Goods with FOB/DI value > 2 Millions (Factory price plus other cost)
Obtaining the AVI
The operator or his representative obtains the AVI from the Cellule de l’organisme mandataire by presenting the following documents:
– AVI Application duly completed by the custom 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
regulations in force in Cameroon and issued for goods for which such certificates are required.
required
– Domiciled ID
The operator or his representative specifies the customs procedure to which the goods will be subject on import.
The agent at the Unique Counter “Guichet Unique” immediately checks that the file is admissible, ensuring that it contains all the required information.
The agent of the “agency cell (cellule de l’organisme mandataire)” calls up on screen, on his workstation (connected to the agency’s information system) and performs the necessary verifications.
At the end of this task, the agent of the representative body issues the Attestation of Import Verification and three copies.
Customs Declaration
After receiving the AVI, the authorized forwarder/customs agent draws up and issues the Customs Declaration, from its own terminal connected to the PAGODE computer system, or on one of the terminals installed in the centralized customs clearance unit at the Unique Counter “Guichet Unique”.
Customs Processing
The paper copy of this customs declaration is deposited with the agents responsible for the admissibility of declarations at the customs cell.
– Customs declaration + DSV
– Original AVI and three (03) copies
– Supplier’s final invoice
– Freight invoice if FOB contract
– Certificate from a local insurance company
– Bill of lading or sea waybill
– Declaration of domiciled import
– Bank receipt certifying payment of port charges invoiced by the PAD
– Any administrative authorizations required
– Certificates required, depending on the type of goods declared (certificate of origin or EUR 1; – sanitary or phytosanitary certificate; etc.)
Upon completion of admissibility operations, which are carried out without delay, the Customs officer annotates the Register of Declarations filed and hands the complete file to the first-line Inspector, unless containerized cargo (in an FCL container inspected on stuffing in the country of departure and fitted with a security seal whose integrity has been verified on arrival) falls within the scope of Ministerial Instruction N°060/CF/MINEFI/DD of November 1, 1999 setting up the “Canal Vert” at the Port of Douala.
According to the control criteria managed by the customs IT system, the assessment of the Customs department 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:
1) 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;
2) There is no visit, in which case the Inspector immediately signs the settlement slip.
Payment security
Armed with three copies of the customs declaration, the representative goes to the unit of the authorised body to secure the revenue. The agent of the proxy organization immediately affixes a sticker to the blue copy and forwards the three copies to the bank for payment.
Payment of fees
The operator or his representative makes payment of the duties and taxes shown on the settlement slip; the bank’s agent immediately issues a receipt together with the liquidation slip.
Obtaining the removal order
The operator or his representative presents the original bank receipt and the paid-up settlement slip to the Customs unit open at the Guichet Unique; after verification, the inspector immediately delivers the removal order.
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