Concertation CNSC holds meeting to address shippers' concerns

• Posted on 2025-03-19
• Procédures fret aérien

The Cameroon National Shippers' Council (CNSC), the State's secular arm charged with overseeing and protecting shippers' interests, organised a consultation meeting in Douala today 18 March 2025, to discuss the administrative hassles encountered by shippers during air freight procedures.

The meeting attended by officials from SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance), the Directorate General of Customs (DGD), DHL and about a dozen shippers, was chaired... Read more

Creation of a dedicated team takes Mbé yam labeling process a step further

• Posted on 2025-03-18
• Igname de Mbé

On 19 February 2025, the labeling process for Mbé yams passed a new milestone in the Adamawa region. The state-run daily Cameroon Tribune reports that local producers have validated the legal status of the group representing the geographical indication (GI), and adopted internal regulations to govern the process. This breakthrough was achieved during a meeting where an executive board was elected to steer the project and complete the fourth stage: drawing up and validating the specifications... Read more

Difficulties of FIMEX platform addressed

• Posted on 2025-03-14
• FIMEX

Problems encountered by shippers over the past few weeks in connection with their registration in the Importers'/Exporters' File (FIMEX) were the focus of a consultation meeting held on 12 March 2025 at the head office of the Cameroon National Shippers' Council (CNSC).

The meeting was chaired by Mr. Roger Dinh Essombe, Sub-Director for Foreign Trade Promotion at the CNSC. Also present were Mr. David Abouem, Head of the SAF Regional Trade Delegation for the Littoral ; Mr.... Read more

Seven legal requirements for Cameroonian cocoa on the European market.

• Posted on 2025-03-06
• Fèves de cacao

As of 31 December 2025, Cameroonian cocoa must comply with a number of legal requirements if it is to be sold on the European market, which is the main outlet for Cameroonian cocoa beans. Actors of the cocoa industry must align with the following seven requirements of the European Union's (EU) Deforestation Regulation.

- respect for land-use rights,

- environmental protection,

- respect for the rights of third parties

- respect for labour rights

-... Read more