Verification Of Goods CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH GOODS ARE VERIFIED Once the itemized declaration has been registered, the customs department may, if it sees fit, verify all or part of the goods declared. In the event of a dispute, the declarant has the right to challenge the results of the partial verification and to request full...Continue Reading

Transport By Air (Handling Of Goods Through Customs In Cameroon) Aircraft on an international route must cross the border by following the air route imposed on them. They can only land at customs airports. Customs airports are designated by the Government of the State in which they are located; the latter may also take all...Continue Reading

Sale Of Customs Warehouse Goods In Cameroon Goods that have not been removed within three months of their registration in the deposit register are sold by public auction. Goods that are perishable or in poor condition may be sold immediately with the authorization of the competent judge. Goods with a value of less than 200,000...Continue Reading

Right To Inspect Goods, Means Of Transport And Persons For the application of the provisions of the present law and with a view to detecting fraud, officers may inspect goods, means of transport and persons. All drivers of means of transport must comply with the injunctions and stop signals of customs officers. The latter can...Continue Reading

Removal Of Goods (Customs In Cameroon) If, in the course of the verification of the customs declaration, it becomes necessary to defer the final determination of species, origin or value, the importer of the goods may nevertheless remove them from customs, provided that he furnishes sufficient security in the form of a bond, deposit or...Continue Reading

Origin And Provenance Of Goods (Customs In Cameroon) Customs duties on imports are levied irrespective of the origin and provenance of the goods, in accordance with the Common External Tariff, except where special provisions for the granting of preferential tariffs are laid down by international commitments in force for preferential tariffs. Natural products originate in...Continue Reading

Liquidation And Payment Of Duties And Taxes (Customs In Cameroon) Except where the transitional provisions of article 18 above apply, the duties and taxes to be levied on import and export are those in force on the date of registration of the itemized declaration. Duties and taxes payable for each item in the same declaration...Continue Reading

Land Transport (HANDLING GOODS THROUGH CUSTOMS IN CAMEROON) All goods imported across land borders must be brought immediately to the nearest customs office by the most direct route designated by the Government of the State of Cameroon on which that office depends, and forwarded directly, after customs control, from the office to their destination; They...Continue Reading

  In order to search for goods held fraudulently within the customs radius, as well as for goods subject to the provisions of article 291 of the law, customs officers may carry out home visits, accompanied either by a local municipal officer, a judicial police officer, or a representative of the regional or local authority....Continue Reading

SEA TRANSPORT (IMPORT) Goods arriving by sea must be entered on the ship’s manifest or general cargo list. This document must be signed by the Captain. It must mention the species, number of packages, their marks and numbers, the nature and weight of the goods and the loading. It is forbidden to present as a...Continue Reading