African Import Regulations & Cargo Compliance Directory
African Import Regulations & Verification Schemes
Select your destination country to view the exact requirements applicable to your shipment: required Bill of Lading data, pre-shipment inspections, vehicle age limits, and packaging rules.
B/L Print Requirements
Mandatory text on Ocean B/L
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Inspection & Certificates
Pre-loading inspection & filing
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Cargo & Standards
Labeling, vehicles & packaging
- • Passenger vehicles: maximum years from manufacture
- • Commercial vehicles (trucks, buses): maximum years from manufacture
- • Left-hand-drive vehicles are strictly prohibited.
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- • ISPM 15 heat-treated stamp required on all wooden packaging.
Shipper & Consignee
Where this destination differs from standard practice
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Non-Compliance Risk at Destination
Compliance Timeline for
Follow this 3-step sequence from container stuffing through to port clearance.
Before Container Loading
- ✓ Complete pre-shipment inspection (PVoC / CoC) via before cargo is stuffed.
- ✓ Confirm commercial invoice and packing list accuracy with consignee.
- ✓ Verify vehicle age against the applicable limit ().
- ✓ Confirm vehicle is NOT left-hand drive before booking. Confirm vehicle is NOT right-hand drive before booking.
- ✓ Confirm consignee is a locally-registered entity — foreign consignees are not accepted at this destination.
- ✓ Verify ISPM 15 heat-treated stamp on all wooden crates, dunnage, and pallets.
Prior to Vessel Departure
- ✓ Inscribe validated certificate number onto the Ocean B/L text and carrier manifest.
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- ✓ Ensure exact consignee Tax ID / Registration Code and 6-digit HS Code are printed on B/L.
- ✓ Submit SOLAS Verified Gross Mass (VGM) to loading terminal before yard cutoff.
Port Clearance at Destination
- ✓ Submit validated electronic tracking note to destination customs authority.
- ✓ Present original Certificate of Conformity (CoC) to destination standards inspectors.
- ✓ Collect Delivery Order (DO) upon completing CALL Two-Gate DRA Release verification.
No unusual requirements documented for
Standard shipping documentation applies for this destination. For specific guidance on your shipment, reach out to our Trade & Compliance team directly.
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