Company creation
Register the business with the CNSS and declare its workers
Every employer must register with the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), which assigns a contributor number, then register each new worker within eight days of first hiring. The employer then declares wages every quarter and pays contributions by the legal deadlines.
- Steps
- 4
- Total indicative delay
- Not published
- 3 steps without a published delay
- Total indicative cost
- Proportional or variable fees
- Indicative
- Last validation
- 22 September 2026
- Version 2
- Responsible institution
- National Social Security Fund (CNSS)
- Freshness
- Up to date
Steps
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Fill in the employer affiliation form
What to do
Download and fill in the general scheme employer affiliation form. It asks for the company's identity, location, RCCM and NIF numbers, SEEG account number, bank details, number of workers and a staff census sheet.
- Institution
- National Social Security Fund (CNSS)
- Channel
- Online or at the counter
- Delay
- Not published
- Fees
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- Not published
- Documents
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File the application and obtain the contributor number
What to do
File the signed and stamped form with the documents listed at the bottom of its first page. An incomplete file is rejected; the CNSS assigns an affiliation number once the file is compliant.
- Institution
- National Social Security Fund (CNSS)
- Channel
- At the counter
- Location
- CNSS head office, 2070 avenue Georges Damas Aleka, Batavéa, Libreville
- Delay
- Not published
- Fees
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- Not published
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Register each worker
What to do
On first hiring, declare each worker to the CNSS within eight days using the worker registration form and the documents listed on it. A worker who already has a number is reported with a hiring certificate.
- Institution
- National Social Security Fund (CNSS)
- Channel
- Online or at the counter
- Delay
- Within 8 days of hiring (legal deadline for the employer) Official
- Fees
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- Not published
- Documents
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Declare wages every quarter
What to do
File the quarterly wage declaration (DTS) with the employer declaration notice, then pay the contributions. The employer CNSS share reported by PwC is 16% (family benefits 8%, pensions 5%, work injury 3%), on wages capped at XAF 1.5 million per month.
- Institution
- National Social Security Fund (CNSS)
- Channel
- Online or at the counter
- Delay
- Not published
- Fees
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- Employer CNSS contributions (16% of capped wages, PwC source) 16% Official
- Employee CNSS contribution (2.5%, PwC source) 2.5% Official
- 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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Download the template, CNSS employer affiliation form (opens in a new tab)
National Social Security Fund form used to register an employer under the general scheme. It includes a census sheet listing the workers.
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Employer affiliation application (general scheme, administrations, local authorities)
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Copy of a valid identity document: passport, national identity card or national identity card receipt. For foreign managers, a residence card or passport is accepted depending on the administration.
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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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Company bank account details, requested in particular by the CNSS for registration under the general scheme.
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Download the template, CNSS worker registration form (opens in a new tab)
Form used by the employer to declare to the CNSS a worker who does not yet have an insured person number, with the supporting documents listed on the form.
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Application to register a worker or assimilated person
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Download the template, CNSS employer declaration notice (opens in a new tab)
Form accompanying the quarterly wage declaration (DTS) sent to the CNSS.
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Employer declaration notice
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Official documents
Copies hosted by Gabon Eco, as published by their publisher.
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Employer affiliation application (general scheme, administrations, local authorities)
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Application to register a worker or assimilated person
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Certificate of hiring
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Employer declaration notice
Fees
| Step | Fee | Amount | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not published | Not published | Variable | |
| 2 | Not published | Not published | Variable | |
| 3 | Not published | Not published | Variable | |
| 4 | Employer CNSS contributions (16% of capped wages, PwC source) | 16% | Percentage | Official |
| 4 | Employee CNSS contribution (2.5%, PwC source) | 2.5% | Percentage | Official |
Amounts marked "official" are taken from official publications or international institutions, cited in the sources of this sheet. See the sources
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Sources
6 sources cited
- Affiliation employeur (opens in a new tab)
- Demande d'affiliation employeur (régime général, administrations, collectivités locales) (opens in a new tab)
- Immatriculation du travailleur (opens in a new tab)
- Espace entreprise : formulaires et déclarations (opens in a new tab)
- Gabon, corporate, other taxes (last reviewed 6 August 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Gabon, individual, other taxes (last reviewed 6 August 2026) (opens in a new tab)
