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Inspections Angola: Bureau Veritas

As from 15th of August 2006 BIVAC lost its monopoly for issuing pre-inspection certificates [CRF] and its contract with the Government/Customs has been terminated. A new directive has been issued with the main changes as follows:

- A new list of goods for which the pre-inspection is compulsory (last page)
- The pre-inspection will be open to others Survey's Companies authorized by Angolan Gouvernement like SGS, Cotecna.
- The cost of the pre-inspection will be for the account of the Importer at around 0.75% of the FOB value to be paid when the CRF is picked up at the Bivac office.
- Import license dated before 15th of August must be inspected and shipped before the 16th. After the 16th the importer must request a new Import License. [This is still under discussion as it creates some problems in the trades.]

List Of Products For Compulsory Inspection (Per HS Chapter)

1 Live animals
2 Meat and edible meat offal
3 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates
4 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey, edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included.
5 Other products of animal origin not elsewhere specified or included.
6 Live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage.
7 Products of horticulture, plants, roots, tubers and edible vegetables
8 Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit or melons.
9 Coffee, tea, mate, and spices.
10 Cereals
11 Products of the milling industry, malt, starches, insulin, wheat gluten.
12 Oils seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds, and fruit, Industrial or medicinal plants, straw and fodder.
13 Lac, gums resins and other vegetable saps and extracts.
14 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included.
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products, prepared edible fats, animal or vegetable waxes.
16 Preparation of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates.
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery.
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations.
19 Preparation of cereals, flour, starch or milk, pastry cooks products.
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts, or other parts of plants.
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations.
22 Beverages spirits and vinegar.
23 Residues and waste from the food industries, prepared animal fodder.
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes.
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils, and products of their distillation, bituminous substances, mineral waxes.
28 Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive
elements or of isotopes.
29 Organic chemicals
30 Pharmaceutical products
31 Fertilizers
38 Miscellaneous chemical products
84 Used motors and equipments from HS 8407,8408,8426,8427,8429,8430
87 Used motor vehicles, tractors, bicycles and other terrestrial vehicles, parts and accessories thereof, with the
exception of the products from HS 8706,8707,8708,8710,8713,8714 and 8715.
95 Toys

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Lifts Customs Duties on Imported Fish - March 2004

Angolan ministers of finance and fisheries Jose Pedro de Morais and Salomao Xirimbimbi have decided to lift customs duties from imported fish. The measure follows a cabinet council decision on exemption of customs duties in the imports of as much as 30,000 tons of horse-mackerel. According to the document two sectors, finance and fisheries, were given the green light to identify the firms benefiting from the duty relief measure.

ARC Numbers/CNCA import licences - update January 2002

All shipping lines calling Angola have to be regulated with the C.N.C.Aand every cargo destined for Angola must have an Import Licence and every Bill of Lading has to be accompanied by a Loading Certificate.

Legislation

Angolan legislation in accordance with decree nr.19/94 dated January 28th 1994, published in the Statue book D.R. 20/94 on May 20th 1994 (effective as from April 24th 1994). The intention of this legislation is to provide the Angolan Government and authorities with accurate information with respect to the cargoflow to and from their country.

Fees

The shipper has to pay harbour and data processing dues as follows:

• 20' Containers: USD 100 per container
• 40' Container: USD 200 per container
• Bulk/conventional/liquid: USD 5 w/m
• Minimum: USD 5 per loading certificate
• C.A.F. of 5% is applicable if you wish to pay the charges in STG.
• Harbour and dataprocessing dues have to be collected on the moment the goods have been loaded.
• The clearance of the cargo is impossible without a loading certificate.
• From the 1st June 2000, the cost of certificate is £22.00 payable with loading fees.

Penalties

Please be also informed Decree nr.68/95 issued on December 22nd 1995 is effective. This Decree mentioned that heavy fines and severe actions towards shippers and/or owners who are neglecting/avoiding the rules of the Angolese Legislation are now in force and fixed as follows:

USD 5000.00 per incident plus 100% of all taxes to be paid to C.N.C.A

Hints and Tips for completing the CNCA Form

In case of transshipments it is compulsory to indicate the name of the first vessel and the name of the last vessel calling Angola.
- The loading certificate if to be type written (not hand written)
- One copy of Bill of Lading is to be supplied

CNCA Agents

Please be informed that with effect from 1st February 2002 the sole and exclusive Angolan CNC agents for Belgium, Germany and Portugal are as follows:

BELGIUM - Antwerp
ASA Antwerpen bvba
Mechelsesteenweg 163
B-2018 Antwerpen
Mr. Mark Eelen
Telephone: +32 32 44 15 95
Fax: +32 32 44 15 90
E-mail: mark.eelen@asa-antwerpen.be
Website: www.asa-services.net

GERMANY - Bremen
ASA GmbH
Martinistrasse 29
D-28195 Bremen
Mrs. Rebecka Küsel
Telephone: +49 421 339 36 5
Fax: +49 421 339 36 99
Email: asa.bremen@t-online.de
Website: www.asa-services.net

GERMANY - Hamburg
ASA GmbH
Ferdinandstrasse 47
D-20095 Hamburg
Mrs. Sabine Hägewald
Telephone: +49 40 33 92 81
Fax: +49 40 33 92 82
Email: asa.hamburg@t-online.de
Website: www.asa-services.net

PORTUGAL - Lisbon
S.C.C.-Sociedade Certificadora e Corretora de Transportes, Lda
Av. Infante Santo, 23 - 8 C
1350-177 Lisbon
Mr. Jean-Philippe Haupt
Telephone: +351 213 965 335
Fax: +351 213 974 073
Email: scc.jphaupt@netcabo.pt

PORTUGAL - Oporto
S.C.C.-Sociedade Certificadora e Corretora de Transportes, Lda
Pta. D. Nuno Alvares Pereira, 20 - 1, Sala BA
4450-218 Matosinhos
Mrs. Ana Clara Alves
Telephone: +351 229 374 125
Fax: +351 229 374 126
Email: acaa@oninetspeed.pt

Netherlands - Rotterdam
ASA Rotterdam B.V.
Pleinweg 214D
NL-3083 EW Rotterdam
Mr. Rein Lops
Telephone: +31 10 48 50 222
Fax: +31 10 48 44 286
Email: asa.rotterdam@planet.nl
Website: www.asa-services.net

IMPORTANT

Please note that as from February 1st 2002, the following certificates will no longer be valid nor accepted by the C.N.C. :
1. certificates issued by SCC either in Lisbon or in Porto after the 31st of January 2002 and bearing numbers starting by 0401 or by 0402 ,
2. certificates issued by ASA BVBA in Antwerp after the 31st of January 2002,
3. certificates issued by ASA GmbH either in Bremen or in Hamburg after the 31st of January 2002,
4. all certificates issued after the 31st of January and bearing numbers starting by <0201> <0202> <0203> <0204> <0205>
Any further information and/or clarification relating to the above subject can be obtained from the C.N.C. in Luanda.

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The information given in this document has been given in good faith and believed to be correct at the time of writing. Please verify these facts with other relevant sources before using this as the basis of any action taken as we regret we cannot accept liability for an consequences due to inaccuracies in this information.

"THE CARRIER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MISSING OR INCORRECT IDR/CRI NUMBERS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY REMAINS WITH THE MERCHANT. ANY FINES/ PENALTIES LEVIED AGAINST THE CARRIER ARE FOR THE MERCHANT'S ACCOUNT"