Customs declaration requirements for Cameroon
Customs Declare produces the completed Declaration en Detail (Detailed Import Declaration), preceded by an Import Declaration (DI) opened on the e-Force/e-GUCE platform for FOB >= 2,000,000 FCFA for Cameroon’s own customs authority, in French, English, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Moderate confidence- Form
- Declaration en Detail (Detailed Import Declaration), preceded by an Import Declaration (DI) opened on the e-Force/e-GUCE platform for FOB >= 2,000,000 FCFA
- Issuing authority
- Direction Generale des Douanes (DGD), Cameroon -- applying the CEMAC Customs Code (Regulation No. 05/01-UEAC of 2001)
- Primary language
- French, English
- Accepted languages
- French
- Required supporting documents
- Ectn besc, bank domiciliation certificate, import verification report pvi rvc, product conformity certificate pecae
- Last verified
- Aug 26, 2026
Import requirements & restrictions
Pre-shipment inspection required
Import shipments into Cameroon with FOB value >= 2,000,000 FCFA require the Programme de Vérification des Importations (PVI) -- a mandatory value and HS-classification verification (not a product-safety conformity check) run by SGS on the state's behalf. The importer submits a request for an Attestation of Verification to Import (AVI) to SGS by manifest validation; SGS issues a Rapport sur la Valeur et le Classement tarifaire (RVC), transmitted electronically to customs, required to file the detailed declaration.
Cameroonian customs, via SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance)
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- 19.25%
- MFN duty rate data
- Available
- Preferential rate
- Available under an applicable trade agreement
- Free duty calculator
- Check a duty rate for Cameroon
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does Cameroon require?
Cameroon’s import declaration is the Declaration en Detail (Detailed Import Declaration), preceded by an Import Declaration (DI) opened on the e-Force/e-GUCE platform for FOB >= 2,000,000 FCFA, issued by Direction Generale des Douanes (DGD), Cameroon -- applying the CEMAC Customs Code (Regulation No. 05/01-UEAC of 2001).
Which languages does Cameroon accept on a customs declaration?
French, English; French
What supporting documents are required to import into Cameroon?
Ectn besc, bank domiciliation certificate, import verification report pvi rvc, product conformity certificate pecae
What is the VAT rate on imports into Cameroon?
The default VAT rate on record for Cameroon is 19.25%.