CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC REGULATIONS

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1 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC REGULATIONS Waiver Control - CTN/BSC (Cargo Tracking Note) Pre-Shipment Inspection - DIC (Déclaration d Importation Commerciale) Restricted Imports

2 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC >> Regulation Overview Waiver Control Type A Cargo Tracking Note [CTN] / Bordereau de Suivi de Cargaison [BSC] must be obtained for all shipments to CAR at the port of departure/load [POL]. This is mandated by the Ministère des Finances et du Budget. Agents The Central African Republic has nominated 'Antaser Afrique' as its worldwide general agent. Antaser BVBA Head Office ANTASER AFRIQUE Keizerstraat 20 B 2000 Antwerpen Belgium Tel : Fax : info@antaser.com Responsibilities & Cost The responsibility relating to the issuance of the CTN/BSC and all costs is with the shipper. The information required on the CTN/BSC is compulsory. The CTN/BSC number must be included on the manifest. Local representatives at the discharging ports will inspect each and every shipment on the presence of a corresponding CTN. Shipments without a CTN/BSC will result in delays and fines/seizures. CMA CGM trained staff members are available to assist customers in all aspects of the documentary requirements of the trade to the Central African Republic. Please contact your local agency office for advice. Pre-Shipment Inspection / Déclaration d Importation Commerciale (DIC) PSI requested by Ministry of Economy, Finances, Budget and Plan (Ministère de l Economie, des Finances, du Budget et du Plan) Regulations Law No of 31/12/95 Decree No 267/MF/MICTA of 23/9/96 Appointed PSI company Bureau Veritas BIVAC Scope of PSI Quality & Quantity Value for Customs purposes Export market price Customs clarification Import eligibility Assessment of import duties and taxes Minimum Value Subject To XAF 500,000 FOB PSI: No threshold for FCL containers. Part Shipments: Subject to PSI if total order value equals or exceeds XAF 500,000 FOB Please view the BIVAC datasheet on Central Africa Republic attached as an Appendix Goods Exempted from PSI 1. Precious stones 2. Precious metals 3. Objects of art The information given has been given in good faith and believed to be correct at the time of writing. Please verify these facts with other relevant sources before using this as the basis of any action taken as we regret we cannot accept liability for any consequences due to inaccuracies in this information. CMA-CGM African Marketing I 03/07/13

3 4. Ammunitions and arms other than for hunting and/or sport, similar materials and equipment imported by Army itself 5. Live animals 6. Cinematographic films, exposed and developed 7. Current newspapers and periodicals 8. Parcel post 9. Medicines 10. Imports for United Nations Organisations for their own use 11. Goods imported for which the FOB value is below XAF 500,000 Contacts BIVAC Rue Mobutu (Angle de la rue de la Résistance) Boîte Postale : 2553 Bangui Tel: + (236) Fax:+ (236) Prohibited Imports None Restricted Imports Sugar: Any request for a DIC is subject to the submission by the importer of the original of the interdepartmental authorisation granted for importing sugar in the Central African Republic. The information given has been given in good faith and believed to be correct at the time of writing. Please verify these facts with other relevant sources before using this as the basis of any action taken as we regret we cannot accept liability for any consequences due to inaccuracies in this information. CMA-CGM African Marketing I 03/07/13

4 THE THRESHOLD VALUE All goods, except those listed below are exempted from inspection, with a FOB value equal to or above FCFA 500,000 are subject to pre-shipment inspection. Full Container Load (FCL) containers are subject to inspection what ever the value of the goods is. RESTRICTED GOODS Imports of sugar are subject to quotas. Specific measures are described in Arrêté no dated November 5th, PAYMENT OF FEES You (the importer) have to fill-in a demande de Déclaration d Importation Commerciale (DIC) and to go to the CBCA Bank with the corresponding pro forma invoice in order to pay the import taxes. For the DICs subject to inspection, fees amount to 1 % (taxes excluded) of the FOB value of the goods, with a minimum of FCFA 140,000 FCFA (taxes excluded). To the above mentioned fees, 19 % (for added value taxes) must be added. Any amount already paid is not reimbursable. GOODS EXEMPTED FROM INSPECTION Precious stones; Precious metals; Objects of art; Ammunitions and arms other that for hunting and/or sport, similar materials and equipment imported by Army itself; Live animals; Cinematographic films, exposed and developed; Current newspapers and periodicals; Parcel post; Goods imported for which the FOB value is below FCFA 500,000; Medicines; Imports for United Nations Organisations, for their own use. CENTRES OF RELATIONS WITH EXPORTERS Regional Centre Europe Paris/Courbevoie (France) Regional Centre Americas Tel. (33) (0) Houston (USA) Fax (33) (0) Tel. (1) gsit.france@bureauveritas.com Fax (1) governmentservices.usa@bureauveritas.com Regional Centre Asia Shanghai (Chine) Tel. (86) (21) Fax (86) (21) sha.fd@cn.bureauveritas.com Regional Centre Middle-East & Africa Dubai (UAE) Tel. (971) (4) Fax (971) (4) cdg.contract@ae.bureauveritas.com Government Services & International Trade (GSIT) Pre-Shipment Inspection Services CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Guide to Economic Operators BIVAC International was nominated by the Government of the Central African Republic as the exclusive Pre- Shipment Agency to provide pre-shipment inspection services as of November 17th, Since its creation, BIVAC International has provided Pre-Shipment Inspection services to countries worldwide. BIVAC International is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bureau Veritas, one of the world s leading independent control and inspection Groups. The Pre-Shipment Inspection services are intended to facilitate international trade and contribute to the economic development of the country. BIVAC International is part of the Bureau Veritas GSIT (Government Services & International Trade) Division specialised in international trade facilitation, customs valuation and inspection of goods. By performing missions such as pre-shipment inspections of goods for Customs, BIVAC provides client countries with the level of assurance they require concerning the valuation, classification and quality/quantity of goods. For further information and last updates, please contact: Liaison Office BV / BIVAC Bangui - Rue Mobutu (Angle rue de la Résistance) R Postal Box 2716 BANGUI Central African Republic Tel : /17/21 Fax : Ed. 08/2009 Bureau Veritas, created in 1828 is one of the most widely represented company in the world. This world-wide coverage is provided by more than 900 offices and laboratories in 140 countries on every continent with a total workforce of more than

5 PROCEDURE OPERATIONAL CHART CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 1. Import Document = Déclaration d Importation Commerciale (DIC) The importer completes a Demande de Déclaration d Importation Commerciale; then goes to the CBCA Bank with the corresponding pro forma invoice in order to pay import taxes (Import has to be registered at the Commercial Bank of the importer as well). The DIC duly completed by the CBCA Bank is then lodged at BIVAC Liaison Office, together with the original of the Bank receipt and one copy of the pro forma invoice. The DIC data are registered and electronically transmitted to the Bureau Veritas / BIVAC Regional Centre (Centre of Relations with Exporters) concerned. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC EXPORTING COUNTRY 2. Contact with exporter DIC TRANSFER 1 CUSTOMS IMPORTER BIVAC LIAISON OFFICE 6 ELECTRONIC TRANSFER TO LIAISON OFFICE, BANGUI Bureau Veritas / BIVAC Regional Centre gets in touch with the exporter to request the details and technical characteristics of the goods, plus one copy of the exporter s pro forma invoice. The location is ascertained and a date is proposed for physical inspection. 3. Physical inspection Bureau Veritas / BIVAC inspector performs the physical inspection of the goods in order to make sure that they are in conformity with the details of the pro forma invoice and the DIC. The physical inspection is performed in the presence of the exporter s representative who countersigns the inspection report. When non conformities are detected, the supplier is informed accordingly. The supplier is required to take all necessary measures for corrective actions so that Bureau Veritas / BIVAC inspector can issue a satisfactory report. 2 EXPORTING COUNTRY EXPORTER REGIONAL CENTRE (Centre of Relations With Exporters) Physical Inspection Documentary Checking Price Verification Customs Classification CERTIFICATE (AV) All FCL (Full Container Load) containers have to be sealed by Bureau Veritas / BIVAC inspector; the corresponding number of the seal will be registered and recorded on the Attestation de Vérification (AV). 4. Documentary Checking / Price Verification / Customs classification Bureau Veritas / BIVAC experts in the Regional Centre perform the final price analysis on the basis of the final invoice supplied by the exporter. Bureau Veritas / BIVAC experts in the Regional Centre assess the customs classification of the goods in accordance with the rules and regulations applicable in Central African Republic. 5. Attestation de Vérification (AV) When the inspection of the quality, the quantity, the classification and the price of the inspected goods are satisfactory, or after corrective actions in case of anomalies, the Regional Centre issues an Attestation de Vérification (AV). CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC GLOSSARY DIC : Déclaration d Importation Commerciale AV : Attestation de Vérification LO : Liaison Office RC: Regional Centre 6. Delivery of the Attestation de Vérification (AV) The data of the AV are electronically transmitted by the Regional Centre to the Liaison Office in Bangui. The AV is given to the importer who needs it for the clearance of the goods. Nota: for a land shipment (transit through a CEMAC country), the importer has to supply the Liaison Office with the D15 document together with the Road Waybill before the AV can be issued.

6 SEUIL D INSPECTION Toutes les marchandises dont la valeur FOB est égale ou supérieure à FCFA (Francs CFA), sauf celles exemptées, sont soumises à l inspection avant expédition. Les conteneurs complets (FCL) sont soumis à l inspection et scellés, quelle que soit la valeur des marchandises. MARCHANDISES SOUMISES À DES RESTRICTIONS Les importations de sucre sont soumises à des quotas. Les dispositions particulières sont décrites dans l Arrêté n du 5 novembre FRAIS D INSPECTION Vous (l importateur) devez remplir complètement une demande de Déclaration d Importation Commerciale (DIC) et vous rendre à la Banque CBCA avec la facture pro forma correspondante afin de vous acquitter des taxes d importation. Les honoraires sont de : 1 % H.T. de la valeur FOB avec un minimum de FCFA H.T. pour les DIC soumises à inspection. Aux honoraires sont aoutés 19 % de TVA. Les sommes perçues ne sont pas remboursables. MARCHANDISES EXEMPTÉES D INSPECTION Les pierres précieuses ; Les métaux précieux ; Les objets d art ; Les munitions et armes autres que de chasse et/ou de sport, les matériels et équipements similaires importés par l armée elle-même pour son propre compte ; Les animaux vivants ; Les films cinématographiques impressionnés et développés ; Les journaux et périodiques courants ; Les colis postaux ; Les biens importés d une valeur FOB inférieure à FCFA ; Les médicaments ; Les biens importés par les Organismes dépendant du système des Nations Unies pour leur propre besoin. CENTRES REGIONAUX (Centres de Relations avec les Exportateurs) Centre Régional Europe Centre Régional Amériques Paris/Courbevoie (France) Houston (USA) Tel. (33) (0) Tel. (1) Fax (33) (0) gsit.france@bureauveritas.com Fax (1) governmentservices.usa@bureauveritas.com Centre Régional Asie Shanghai (Chine) Tel. (86) (21) Fax (86) (21) sha.fd@cn.bureauveritas.com Centre Régional Moyen-Orient & Afrique Dubai (EAU) Tel. (971) (4) Fax (971) (4) cdg.contract@ae.bureauveritas.com Government Services & International Trade (GSIT) Programme de Vérification des Importations RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE Note aux Opérateurs Économiques BIVAC International a été désigné par le Gouvernement de la République Centrafricaine pour l exécution du Programme de Vérification des Importations à compter du 17 novembre Depuis sa création, BIVAC International intervient comme prestataire de services dans les Programmes de Vérification des Importations sur les cinq continents. Filiale du Groupe Bureau Veritas, BIVAC International est un des leaders mondiaux du contrôle et de l'inspection. Par le biais de ses interventions, BIVAC International contribue à faciliter le commerce international et à protéger le développement des pays qui utilisent ses services. En réalisant l inspection des marchandises avant embarquement, pour les douanes, BIVAC offre à ses clients le niveau d assurance correspondant à leurs attentes. Bureau Veritas, créée en 1828, est l une des sociétés françaises les plus représentées à l international. Son réseau mondial représente plus de 900 bureaux et laboratoires et près de collaborateurs. Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez prendre contact : Bureau de Liaison BV / BIVAC Bangui - Rue Mobutu (Angle rue de la Résistance) R Boite Postale 2716 BANGUI République Centrafricaine Tel : /17/21 Fax : Ed. 08/2009 BIVAC International, filiale de Bureau Veritas, est la division spécialisée dans la facilitation du commerce international, l évaluation douanière et l inspection des marchandises. (Government Services & International Trade Division).

7 PROCEDURE DIAGRAMME OPÉRATIONNEL RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE 1. Déclaration d Importation Commerciale (DIC) L importateur remplit complètement une demande de Déclaration d Importation Commerciale et se rend à la Banque CBCA avec la facture pro forma correspondante afin d acquitter les taxes d importation. (L importation doit également être enregistrée auprès de la Banque commerciale de l importateur). La demande de DIC dûment renseignée par la CBCA doit ensuite être déposée au Bureau de Liaison, accompagnée de l original + une copie du récépissé bancaire et d une copie de la facture pro forma. Les données de la DIC sont alors enregistrées et transmises électroniquement au Centre Régional (Centre de Relations avec les Exportateurs) concerné. REPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE PAYS D EXPORTATION 2. Contact avec l exportateur TRANSFERT DE LA DIC 2 1 PAYS D EXPORTATION EXPORTATEUR DOUANES IMPORTATEUR BIVAC BUREAU DE LIAISON CENTRE REGIONAL (Centre de Relations avec les Exportateurs) 6 Inspection Physique Vérification documentaire Vérification des prix Classification Douanière TRANSFERT ÉLECTRONIQUE AU BUREAU DE LIAISON, BANGUI CERTIFICAT (AV) Le Centre Régional Bureau Veritas / BIVAC contacte l exportateur et lui demande des détails sur les caractéristiques techniques des marchandises, une copie de sa facture pro forma, le lieu et la date souhaités pour l inspection physique. 3. Inspection physique L inspecteur du Centre Régional vérifie physiquement les marchandises enfin de s assurer que celles-ci correspondent au détail noté sur la facture pro forma et la DIC. L inspection se déroule en présence du représentant de l exportateur, qui contresigne le rapport. Lorsque des anomalies sont détectées, le vendeur, qui en est avisé automatiquement, doit prendre des mesures correctives pour permettre à l inspecteur d émettre un rapport d inspection «satisfaisant». Dans le cas d un conteneur complet, l inspecteur appose un scellé et en relève le numéro, qui figurera sur l Attestation de Vérification (AV). 4. Vérification documentaire / Vérification de prix / Classement tarifaire Les experts du Centre Régional utilisent les rapports d inspection pour déterminer la classification tarifaire adéquate des marchandises inspectées. Les experts du Centre Régional effectuent une analyse de prix définitive sur la base de la facture finale présentée par l exportateur. Les experts du Centre Régional calculent la valeur en douane en conformité avec les règles en vigueur en République Centrafricaine. 5. Attestation de Vérification (AV) Lorsque la quantité, la qualité et le prix des marchandises sont conformes, ou lorsque celles-ci ont fait l objet de mesures correctives en cas d anomalies, le Centre Régional émet une Attestation de Vérification (AV). GLOSSARY DIC : Déclaration d Importation Commerciale AV : Attestation de Vérification LO : Bureau de Liaison CR : Centre Régional RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE 6. Fourniture de l Attestation de Vérification (AV) L AV est transmise électroniquement par le Centre Régional au Bureau de Liaison de Bangui, qui la fournit à l importateur. Ce document sera indispensable lors du dédouanement. Nota : pour une expédition par voir terrestre (transit par un pays de la CEMAC), l importateur doit fournir le D15 + la feuille de route pour que l AV puisse être émise.

8 - DATA SHEET Government Services & International Trade (GSIT) PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION OF IMPORTS FOR C E N T R A L A F R I C A N R E P U B L I C 1. Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) mandate MANDATE AUTHORISED BY: APPLICABLE REGULATION(S): APPOINTED PSI COMPANY (IES): SELECTION OF PSI COMPANIES: SCOPE OF DUTIES: MINIMUM VALUE SUBJECT TO PSI: Ministry of Economy, Finances, Budget and Plan (Ministère de l Economie, des Finances, du Budget et du Plan) Rules and Regulations issued by the Government of Central Africa, Contract between the Government and Bureau Veritas BIVAC BV. Bureau Veritas BIVAC N/A Import Eligibility Quality, Quantity Export market price Customs classification Value for Customs purposes Assessment of import duties and taxes XAF 500,000 FOB No threshold for FCL containers. PART SHIPMENTS: Subject to PSI if total order value equals or exceeds XAF 500,000 FOB EXEMPTIONS FROM PSI: Yes 2. Pre-Shipment Inspection Order (P.I.O.) - The instruction for BIVAC to inspect P.I.O. NAME: ISSUED BY: VALIDITY: AMOUNT BY WHICH P.I.O. VALUE MAY BE EXCEEDED: CHANGES FROM SEA TO AIR: DESTINATION INSPECTION: Déclaration d Importation Commerciale (DIC) (to be opened if FOB value equals or exceeds XAF 500,000). Bureau Veritas BIVAC. 6 months (may be extended 3 months). N/A. Not authorised. 3. Inspection requirements/restrictions SEALING OF F.C.L.CONTAINERS Yes. SECOND-HAND GOODS: PROHIBITED IMPORTS: See Section 8. RESTRICTED IMPORTS: See Section 9. CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. 08/ Rev. 5 BIVAC/ML - 1/3

9 - DATA SHEET Government Services & International Trade (GSIT) 3. Inspection requirements/restrictions (Cont ed) LABELLING REQUIREMENTS: OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Whenever possible FCL (Full Container Load) containers will be sealed and corresponding seal number will be mentioned on the Attestation de Vérification (ADV) so that the goods can be cleared in a shorter time upon arrival; As regards colouring matters, paints, insecticides and chemical treatments, complex chemicals, following checking will be required: number of the batch, expiry dates and integrity of the packing if needed; For agro-food products quality analysis will have to be performed in a laboratory every time it is necessary; Expiry date and manufacturing date for agro-food have to be checked and stated in the ADV. 4. Price verification/seller's invoice requirements BUYING/CONFIRMING COMMISSIONS: Should be declared by the exporter. INSURANCE: FINANCIAL INTEREST: FINAL INVOICE TO SHOW: FOB value per item + freight + invoice and ancillary charges (where applicable). 5. Reporting requirements FINAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY BUREAU VERITAS TO ISSUE REPORT: Final invoice, transport documents, certificate of origin, D15 and waybill (transit in a CEMAC country). TYPE OF REPORT ISSUED: REPORT PURPOSE: Attestation de Vérification, Rapport d Anomalies, Certification of final invoice. Attestation de Verification is issued for the use of Customs Authorities and Importer for clearing the goods. Rapport d Anomalies is issued for inconsistencies including quantity value and/or quality. A certified final invoice is given to the exporter for L/C transactions or upon request. 6. Inspection fees Paid by the importer (to the Bank when opening the DIC). Nevertheless, Bureau Veritas/BIVAC may invoice the Seller in the event of supplementary inspection visits (in vain or unsatisfactory results). The costs incurred by the Seller in presenting the goods for inspection, such as unpacking, handling, testing, sampling, repacking... are for the account of the Seller. CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. 08/ Rev. 5 BIVAC/ML - 2/3

10 - DATA SHEET Government Services & International Trade (GSIT) 7. List of goods exempted from PSI Precious stones; Precious metals; Objects of art; Ammunitions and arms other than for hunting and/or sport, similar materials and equipment imported by Army itself; Live animals; Cinematographic films, exposed and developed; Current newspapers and periodicals; Parcel post; Medicines; Imports for United Nations Organisations, for their own use; Goods imported for which the FOB value is below XAF 500, List of prohibited goods 9. List of restricted goods Sugar: any request for a DIC is subject to the submission by the importer of the original of the interdepartmental authorisation granted for importing sugar in the Central African Republic. 10. Geographical inspection zones World-wide The information contained herein is for the purpose of facilitating Pre-Shipment Inspection and does not relieve Exporters or Importers from their obligations in respect of compliance with the import regulations of the country of importation. Although every effort has been made to ensure the correctness of the information, as at the date of issuance of this data sheet, BIVAC International does not accept any responsibility for errors or omissions and, furthermore, the information may subsequently be subject to change as may be announced by the Authorities in the country of importation. Consequently, Exporters are advised to check with Bureau Veritas/BIVAC, prior to shipment of the goods, if there is any doubt concerning the issuance of a Clean Report of Findings. CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. 08/ Rev. 5 BIVAC/ML - 3/3