations at first entry points and the practical handling of goods within the GCC common customs space.
Official regulatory procedureCustoms law and foreign trade
Oman Customs Advance Rulings
Oman Customs official service · current portal entryBefore a transaction, an importer, exporter or clearing company may request a ruling binding on customs offices for classification or origin; the official overview also discusses customs valuation.
Official electronic procedureCustoms law and foreign trade
Pre-Import Customs Value Disclosure
Oman Customs Bayan value service · current portal entryThrough the Bayan valuation module, an importer may submit the HS code, country of origin, CIF value and supporting material before import for advance review of customs value.
Official electronic procedureCustoms law and foreign trade
Customs Declaration in the Bayan System
Oman Customs official electronic service · current portal entryThe official process requires Bayan registration, creation and submission of a declaration and payment, supported by the commercial invoice, manufacturer-country certificate and required permits.
Customs compliance programmeCustoms law and foreign trade
GCC Authorised Economic Operator Programme in Oman
Oman Customs · GCC Authorised Economic Operator programme · current Arabic portal entryThe current Customs page describes the GCC programme as providing certified operators with procedural, security, financial and cross-agency benefits while supporting the security of international supply chains.
Royal DecreeInsurance and licensing
Oman Insurance Companies Law
Royal Decree 12/1979 · as amended, including Royal Decree 44/2021The principal statute governing market entry by insurers, licensed insurance classes, financial safeguards, reporting, supervision, portfolio transfers, restructuring and cessation of insurance business.
Royal DecreeClassification of insurance licences
2021 Amendment to the Insurance Companies Law
Royal Decree 44/2021 · effective 21 June 2021Recast insurance classes around general, health, and life and savings insurance, expressly included reinsurance, and added provisions on health insurance and regulatory powers.
Financial Services Authority DecisionPrudential insurance regulation
Executive Regulation of the Insurance Companies Law
MOCI Ministerial Decision 5/1980 · Official Gazette 189 (1 March 1980) · later amendments covered in separate recordsDetails licensing documents, deposits, technical provisions, assets, solvency, accounting, reporting and supervisory procedures for insurance companies.
Capital Market Authority Decision (now FSA)Insurer capital and solvency
Risk-Based Solvency Amendment for Insurers
Capital Market Authority Decision E/18/2022 · issued 30 January 2022 · now administered by FSAAmends the Executive Regulation by introducing minimum-capital and solvency-margin calculations reflecting insurance, market, credit and operational risk.
Royal DecreeIslamic insurance and takaful
Oman Takaful Insurance Law
Royal Decree 11/2016 · amended by Royal Decree 45/2021Creates a standalone Islamic-insurance regime covering operator licensing, participant and shareholder funds, Sharia supervision, contribution and surplus management, retakaful, disclosure and supervision.
Royal DecreeTakaful classes and licences
2021 Amendment to the Takaful Insurance Law
Royal Decree 45/2021 · effective 21 June 2021Separated family, general and health takaful, required a licence for each branch and clarified the FSA's power to require actuarial assessment of general and health takaful.
Financial Services Authority DecisionTakaful licensing and governance
Executive Regulation of the Takaful Insurance Law
FSA Decision E/103/2019 · amended by FSA Decision E/85/2023Details applications and business plans, capital and licensing, Sharia governance, fund segregation, operating model, investment, provisions, actuarial function, surplus and qard hasan, reporting and supervision.
Financial Services Authority DecisionHealth takaful and fund segregation
2023 Amendment to the Takaful Executive Regulation
FSA Decision E/85/2023 · effective 16 October 2023Added a distinct health-takaful branch and fund, and refined licensing forecasts, deficit management, asset and liability segregation, actuarial control, solvency, fees and reporting.
Financial Services Authority DecisionInsurtech and digital distribution
Oman Electronic Insurance Operations Regulation
FSA Decision E/80/2023 · published 24 September 2023Regulates insurance sales and servicing through websites, applications and smart systems, including prior approval, platform governance, customer disclosure, payments, cyber security, data, record keeping and contractors.
Financial Services Authority DecisionBancassurance and bank distribution
Oman Bancassurance Regulation
FSA Decision E/84/2023 · effective 90 days after publicationRequires FSA approval for products, a bilingual insurer-bank agreement, permitted channels and product classes, staffing and call-centre controls, disclosure, complaints, quality assurance, risk retention, sanctions and fees.
Financial Services Authority DecisionHealth insurance and digital exchange
Dhamani Health-Insurance Electronic Link Regulation
FSA Decision E/83/2023 · effective 30 days after publicationOrganises registration and information exchange through the Dhamani platform among insurers, claims administrators, healthcare providers and revenue-cycle managers, including security, operations and fees.
Financial Services Authority DecisionHealth insurance and shared cover
Health-Insurance Co-Participation Regulation
FSA Decision 58/2024 · published 6 October 2024Regulates licensing for insurers sharing a health risk, allocation of cover and premium, the participant agreement, joint bank account, claims funding, reporting, sanctions and fees.
Financial Services Authority DecisionHealth claims and revenue-cycle management
Licensing Health-Insurance Claims Revenue-Cycle Management
FSA Decision E/107/2022 · published 13 July 2022Regulates preparation, submission, tracking and processing of a healthcare provider's claims to an insurer, including licensing, qualifications, contracts, functions, reporting, confidentiality, inspection and sanctions.
Financial Services Authority DecisionInvestment, reserves and asset management
Insurance and Takaful Asset Investment Regulation
FSA Decision 76/2020 · published 6 December 2020Sets investment policy, eligible assets, diversification and concentration limits, valuation, liability matching, risk management, custody and reporting for insurers and takaful companies.
Financial Services Authority DecisionActuarial services and insurance compliance
Licensing Actuarial Services Offices in Oman
FSA Decision E/6/2026 · published 15 March 2026Creates an approval regime for actuarial offices covering legal form, experience, actuary qualifications, register, independence, client limits, duties, reports, inspection, sanctions and fees.
Financial Services Authority DecisionMotor insurance and claims handling
2026 Amendment to Oman's Unified Motor Insurance Policy
FSA Decision E/1/2026 · effective 30 days after publicationUpdates the mandatory policy model, including the definitions of driver and completion date of an accident file, together with related duties and timelines for registering and handling a claim.
Royal DecreeBusiness taxation
2017 Amendments to the Income Tax Law
Royal Decree 9/2017A standalone amending instrument to the Income Tax Law included by the Tax Authority in its official collection of current and historical income-tax materials.
Royal DecreeBusiness taxation
2020 Amendments to the Income Tax Law
Royal Decree 118/2020An amending instrument to the Income Tax Law published in the Tax Authority's official legislation collection.
Royal DecreeBusiness-tax history
Companies Income Tax Law 1989 — Archive Record
Royal Decree 77/1989 · classified by the Tax Authority as a previous income-tax lawAn archived statute governing company income taxation that the Oman Tax Authority retains in its official collection of previous laws. The record supports research into historic tax periods and the development of the current regime.
Royal DecreeBusiness-tax history
Profit Tax on Establishments Law 1981 — Archive Record
Royal Decree 47/1981 · classified by the Tax Authority as a previous income-tax lawAn early archived statute on profit tax for establishments, retained by the Tax Authority in its official collection of previous tax legislation.
Royal DecreePublic finance and collection
System for the Collection of Taxes, Fees and Other Amounts Due to State Administrative Units
Royal Decree 32/1994 · repealed by Royal Decree 77/2025 with effect from 15 September 2025This historical instrument set rules and procedures for collecting taxes, fees and other amounts due to units of the state administrative apparatus. It was repealed by Royal Decree 77/2025 with effect from 15 September 2025.
Ministerial DecisionBusiness taxation
2019 Amendments to the Executive Regulation of the Income Tax Law
Ministerial Decision 14/2019 · amending Ministerial Decision 30/2012The decision amends rules on registration and tax cards, withholding tax, deductions and donations, the industrial exemption, electronic filing and service, inspections, the small-enterprise regime, and reporting forms.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionValue added tax
2022 Amendments to the VAT Executive Regulation
Tax Authority Decision 456/2022Amends selected rules on the place of telecommunications services, financial services, electronic and simplified invoices and specified VAT refunds.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionVAT refunds
Additional VAT Refund Cases and Conditions
Tax Authority Decision 521/2023Adds to the VAT Executive Regulation a schedule of additional cases in which paid VAT may be refunded and the controls for those refunds.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionValue added tax
2025 Amendments to the VAT Executive Regulation
Tax Authority Decision 81/2025A later amending instrument to the VAT Executive Regulation published in the Tax Authority's official VAT Law & Regulations collection.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionVAT registration
Phased VAT Registration Dates
Tax Authority Decision 3/2021Sets the phased mandatory VAT-registration calendar for taxpayer categories at the launch of the regime.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionVAT registration
Mandatory and Voluntary VAT Registration Thresholds
Tax Authority Decision 1/2021 · issued 4 January 2021 · OG 1374 · effective 11 January 2021Sets the mandatory VAT-registration threshold at OMR 38,500 and the voluntary-registration threshold at OMR 19,250.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionVAT zero rating
Decision 89/2022 Amending Decision 65/2021 on Zero-Rated Food Commodities
Tax Authority Decision 89/2022 · amends Decision 65/2021 · issued and published in OG 1433 on 13 March 2022 · effective 14 March 2022This is an amending rather than replacement instrument. It adds 25 entries, numbered 489–513, to the schedule of Decision 65/2021, covering specified barley, maize, soybeans, straw, feed materials, fish meal, bran, oil-extraction residues and animal-feed preparations.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionExcise tax
Executive Regulation of the Excise Tax Law
Tax Authority Chairman Decision 51/2020The regulation details registration and deregistration, tax warehouses, the tax point, suspension and exemption, movements and guarantees, returns and records, payment, collection, refunds, objections, and administrative penalties.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionExcise tax
Excise Rules for Sweetened Beverages
Tax Authority Decision 34/2020A Tax Authority decision addressing the inclusion and classification of sweetened beverages under the excise-tax regime.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionExcise tax
Types, Values and Rates of Excise Goods
Tax Authority Decision 112/2019 · amended by Decision 192/2026Determines excise-goods categories, values and rates under the Excise Tax Law. Decision 192/2026 added a targeted exclusion for eight tariff headings covering tobacco-cessation products and is covered in a separate record.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionBusiness taxation
Decision 313/2025 Amending the Income Tax Executive Regulation
Tax Authority Decision 313/2025An official amending instrument to the Income Tax Law Executive Regulation included in the Tax Authority's current legislation collection.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionBusiness taxation
Decision 180/2026 Amending the Income Tax Executive Regulation
Tax Authority Decision 180/2026 · applies from tax years beginning 1 January 2027A 2026 amendment to the Executive Regulation; according to the official publication, the amended provisions apply to tax years beginning on or after 1 January 2027.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionVAT and electronic invoicing
VAT Regulation Amendment 189/2026: Electronic Invoicing
Tax Authority Decision 189/2026 · phased application from 1 April and 1 October 2027Amends the VAT Executive Regulation to introduce electronic-invoicing requirements in phases, with two commencement dates in 2027.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionTax registration and tax card
Decision 27/2020 on Commencement of the Tax Card System and Its Issue Fee
Tax Authority Decision 27/2020 · issued 18 May 2020 · OG 1344 (7 June 2020) · effective 1 July 2020Brings into operation from 1 July 2020 the tax-card system contemplated by Article 11(1) of the Income Tax Law and sets an OMR 10 fee for issuing a tax card.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionTax grievances and administrative review
Decision 57/2021 Issuing the Regulation of the Tax Grievance Committee's Work
Tax Authority Decision 57/2021 · issued 29 March 2021 · OG 1386 (4 April 2021) · effective 5 April 2021 · repeals Ministerial Decision 52/2004Issues a 22-article regulation governing the Tax Grievance Committee's competence and work for income tax, excise tax and VAT. It covers registers, the 45-day filing period, three Arabic copies of the grievance, the Tax Authority response, technical review, hearings, reasoned decisions, notification, correction and recusal. The decision expressly repeals Ministerial Decision 52/2004 and conflicting provisions.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionExcise tax and tax warehouses
Decision 339/2021 Setting the Fees for Issue and Renewal of a Tax-Warehouse Licence
Tax Authority Decision 339/2021 · issued 16 December 2021 · OG 1422 (26 December 2021) · effective 27 December 2021Sets the issue or renewal fee for a tax-warehouse establishment licence by reference to the bank guarantee: OMR 500 below OMR 50,000; OMR 1,000 from 50,000 to 100,000; OMR 2,000 from 100,001 to 500,000; OMR 3,000 from 500,001 to 1,000,000; and OMR 5,000 above OMR 1,000,000.
Tax Authority Chairman DecisionTax institutions: committee-composition history
Decision 113/2020 Forming the Tax Grievance Committee - Historical Record
Tax Authority Decision 113/2020 · issued 24 November 2020 · OG 1368 (29 November 2020) · effective 30 November 2020 · fifth member amended by Decision 248/2021 · superseded for current composition by Decision 143/2024Formed the Tax Grievance Committee with five named persons. Decision 248/2021 later replaced the fifth member, and Minister of Finance Decision 143/2024 formed a new composition and repealed conflicting provisions. This record is therefore retained only for the organisational history chain.