COO for industrial products
CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
Within the framework of the export procedure, the Ministry in charge of Industry is responsible for issuing Certificates of Origin and Approval decisions Recognizing UEMOA Community Origin for companies wishing to adhere to the UEMOA Trade Liberation Scheme (Approval of the UEMOA Preferential Tax).
- Institutions involved
- Companies involved
- Procedures
Ministry of Trade, Industry and SME Promotion
General Directorate of Industrial Activity
Abidjan – Cocody 2 Plateaux Vallon
Téléphone : (+ 225) 22 41 17 23
Website : www.industrie.gouv.ci
Directorate of Administrative Affairs (DAF) of the Ministry in charge of Industry
Abidjan – Plateau, Immeuble Harmonie II
Website : www.industrie.gouv.ci
The Ministry in charge of Industry issues through its General Directorate of Industrial Activity (DGAI) and the Directorate of Industrial Production and Competitiveness (DPIC) Certificates of Origin for products manufactured in Côte d’Ivoire for export. These are the WAEMU /ECOWAS certificates of origin and the Form A certificates of origin (see http://www.industrie.gouv.ci/?page=procedure_certificat_origine)
The ECOWAS or WAEMU approuved products certificate of origin for intra-community trade in industrial products originating from the sub-region gives the right to an exemption from customs duty applied to the goods in the country of destination
The concerned companies
Industrial companies established and producing in Côte d’Ivoire and approved under the WAEMU (and ECOWAS) Trade Liberalisation Scheme.
Procedure for obtaining a Certificate of Origin for WAEMU /ECOWAS approved products:
- Purchase of the WAEMU or ECOWAS Certificate of Origin form from the Direction of Administrative Affairs (DAF) of the Ministry in charge of Industry (Building Harmonie II, Abidjan, Plateau).
- Cost of the form: 1.000 F CFA / form. The forms are sold in booklets of 20 forms at a price of 20,000 F CFA
- Form to be filled in and typed (sender, consignee, means of transport, official use, brand and numbers of packages, number and type of packages, origin criteria, gross weight, number and date of the invoice)
- The form is to be deposited at the Direction de la Production Industrielle et de la Compétitivité (DPIC) of the Ministry in charge of Industry (Cocody, II plateaux) with the copy of the TPC approval
- Deposit of forms from Monday to Friday between 7:30 and 11:00 am / Withdrawal of forms between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm within 24 hours after the deposit.
- Validity: 6 months.
For further information, please contact the SLE Focal Point for Côte d’Ivoire:
Mr ATTE Doffou
Deputy Director of Industrial Cooperation at the Ministry in charge of Industry
Bur : Direct line: +225 22 41 72 78
Cel: +225 01 10 50 80
E-mail : doffoupaul@yahoo.fr