Obtaining the AVI
The operator or his representative obtains the AVI from the Unit of the agency “Cellule de l’organisme mandataire” by presenting the following documents:
– AVI Application duly completed by the agent;
– Supplier’s commercial invoice;
– Freight Invoice (if FOB contract);
– Certificate of insurance from a local company;
– Bill of lading, sea waybill or bank letter of guarantee;
– Packing list, if applicable;
– Proof of exemption from duties and taxes, if applicable;
– Any certificates (sanitary, phytosanitary, veterinary, technical quality) required by regulations in force in Cameroon and issued for the goods for which these certificates are required;
– DI domiciled.
The operator or his agent specifies the customs procedure to which the goods will be subject when imported.
The agent of the Guichet Unique unit immediately checks the admissibility of the file, ensuring that it contains all the required elements failure of which it will be rejected and returned to the operator or his representative.
The agent calls on the screen of his workstation (connected to the agency’s information system) and carries out the necessary checks and processing.
At the end of this task, the agent of the agency’s cell publishes the Attestation of Import Verification and three copies.
Customs Declaration
After receiving the AVI, the authorized forwarder/customs agent draws up and edits the Customs Declaration from his own terminal connected to the PAGODE computer system, or on one of the terminals installed at the unique Counter Banalized Customs Clearance Unit.
Customs Processing
The paper copy of this customs declaration is deposited with the agents in charge of declaration admissibility at the Customs cell. The following documents are attached:
– Customs Declaration + Customs Administration Visa
– Original AVI and three copies
– Supplier’s final invoice
– Freight invoice if FOB contract
– Certificate of insurance from a local company
– Bill of lading or sea waybill
– Declaration of domiciled import
– Bank receipt certifying payment of port charges invoiced by PAD
– Any administrative authorizations required
– Certificates required, depending on the type of goods declared (certificate of origin or EUR 1; – Sanitary or phytosanitary certificate; certificate of conformity; health certificate etc.)
On completion of the admissibility operations, which are carried out without delay, the Customs officer annotates the Register of Declarations and hands over the complete file to the first-line Inspector, except if containerized cargo (in an FCL container inspected at the time of stuffing in the country of departure and fitted with an integrity verified on arrival) between the scope of Ministerial Instruction N°060/CF/MINEFI/DD of November 1, 1999 setting up the “Canal Vert” at the Port of Douala. “Canal Vert” at the Port of Douala.
Depending on the control criteria managed by the customs IT system, the customs assessment of the and/or a request for a visit from one of the technical departments as described in the preliminary formalities, the Inspector has two possible attitudes:
There is a visit, in which case it is carried out jointly with the technical department(s) who also requested the visit. At the end of the visit, each department immediately publishes its report and the Inspector signs the clearance slip;
There is no visit, in which case the Inspector immediately signs the liquidation slip.
Payment of fees
The operator or his representative pays the duties and taxes shown on the settlement slip to the Treasury Unit; the treasury agent immediately issues a receipt together with the paid clearance slip.
Obtaining the removal order
The operator or his representative presents the original receipt and the paid liquidation slip to the Customs Unit, and after verification, the Inspector immediately issues the Good to Remove “Bon à Enlever” order.
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