Congo - Brazzaville
Agreement signed · Weak coverage · Compiled 2026-07-05
12 screening rules
- Labeling: 4 rules — 0 blocking, 4 conditional, 0 advisory
- Additives: 2 rules — 0 blocking, 2 conditional, 0 advisory
- Contaminants & residue limits: 3 rules — 0 blocking, 3 conditional, 0 advisory
- Import & registration: 3 rules — 0 blocking, 3 conditional, 0 advisory
Market profile
- Main food law
- — (JO gazette texts only)
- National standards body
- ACONOR — not available
Import and export
Documents to import
- Commercial invoice — Issued by: Exporter — Mandatory
- Packing list — Issued by: Exporter — Mandatory
- Bill of lading / air waybill — Issued by: Carrier — Mandatory
- Certificate of origin — Issued by: Exporting-country chamber/authority — Mandatory
- Import permit (farm products incl. meat and poultry) — Issued by: Ministry of Agriculture/Livestock — Mandatory
- Sanitary certificate — Issued by: Exporting authority — Mandatory
- ECTN / BESC cargo tracking note — Issued by: CCC (Conseil Congolais des Chargeurs) — Mandatory
- Customs declaration — Issued by: Douanes congolaises (SYDONIA) — Mandatory
Documents to export
No verified documents yet.
Government fees
- ECTN/BESC (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
- CEMAC integration tax (TCI) (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
- OHADA levy (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
- Import inspection / valuation fee (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
- VAT/GST on imported food (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
Customs single window: GUOT
Customs duties are not included.
A fee without a confirmed amount is listed by name only.
Official sources
- Loi n° 20-2015 régissant le système national de normalisation et de gestion de la qualité (2015) Open the source
- Journal Officiel de la République du Congo (food/agriculture texts, FAOLEX) (2018) Open the source
- Codex Alimentarius — General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (CXS 1-1985) (1985) Open the source
- CEMAC regional standardization framework (default reference) (2020) Open the source
Reference documents
- Journal Officiel 19-2025 (2025) Open the source
- Decret — hygiene et approvisionnement alimentaire (COVID-19) (2020) Open the source
- Journal Officiel 29-2018 (food/agriculture texts) (2018) Open the source
- Loi 20-2015 — normalisation et gestion de la qualite (2015)
- ACONOR standards
Guidance compiled from published sources — not legal clearance. Confirm the requirements with the destination regulator or a licensed advisor before shipping.
Screening guidance based on published standards — not legal clearance. Requirements marked "needs verification" are directional hints; confirm with the destination regulator or a licensed advisor before shipping.