Customs office
Libreville regional customs directorate
Overview
The Libreville regional customs directorate is one of the four field services of the Directorate General of Customs and Indirect Duties (DGDDI). According to the customs map published by the DGDDI, it was created by decree No. 339/PR/MINECOFIN/PART of 22 April 1977 and covers the Estuaire, Moyen-Ogooué and Ogooué-Ivindo provinces. It supervises the customs offices and posts in its area, where declarations are filed, goods are inspected and duties and taxes are assessed, with collection handled by the Treasury. The DGDDI states that this directorate is based at Owendo port, which handles maritime freight for the Libreville area. The customs map classifies the Libreville area as a computerised zone, meaning it is connected to the ASYCUDA World customs computer system. Telephone details specific to the regional directorate are not published; the switchboard of the directorate general in Libreville and the toll-free number 1118 remain the official contact points.
Services
- Import and export clearance of goods
- Supervision of customs offices and posts in the region
- Customs surveillance of the regional territory
Procedures handled 6
Formalities the institution is responsible for or handles a step of.
Customs clearance and taxation
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Export customs declaration and export duties
Commercial exports follow the same registration formalities as imports and require a detailed declaration in ASYCUDA World. Gabon has removed most export duties; manganese, gold an...
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Import customs declaration and applicable duties
All imported goods must be covered by a detailed declaration assigning them a customs procedure, under the CEMAC customs code revised in 2019. In Gabon the declaration is lodged by...
Export
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Exporting processed timber
Since 15 May 2010 logs may no longer be exported: article 227 of the forest code, amended by ordinance no. 008/PR/2010 of 25 February 2010, reserves national log output for local m...
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Exporting goods from Gabon
General path of a commercial export: company registration, certificates required by the destination country, bank domiciliation with a foreign exchange undertaking for sales outsid...
Import
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Importing food products
Imports of food, additives and products of animal or plant origin are controlled by the Gabonese Food Safety Agency (AGASA) in addition to the general customs formalities. The impo...
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Importing goods into Gabon
General path of a commercial import into Gabon: importer registration, conformity certificate for regulated products, prior import declaration, BIETC cargo tracking note, clearance...
Sources
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Information based on the following documents.
