Gabon
Letter mail
Parcel
EMS
Prohibited articles list
Weight / size limit admitted:
üPostcard – maximum weight 20g. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness – 5mm.
üLetter – maxsimum weight 250g. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness: 5mm.
üSmall packets – maxsimum weight 2kg. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness: 50mm.
üM bag – maxsimum weight 30kg. maximum height - 80cm; maximum circumference -120cm.
Insured* letters admitted – no;
Maximum insured value –
On-line tracking provided – no;
Payments for inbound items in case, when content is a goods:
ü Customs clearance fee - 2500 XAF / $5;
ü Threshold level below which items are free of customs duties and other taxes - 21000 FCFA / $35;
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound letter –
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – French;
Delivery charge for small packets exceeding 500 g –
Period of retention for letters – 31 days;
*Insured Parcel–Type of Registered Parcel, which is insured at cost declared by the sender. Insured value should not be more than the actual cost of the package content and should not exceed 10 000 GEL.
**Custom declaration for letter post is required only in case, when content is a goods.
Weight / size limit admitted:
ü Max weight – 20 kg
ü Max size - 1,05m X 1,05m X 1,05m (or 2m length & greatest circumference);
Insured* parcels admitted – yes;
Maximum insured value - 430 SDR**;
On-line tracking provided – no;
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound parcels – 2;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – French;
Payments for inbound parcels:
ü Customs clearance fee - 2500 XAF/ $5;
ü Threshold level below which parcels are free of customs duties and other taxes - 21000 FCFA / $35;
To customers’ address:
ü Free – no;
ü Paid service – no;
Period of retention for parcels:
ü Min – 30 days;
ü Max –
Web site address of postal administration –
*Insured Parcel–Type of Registered Parcel, which is insured at cost declared by the sender. Insured value should not be more than the actual cost of the package content and should not exceed 10 000 GEL.
**SDR–Monetary unit (Special Drawing Rights) created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - The value of the SDR in terms of the US dollar is determined daily based on exchange rates quoted at noon each day in the London market and posted on the IMF’s
Weight / size limit admitted:
ü Max weight – 20 kg
ü Max size - 1,05m X 1,05m X 1,05m (or 2m length & greatest circumference);
Maximum insured value:
for documents: 4000 GEL
for merchandise: 10 000 GEL
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound EMS – 4;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – English;
Payments for inbound parcels:
ü Customs clearance fee - 2000 XAF / 24.6 SDR;
ü Threshold level below which parcels are free of customs duties and other taxes:
For private customers - 25000 XAF / 30.75 SDR;
For business customers - 25000 XAF / 30.75 SDR;
How many attempts at delivery are made: 3
Period of retention for EMS items:
Coverage: except: Akieni, Bakoumba, Bongoville, Boumango, Booue, Lebamba, Leconi, Malinga, Mabanda, Mbigou, Mekambo, Mimongo, Minvoul, Mitzic, Moabi, Moulengui Bindza, Medouneu, Ndendé, Ndjolé, Onga, Okondja, Omboue, Ovan, Pana, Guietsou, Iboundji, Kango, Ngouoni
Days of the week on which EMS items are delivered: 1/2/3/4/5/6
EMS item delivery to P.O. Box: No
National holidays on which EMS items are not delivered: 1,2 January, 17,22 March, 1,30 May, 4,10 June, 11,15-17 August, 1 November, 25 December
Web site address of postal administration –
*SDR–Monetary unit (Special Drawing Rights) created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - The value of the SDR in terms of the US dollar is determined daily based on exchange rates quoted at noon each day in the London market and posted on the IMF’s
The amount of insurance paid by the customer should not exceed the actual value of the contents of the parcel
Definition of Terms
· Prohibited items – items whose import into the country is prohibited.
· Items admitted conditionally – items whose importation into the country is allowed with the term if a document issued by the relevant authorities of the exporting country is presented.
· Items admitted without conditions – items whose import into the country is allowed.
Detailed information on the HS codes and their titles can be found on the Revenue Service web-page (http://www.rs.ge/4509) or at the following address: http://www.foreign-trade.com/reference/hscode.htm
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The below information is based upon the official source of Gabon
Part I:
List of articles prohibited as imports (or in transit) or admitted conditionally
Section I Live animals; animal productsChapter 1 Live animals
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
01.01-06 All live animals not accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Chapter 2 Meat and edible meat offal
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
02.01-10 All meats and offal not accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Chapter 3 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
03.01-07 All products of this kind not accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Chapter 4 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Nil.
Chapter 5 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Nil.
Section II Vegetable productsChapter 6 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
06.02 0602.10 Unrooted cuttings.
0602.20 Trees, shrubs and bushes of kinds which bear edible fruit or nuts.
Chapter 7 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
07.01-14 Dried shelled leguminous vegetables, sweet corn, crushed fruits of the genus "Capsicum" or genus
"Pimenta".
Chapter 8 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
08.01-14 Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus fruit or melon must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Chapter 9 Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
09.01-10 Robusta coffee beans from eastern French West-Africa and Dem Rep of the Congo not accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Chapter 10 Cereals
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
10.01-08 All cereals not accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Chapter 11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
11.01-09 All products of this kind not accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Chapter 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
12.01-14 No importation restrictions, if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Chapter 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
13.02 1302.11 Raw opium.
Chapter 14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
14.01-04 All products of this kind not accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Section III Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxesChapter 15 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
15.08 1508.10 Ground-nut oils.
1508.90 Palm oils.
Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutesChapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
16.01-05 All products of this kind not accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
17.01 1701.11 Cane sugar.
1701.12 Beet sugar.
Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Nil.
Chapter 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Nil.
Chapter 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts or other parts of plants
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
20.01-09 Products not accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Chapter 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
21.01-06 Products not accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Chapter 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
22.01-02 Mineral waters.
Chapter 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
23.01 2301.10 Flours, meals and pellets.
23.02 Bran.
Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Nil.
Section V Mineral productsChapter 25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials; lime and cement
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
25.17 2517.10 Gravel.
25.22 2522.10 Lime.
25.23 Cements.
Chapter 26 Ores, slag and ash
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
26.02 2602.00 Manganese.
26.12 2612.10 Uranium.
Chapter 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
27.06 2706.00 Tars.
27.10 2710.00 Paraffin oil.
27.11 2711.13 Butane gas.
Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industriesChapter 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
28.01-51 Radioactive materials.
Chapter 29 Organic chemicals
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
29.01-42 Morphine. Diacetylmorphine.
Chapter 30 Pharmaceutical products
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
30.01-02 3001.10 Glands and other organs.
3002.10 Vaccines for medicine.
Chapter 31 Fertilisers
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
31.01-05 All types not submitted for phytosanitary inspection.
Chapter 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Nil.
Chapter 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Nil.
Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes; polishing or scouring preparations,candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Nil.
Chapter 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Nil.
Chapter 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
36.01-03 3601.00 Propellent powders.
3602.00 Prepared explosives.
3603.00 Detonating fuses.
Chapter 37 Photographic or cinematographic products
Nil.
Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
38.02 3802.10 Activated carbon.
38.07 3807.00 Wood tar.
Section VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereofChapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 40 Rubber and articles thereof
Nil.
Section VIII Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut(other than silk-worm gut)Chapter 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
41.01-11 Articles not submitted for phytosanitary inspection.
Chapter 42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers;
articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
Nil.
Chapter 43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
43.01-04 Subject to phytosanitary inspection.
Section IX Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware andwickerworkChapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Nil.
Chapter 45 Cork and articles of cork
Nil.
Chapter 46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Nil.
Section X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard;
paper and paperboard and articles thereofChapter 47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
49.01-11 Pirated editions of books may not be imported.
Section XI Textiles and textile articlesChapter 50 Silk
Nil.
Chapter 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Nil.
Chapter 52 Cotton
Nil.
Chapter 53 Other vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Nil.
Chapter 54 Man-made filaments
Nil.
Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibres
Nil.
Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Nil.
Chapter 58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Nil.
Chapter 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Nil.
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Nil.
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 63 Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Nil.
Section XII Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding- crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles madetherewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hairChapter 64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Nil.
Chapter 65 Headgear and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers;
articles of human hair
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
67.01-04 Articles not submitted for phytosanitary inspection.
Section XIII Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products;
glass and glasswareChapter 68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Nil.
Chapter 69 Ceramic products
Nil.
Chapter 70 Glass and glassware
Nil.
Section XIV Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coinChapter 71 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
71.02 Diamonds.
71.03 Precious stones.
71.08 7108.11- Gold.
7108.12
Section XV Base metals and articles of base metalChapter 72 Iron and steel
Nil.
Chapter 73 Articles of iron and steel
Nil.
Chapter 74 Copper and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 75 Nickel and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 76 Aluminium and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 77 (Reserved for possible future use in the harmonized system)
Nil.
Chapter 78 Lead and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 79 Zinc and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 80 Tin and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Nil.
Chapter 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Nil.
Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articlesChapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers andparts and accessories of such articles
Nil.
Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipmentChapter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (includingelectro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
Nil.
Chapter 87 Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 88 Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures
Nil.
Section XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereofChapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Nil.
Section XIX Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereofChapter 93 (Sole chapter)
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Heading
93.06
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HS Code
9306.21
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ÿ Prohibited articles
Full sporting and military cartridges.
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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93.01-03
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9301.00
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Military weapons.
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9302.00
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Revolvers, pistols, rifles.
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9303.30
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Other sporting shotguns and rifles.
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Section XX Miscellaneous manufactured articlesChapter 94 Furniture, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
94.05 9405.50 So-called hunting lamps or lanterns.
Chapter 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
95.04 9504.30 Devices for games of chance.
Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Nil.
Section XXI Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiquesChapter 97 (Sole chapter)
Nil.
Part II:
Conditions of admission of articles imported or in transit
2.1 Animals and animal products
2.2 Plants and plant products
2.3 Anti-parasite products for agricul- tural use
2.4 Beverages and spirits
Animals and animal products may be imported on presentation of a phytosanitary certificate issued by the competent authority of the country of origin and subject to the provisions of AGG(Gabonese Governmental Decree) No 2925.
At the time of their importation into Gabon, plants and plant products are subject to phytosanitary inspection in accordance with the relevant conditions in effect (AGG of 12 June 1945).
No importation restrictions.
No importation restrictions.
2.5 Tobacco Gabonese State-owned tobacco monopoly.
2.6 Mineral oils No importation restrictions.
2.7 Narcotics Except in special cases, all narcotics are strictly prohibited.
2.8 Pharmaceutical products
2.9 Chemical matches
2.10 Articles of rub- ber
2.11 Books, brochures, newspapers, printed matter
2.12 Natural or cul- tured pearls, precious stones and metals and articles thereof; imitation jewellery
2.13 Television receivers
2.14 Measuring instruments
No importation restrictions, but under the control of a partly State-owned company upon arrival. No importation restrictions.
No importation restrictions, although customs duty rates are prohibitively high.
All books, brochures, newspapers and printed matter are admitted, except those that may be detrimental to public morality.
No importation restrictions if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
No importation restrictions, except for telecommunications materials subject to special authorization from the Posts and Telecommunications Corporation.
No importation restrictions.
2.15 War material Importation is strictly prohibited and subject to special authorization from the Ministry of Defence and the Presidency of the Republic.
2.16 Gaming machines – Toys
No importation restrictions if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
Part III:
Special provisions, Customs and other
3.1 Drawing up of customs declarations
3.2 Need to insert invoices
3.3 Need to attest to the origin of goods
3.4 Miscellaneous customs provisions
3.5 Provisions on infringements
A customs declaration must be submitted for the importation of all goods. However, a verbal dec- laration may be made for goods whose market value is less than 100 000 CFA.
Unless abuses are suspected, the customs administration exempts from the requirement to produce an invoice postal items that are non-commercial in nature.
The origin must be attested to by a certificate of origin for products exchanged under a preferential rate system under agreements between the Central African Customs and Economic Union(UDEAC) and various countries.
Standard tax. The customs administration may subject small items addressed to private persons to a lump-sum levy on when such items:
– are occasional in nature;
– contain only goods intended for personal or family use.
Gabonese law contains no provision relating specifically to the repression of infringements of customs regulations applicable to postal items; there are, however, provisions relating to infringementsof a general nature.
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