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Guided path

Answer three questions: we put together the procedures, documents, institutions and fees that apply to your project.

1 Your project
2 Product (not needed to set up a company)
3 Country and profile
4 Result

Step 3 of 3: Country and profile

What do you want to do?

Choose the operation that matches your project.

Import Bring goods into Gabon: declaration, inspections, duties and taxes. Export Sell products abroad: certificates, origin, export declaration. Transit Move goods across Gabon to a neighbouring country. Create a company Register a company and obtain its tax and social security numbers.

Sample paths

Common cases, to see a result straight away.

Export sawn timber to the European Union (SME)
Import cement from Türkiye
Set up a company as a foreign investor
Export cocoa beans to Germany

Which product?

The Harmonized System (HS) code determines the inspections, certificates and duties that apply.

Product name or HS code

For example "cement", "cocoa" or "4407".

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Selected product:

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Without a product the path stays general: product-specific certificates are not added.

I do not know the code

Describe your product to the assistant: it suggests the closest HS codes from the tariff table.

Find the code with the assistant

Your profile

This information adds the rules specific to a zone (European Union, CEMAC) or to a type of operator.

Country of origin of the goods

Countries of the European Union and of CEMAC (Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) are grouped at the top of the list.

You are (optional)

Some procedures differ by type of operator.

Individual Private person or sole trader Small or medium business Small or medium-sized company Large company Large company Foreign investor Non-resident person or company

Intended legal form (optional)

The legal form changes the articles of association and the capital required.

Not decided yet Sole proprietorship Limited liability company (SARL) Public limited company (SA) Branch of a foreign company

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Your choices

Project: Create a company
Product: Not specified
Country: Not specified
Profile: Foreign investor

How the path is built

Published rules link each situation to the procedure sheets checked by the institutions. The result is indicative and always refers to its sources.

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