Dear Valued Customer,
Pls
be advised that the Ivory Coast Authorities have notified their intentions to
implement a new program to ensure the interests of the importers, local
consumers, industries and environment are protected.
Therefore
– as of sailing date April 16th, 2018 the Importer will be required
to present a certificate of verified conformity of goods to the local
authorities. This certificate is to be provided by the Shipper and can be
obtained by the various below mentioned programs:
- BUREAU VERITAS (Inspection valuation assessment and
control (BIVAC BV)
- COTECNA (Inspection)
- INTERTEK (International limited)
- SOCITE GENERAL DE SURVEILLANCE (SGS)
Their
websites are as follows:
Pls
note this certificate is required for all cargo with a value greater than 1
million CFA which is approx.. 1600 USD.
Furthermore,
All goods imported into Côte d'Ivoire without a certificate of compliance
will be apply a penalty of 50% of the CIF value with followed by referral to
destruction of the cargo borne by the importer.
if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your local ZIM Customer Service Team.