Export
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 outside CEMAC worth at least 5 million FCFA, BIETC and customs declaration in ASYCUDA World. Some products follow their own rules: timber (log exports banned since 2010), cocoa and coffee (marketed by Caistab), ores and precious substances.
- Steps
- 6
- Total indicative delay
- At least 1 day
- 5 steps without a published delay
- Indicative
- Total indicative cost
- 2,500 FCFA to 3,500 FCFA
- plus 5 proportional or variable fees
- Official amounts
- Last validation
- 22 September 2026
- Version 2
- Responsible institution
- Directorate General of Customs and Indirect Duties (DGDDI)
- Freshness
- Up to date
Steps
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Be registered as a business operator
What to do
Commercial exports are subject to the same registration formalities as imports: entry in the trade and personal property credit register and tax registration, through the ANPI-Gabon one-stop desk.
- Channel
- Online or at the counter
- Delay
- Not published
- Fees
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- Not published
- Documents
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Check restrictions and obtain product-specific authorisations
What to do
Logs may no longer be exported since 2010. Mining products may be exported freely by holders of an exploitation permit or concession; otherwise an authorisation from the minister in charge of mines is required. Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap requires a special authorisation from the Directorate General of Trade. Game remains and trophies require a hunting permit. See the dedicated timber, cocoa and minerals procedures.
- Channel
- At the counter
- Delay
- Not published
- Fees
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- Not published
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Obtain the certificates required by the destination country
What to do
The export declaration is accompanied by a sanitary certificate and a certificate of origin when the importing country requires them. Plant products and timber receive a phytosanitary certificate from AGASA.
- Institution
- Gabonese Food Safety Agency (AGASA)
- Channel
- Online or at the counter
- Delay
- Not published
- Fees
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- See the certification procedures
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Domicile the export and sign the foreign exchange undertaking (outside CEMAC, 5 million FCFA or more)
What to do
BEAC Instruction No. 006/GR/2019 of 10 June 2019 covers exports of goods and services outside CEMAC (article 1). Unless exempted, any export worth at least 5 million FCFA is domiciled with a single licensed credit institution, which carries out the banking formalities for the exporter until the file is cleared (articles 6 and 7). Domiciliation comes before customs clearance (article 9). For goods, the file contains the export declaration, a copy of the commercial contract or an equivalent document, the firm foreign exchange undertaking following the template annexed to the instruction, the tax identification number and, for restricted goods, the required authorisations (article 13). Exemptions include supplies to foreign ships and aircraft, samples not for sale, gifts to a foreign State and permanent removals outside CEMAC (article 18). Splitting an export to stay below the threshold is prohibited (article 27). Proceeds are repatriated to CEMAC through the domiciliation bank within 150 days of export at most (article 20).
- Channel
- At the counter
- Delay
- Processing time not published; domiciliation before customs clearance and repatriation of proceeds within 150 days at most (BEAC Instruction No. 006/GR/2019, art. 9 and 20)
- Fees
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- Not published (bank charges set by each bank)
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Obtain the BIETC from the Gabonese Shippers' Council
What to do
The exporter records the shipment on the BIETC platform of the Gabonese Shippers' Council (CGC). The note covers outbound freight by sea, air and road and supports the freight traffic monitoring set up by ordinance no. 009/PR/2014 of 20 August 2014.
- Institution
- Gabonese Shippers' Council (CGC)
- Channel
- Online or at the counter
- Location
- Gabonese Shippers' Council office in Owendo (filing of documents)
- Delay
- Not published; for air freight the document is released on arrival after checks and payment
- Fees
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- Export BIETC, all zones and modes (WTO 2023, CGC) 2,500 FCFA Official
- Express freight export supplement (WTO 2023) 1,000 FCFA Official
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File the detailed export declaration in ASYCUDA World
What to do
A licensed customs broker files the detailed declaration in ASYCUDA World (SYDONIA World), with the sanitary or phytosanitary certificate and the certificate of origin when the importing country requires them. A simplified export declaration (DESE) is available to some exporters.
- Channel
- Online or at the counter
- Location
- Customs headquarters, 823 avenue Nelson Mandela, Oloumi industrial zone, Libreville, and customs offices at the port, airport and land borders
- Delay
- Average customs processing time for exports of 24 hours according to the authorities (WTO 2023) Official
- Fees
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- Not published (customs broker fee)
- Documents
Process diagram (BPMN)
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Documents to prepare
Tick each document as you go. Official templates can be downloaded when they exist.
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Extract proving the company is entered in the trade register; required from every importer or exporter.
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Document handed over by ANPI-Gabon at the end of the incorporation circuit, summarising the registrations obtained. The CNSS form also calls it the circuit sheet.
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Certificate issued by AGASA's plant health police after inspecting plants, plant products, timber or wooden packaging; fee set by decree no. 000922/PR/MEFBP/MAEDR of 18 October 2005.
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AGASA certificate confirming that exported food or animal feed is safe; application form collected from AGASA, with packing list, any analysis reports and payment receipt.
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Document stating the country of origin of the goods; requested on imports into Gabon and on exports when the importing country requires it. In CEMAC trade it allows approved products to benefit from the generalised preferential tariff.
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Undertaking by which the exporter commits to repatriate the export proceeds to CEMAC and to sell the foreign currency to the domiciliation bank, following the template annexed to BEAC Instruction No. 006/GR/2019. It is part of the domicilia...
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Supplier invoice showing the transaction value, the basis for customs value.
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Transport document for the goods (bill of lading, air waybill or consignment note depending on the mode).
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Proof of the international transport cost, required by customs and for the BIETC.
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Detailed list of packages, their contents and weight.
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Written declaration lodged in ASYCUDA World by a licensed customs broker, assigning a customs procedure to imported or exported goods (articles 145 onwards of the CEMAC customs code).
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Electronic tracking document for international and domestic freight issued by the Gabonese Shippers' Council, required by customs for sea and air imports and also charged on exports.
Fees
| Step | Fee | Amount | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not published | Not published | Variable | |
| 2 | Not published | Not published | Variable | |
| 3 | See the certification procedures | Not published | Variable | |
| 4 | Not published (bank charges set by each bank) | Not published | Variable | |
| 5 | Export BIETC, all zones and modes (WTO 2023, CGC) | 2,500 FCFA | Fixed amount | Official |
| 5 | Express freight export supplement (WTO 2023) | 1,000 FCFA | Fixed amount | Official |
| 6 | Not published (customs broker fee) | Not published | Variable |
Amounts marked "official" are taken from official publications or international institutions, cited in the sources of this sheet. See the sources
Legal basis
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Regulation
CEMAC customs code -
Regulation
Regulation on foreign exchange in CEMAC
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Sources
4 sources cited
- Examen des politiques commerciales des pays de la CEMAC, rapport du Secrétariat, annexe 3 Gabon (WT/TPR/S/445, 16 août 2023) (opens in a new tab)
- BIETC aérien (opens in a new tab)
- Doing Business 2020, profil économique du Gabon (données collectées en mai 2019) (opens in a new tab)
- Instruction n° 006/GR/2019 du 10 juin 2019 précisant les conditions et modalités de déclaration, domiciliation des exportations de biens et services et de rapatriement dans la CEMAC des recettes afférentes (opens in a new tab)
