Monday - Friday
0900 - 1700
Saturday
0900 - 1200
MAWB, consol manifest, HAWB(s), shipper(s) invoice, shipper(s) packing list
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde (Portugal)
- Canary Islands (Spain)
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bisaau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte (France)
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Réunion (France)
- Rwanda
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Somaliland
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Check-list
Is freight collect on HAWB available?- Is destination clearance and delivery available?
- Is ISPM15 (IPPC) required for solid wood materials?
- Is shipper required to undertake Pre Shipment Inspection?
import airline storage period from time of arrival
Destination import notes and documentation requirements
- original AWB (full original set not E-copy or photo copy)
- original Shipper's invoice
- original Shippers packing list
Notes
All documents must be in English
HAWB must show actual true freight charges otherwise IATA rate will be applied as the Value for Customs at destination
Consignee is to be stated in full by importer of record, importers address, phone number and contact person
China Customs at origin require details of MAWB consignee and HAWB consignee tax i.d / VAT number to process export entry.
THE FOLLOWING HAS TO BE UNDERTAKEN PRIOR TO EXPORT AT ORIGIN
Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI / BIVAC)
Goods under F.O.B value 2500 USD are not subject to PSI/BIVAC
PSI/BIVAC has to be arranged by the shipper and not their appointed freight forwarder or any other outside entity.
Once PSI inspection and processing is complete at origin, the inspecting agent issues shipper with a Certificate of Conformity (CoC).
Shipper is responsible for ensuring the CoC is sent to the consignee prior to shipment arriving at destination.
The following goods are exempt from PSI/BIVAC :
Live animals
Fresh eggs
Fresh or refrigerated (temperature is reduced to around 0’C, without being frozen) fruits, vegetables, fish and meat
Current newspapers and periodicals
Re-Imports without modification
Personal effects and moves, including motorised vehicles imported by residents returning to DR Congo
Post parcel without commercial value
Commercial samples
Donations by foreign governments or international organizations to foundations, charities and humanitarian organizations declared of public utility
Personal gifts
Donations by foreign governments or international organizations or private persons in case of disaster
Gifts and supplies imported by diplomatic entities, by United Nations entities or other NGOs having customs tax exemption, for their own use
Goods purchased with donations and external resources, including loans
Used motor vehicles of more than 6 months old from the date of 1st registration to the transport document date with the exception of the following vehicles which are liable to PSI/BIVAC verification program, irrespective of their age in pursuance of instruction No. DGDA/DG/DV/DGA.T/DG/006 / 2013 dd. 17/10/2013:
Cycles, motorcycles and moped
Trailers and semi-trailers
Railway or tramway rolling-stock
4×4, 6×6 or 8×8 Trucks
Agricultural tractors
Civil engineering machinery
specific trucks/machinery for sanatory purposes
Last update: November 20, 2020
