Ivory Coast, West Africa's biggest sugar grower, has banned sugar imports
until the end of 2006 in a crackdown on fraud that is undermining
its own producers according to the government. The country currently
has a stock of 90,000 tonnes of unsold sugar . Ivory Coast consumes
about 140,000 tonnes of sugar each year and can cover its needs with
its own production. According to the Ivorian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry it estimates annual production at between 170,000 and
180,000 tonnes. The government authorised sugar imports in late 2002
during a civil war that split the country in two after rebels seized
the northern half, which includes key sugar producing areas.
Ivory Coast Bans Poultry Imports From
Certain Areas - 14/05/03
Ivory Coast has banned the importation and sale of poultry meat, day
old chicks and eggs meant for hatching from Belgium, Netherlands and
the State of Connecticut in the U.S. due to the outbreak of fowl influenza
in these areas. This is only a preventive measure and is meant to protect
local production and reinforce safety control and quality of animal
products entering the country, according to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Foreign Agriculture Service's agricultural attache, dated
May 8.
Though Ivory Coast imports of poultry products are small especially
from the affected areas mentioned above, imports are expected to increase
in the near future due to the unstable political situation.
Ivory Coast last banned poultry imports in 1999 and it was due to
dioxin contaminated poultry meat.
We understand that the President of the Cote D'Ivoire has announced
the intention to ban the import of vehicles over the age of 7 years
with effect from 1/9/98.
As at this time we are informed that the law promulgating this decision
has not as yet been adopted and therefore we are unable to confirm
the actual date of implementation and the actual category of vehicles
that are covered by this ruling.
We believe that it affects all types of Commercial vehicle including
cars, trucks and vans but whether it also applies to public service
vehicles such as fire engines, ambulances etc. is still to be confirmed.
We are aware that there will be penalties for any vehicle that is
landed in the Cote D'Ivoire which exceeds 7 years of age however it
is still not declared who will be required to bear this penalty.
We are in constant discussion with the relevant authorities in order
to try to ascertain the full details of the intended new law and as
soon as these are available we will issue a fully detailed circular
to all concerned
Prohibited Imports
(please also note the above news)
a) Drugs and narcotics.
b) Weapons and war ammunition
except collector's items.
c) Pornographic publications
d) Hallucinogen products except those authorised
by the Ministry of Health.
e) Counterfeit goods.
f) Products containing asbestos
g) All beef and beef products from the
UK and from Ireland h) Meat flour and bones from ruminants are forbidden for import in
Ivory Coast.(HS code 02.10.90).
Restricted import list is subject to change and is dedicated to
the Ministry of Commerce
Please refer to Decree no. 93-313 of 11/03/93 for the complete
listing or contact SGS.
There are two types of restricted imports: (in brackets, name of
the item covered or of the whole HS chapter)
A) The goods subject to Government's approval:
("REGIME D'AGREMENT")
They cover restrictions in customs chapters or customs headings 02.01
to 02.09 (Meat and edible meat offal), 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06 and
03.07 (fish and crustaceans), 10.05 / 10.06 (maize and rice for sowing),
12.07/ 12.09 (other oil seeds, seeds fruit and spores for sowing),
29.05 (methanol), 30 (pharmaceutical products), 33.02 (mixtures of
odoriferous substances), 85.24 (records, tapes and other recorded media
for sound), 93 (arms and ammunition)
B) The goods subject to import licence: ("QUOTA/REGIME DE LIMITATION")
They cover products in chapters: 27 (mineral oils and products of their distillation)
and 52 (cotton).
In addition to above, import restrictions apply to the following goods:
a) Used vehicles, other than private cars: authorisation
required from the Ministry of Commerce.
b) Bovine meat: must comply
with Ministerial Order nr. 310 / MINAGRA,
of Oct. 18, 1993.
c) Meat and offal’s: specific certificates
required.
d) Wheat flour: must comply with Ministerial Order nr.
54, of May 8, 1995. e) lodized salt: must comply with Ministerial Order nr. 18 of April
3, 1996.