Approvals
As part of Côte d’Ivoire’s foreign trade policy, the Côte d’Ivoire Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI-CI) is authorised to issue the following documents:
- Weighing certificate.
- Certificates of Origin (Form A, EUR1, etc.).
- Signature of the phytosanitary certificate (export of coffee, cocoa, cotton and cashew nuts).
- Certification of the health certificate.
- ATA carnet.
The CCI-CI is also involved in the ECOWAS TRIE (Transit Routier Inter-État) Convention.
Weighing certificate
The public weighing and weight certification service uses weighbridges to determine the weight of goods.
The CCI-CI Weighing Certificate certifies not only the weight of goods and products, but also their packaging and nature. See document [weighing]
For export
Weighing is systematic and compulsory for exports of coffee, cocoa, cotton and cashew nuts, and is carried out by the Chamber of Commerce under the administrative supervision of the Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) and the Cotton and Cashew Council (CCA).
The weight certificate issued by the Côte d’Ivoire Chamber of Commerce and Industry (http://www.cci.ci/3.0) is a document required by Customs for the issue of the Customs export declaration for coffee, cocoa, cotton and cashew nuts. Containers are weighed before export. The documents required to draw up an export weighing certificate are :
- Truck number.
- Container number.
- Number of bags.
- Final packing list.
- Name of exporter.
- Name of forwarding agent.
- Customer name.
- Destination city.
- Name of the ship.
The costs of the certificate are paid directly to the Chamber of Commerce by the various Councils.
On import
Imported goods are weighed on a sample basis at the discretion of the Director General of Customs. The weighing certificate issued at the end of the weighing check carried out by sworn officials has legal force and is therefore authentic in the event of a dispute.
Certificates of origin
The CCI-Côte d’Ivoire is authorised to authenticate certificates of origin for Ivorian exporting companies. These certificates are intended to prove the origin of goods in order to satisfy customs and trade requirements. They are :
- Certificate of origin (non-industrial products): Form A [see FormA].
For trade with certain developed countries under the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) for developing countries (in particular ACP countries). It gives the right to preferential entry (partial or total exemption from customs duty) for certain products from developing countries (agricultural raw materials, etc.);
Form A purchase price: 1000 F CFA
Certification: 6000 F CFA / form
- UEMOA certificate of origin for non-industrial products [certif UEMOA].
Blank Certificates are available from the Chamber of Commerce (price per sheet 150 Fcfa) and the price of Certification is 6000 Fcfa / sheet.
- The movement of goods certificate of origin for the export of products originating in the European Union (EUR1 Certificate) [Certif Eur1].
Blank Certificates are available from the Chamber of Commerce (price per sheet ?? cfa) and the price of Certification is 6000 Fcfa / sheet.
Signature of the phytosanitary certificate
The Chamber of Commerce must certify the phytosanitary certificate issued by the Ministry of Agriculture when exporting products such as coffee, cocoa, cotton and cashew nuts.
The cost of certification is 6,000 CFA francs per certificate.
Issuing the ATA Carnet
http://www.cci.ci/3.0/aller-a-l-international/le-carnet-ata
The A.T.A carnet, whose acronym is a combination of the French and English words Admission Temporaire/Temporary Admission, is a goods passport which allows the export and temporary admission free of customs duties and taxes of the following categories of products:
- Commercial samples.
- Goods for fairs, exhibitions and other commercial events.
- Professional equipment :
- Press, radio and television equipment.
- Professional equipment needed to carry out a person’s job.
- Goods imported for sporting purposes.
- The equipment must be used exclusively by the person travelling to the country under their own direction.
How do you go about it?
Companies wishing to carry out temporary exports using the ATA carnet must obtain the necessary forms from the International Formalities Department.
The composition of the carnet varies according to the type of journey, the nature of the operation, the goods and the destination.
Once the carnet has been created, it must be completed in detail by the company so that it can be validated by the issuing CCI, and by the customs authorities when it is used. The
purpose of these formalities is not only to give legal and customs value to the ATA carnet de passage en douane, but also to ensure that users are fully aware of their rights and obligations.
The issue of ATA carnets gives rise to the payment by the CCI-CI of fees intended to cover the costs and risks of issue.
Once the carnet has been used within the validity period, the holder is obliged, in accordance with his prior undertaking, to return it to the CCI-CI. Any undischarged carnet may give rise to a contentious customs claim.
The issuing CCI, in order to safeguard the company’s interests, may request information or supporting documents from the company with a view to investigating the dispute.
Where can I obtain an ATA carnet?
The ATA carnet is issued by the Côte d’Ivoire Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is important to ensure that ATA carnets are accepted by transit and temporary admission countries.
The Côte d’Ivoire Chamber of Commerce and Industry charges a fee for issuing the carnet (25,000 FCFA) and a guarantee based on the value of the goods (10%).
List of countries that have signed the ATA Convention
The A.T.A Carnet can be used in the following third countries:
- Countries that have signed a convention on temporary admission (Brussels Convention and/or Istanbul Convention)
- Parts of territories accepting the ATA carnet
- Countries accepting the ATA carnet under certain conditions
- ALL COUNTRIES” carnet: pursuant to BOD no. 6123 of 13/9/96, the use of the A.T.A. carnet as an export procedure to all countries, including non-signatory countries of the A.T.A. convention, is authorised. However, this facility granted at French borders does not exempt holders from carrying out temporary admission formalities abroad in compliance with the national regulations of the country of destination.
Countries that have signed the Convention: Algeria – Andorra – Australia – Belarus – Canada – Chile – China – Côte d’Ivoire – Croatia – Gibraltar – Hong Kong – China – Iceland – India – Iran – Israel – Japan – Lebanon – Macedonia – Malaysia – Mongolia – Mauritius – Morocco –
New Zealand – Norway – Pakistan – Russia – Senegal – Serbia – Singapore – South Africa – South Korea –
Sri Lanka – Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein – Thailand – Tunisia – Turkey – Ukraine – United States.
TRIE – INTER-ETATE ROAD TRANSIT
TRIE (Transit Routier Inter-Etats) is an ECOWAS convention (N°: A/P4/5/82 of 29 May 1982), the aim of which is to apply a customs agreement for the benefit of landlocked countries, in order to facilitate the international transport of goods by road.
This agreement between ECOWAS states results in a customs regime whereby goods admitted are subject to suspension of duties and taxes and are prohibited on the territory of member states during transit.
To ensure that the TRIE system runs smoothly, a mechanism has been set up to guarantee TRIE operations. This consists of a chain of national sureties intended to guarantee any duties, taxes and penalties incurred on the territory of the Member States and borrowed in connection with the TRIE of goods.
To this end, a contribution to the guarantee fund based on a single rate of 0.50% of the CIF value of the goods on import, is collected at the point of departure of the inter-state road transit operation by the National Bond of the Member State where the said operation begins.
In Côte d’Ivoire, the national guarantor is the Côte d’Ivoire Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI-Côte d’Ivoire), in accordance with the agreement on the transfer of management of the TRIE guarantee fund signed with the Ministry of the Economy and Finance on 21 August 1996.
The CCI-Côte d’Ivoire provides bonding for goods in transit covered by EX3/3000 (direct re-export) and EX3/3092 (re-export following free zone) declarations, and provides a cargo tracking
service by affixing geolocation beacons to lorries carrying goods eligible for these suspensive arrangements.
Pricing
- Contribution to the guarantee fund is equal to 0.50% of the CIF value (0.25% per country crossed) of the goods (according to the declaration).
- Cost of CCI-Côte d’Ivoire services (load monitoring, tracking, recovery and T1 clearance) = FCFA 12,500 per truck.
Côte d’Ivoire Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI CI)
Abidjan – Plateau, 6 Avenue Joseph Anoma
01 BP 1399 Abidjan 01. Abidjan – Ivory Coast.
Tel: (+225) 20 33 16 00
Fax: +225 20 30 43 42 / (+225) 20 30 14 14.
http://www.cci.ci
info@cci.ci
CONTACT PERSON
Thérèse KOUADIO
Tel: (+225) 21 24 50 07 / 21 25 80 42
Fax : (+225) 21 25 86 48
E-Mail : servicesconcedes@cci.ci