Gabon

• Dated B/L
• Commercial Invoice
• Sea Freight invoice if commercial invoice is FOB – EXW
• Packing List
• Custom declaration – EXA

Used vehicle Importation:

• Copy of purchase invoice of the used vehicle or equivalent document
• Copy of the title certificate showing the first registration date
• Copy of the last attestation of the technical control:
  • If a Gabonese citizen resident abroad returns to Gabon please provide the Embassy “Certificat d’ Expatriation” or equivalent document.

• Collect all mandatory documents
• Check if you are register to BIETC System: http://bietc.cgcworld.com/
• If you are not registered, please follow the instruction below:
  • Click on the bottom “Access Request”
  • Fill in the form of the application registration in all its parts
  • Transmit the electronic registration by clicking on “Create”
  • Wait the confirmation registration that takes usually 48 hours from the registration date
  • Once your registration is confirmed you will receive the access codes:
    • Username
    • Password
• Submit your request on-line or by e-mail
• Access to the system, select the country of loading and request the “Blank printout”
• Please communicate us the n° of your order of “Blank printout”
• Wait our feedback with the confirmation order and our invoice
• Please proceed with the payment of our invoice
• Wait the BIETC draft for check
• If the draft is OK you need to login into the system and confirm it
• Wait the BIETC validated

1. Prior Agreement Validation
   The prior agreement validation is to be obtained with a minimum of 1 (one) day prior the date of the vessel departure.
2. Final Validation
   The final validation must be compulsorily obtained within:
   • 10 (ten) calendar days as from the date of vessel departure for European shipments
   • 15 (fifteen) calendar  days  as  from  the  date  of  vessel  departure  for  American shipments

   After the above deadlines, in respect of your country of shipment, the BIETC becomes TIMED – OUT and the system will no longer allow validations.

Shipments not regularized in time will be subject to penalty at destination.

Used Vehicles

Cannot being imported in Gabon the used vehicle belonging to the following categories:

• A / B / D  with date of first registration > 5 years
• C / E         with date of first registration > 6 years

• Used vehicles equipped for people with disabilities (1 vehicle per person)
• Used vehicles for collection
• Used vehicles for personal use, diplomatic, administrative and technical corps (Embassies, Consulates and International Organisations recognised in Gabon)
• Used vehicles for public works (maintenance, civil engineering, agricultural and forestry vehicles)
• Used vehicles intended for religious bodies and/or public utility associations
• Used vehicles for personal use, owned by a Gabonese national residing abroad, in the event of repatriation to Gabon (1 vehicle per person)
• Used vehicles equipped for the disabled (1 vehicle per person)

• Copy of purchase invoice of the used vehicle or equivalent document
• Copy of the title certificate showing the first registration date
• Copy of the last attestation of the technical control:
  • If a Gabonese citizen resident abroad returns to Gabon please provide the Embassy “Certificat d’ Expatriation” or equivalent document

• Commercial invoice:
  • Incoterm
  • HS Code
  • Country of Origin
  • Currency
  • Breakdown of values in EUR/USD
• Shipment Tracking:
  • ETD
  • ETA
• Freight:
  • Prepaid
  • Collect
  • Service
  • Charter Party