JVK Africa Movers Ltd
Rua KA 052, BAT 65,
Conakry, Guinea.
BP 3584
Tel: +224 622694060/662224134
E-mail: Please contact branch through the Contact Us page

GUINEA
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS

HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND PERSONAL EFFECTS

Expatriates must be working for a registered company and hold a valid work/residence permit. One air and one sea shipment only can be imported. Non diplomats must pay duty on entire shipment but at concessional rates for items over 12 months old. Duty at full rate will be levied on new items or items deemed in excessive quantities for personal needs. Shipments ought to arrive within three months of work/residence permit being issued. Shipper’s original passport and work permit will be required for clearance. Any new items must be declared and will be dutiable. Computers, printers, scanners etc. are treated as commercial and duty must be paid.

Original rated OBL and valued packing list in French are required.

All shipments are inspected by both Customs and Quarantine Department. All shipments take time to clear and demurrage is inevitable. Depending of the shipment it might need to be offloaded into bonded warehouse in the port area. High bonded warehouse/handling charges apply and are EXCLUDED in our rates. Shipments can only be released after both Customs and Quarantine have approved release. Shipments will be inspected separately by both departments at a time of their choosing.

Diplomats require duty free certificate issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs whilst UN/NGO/AID employees require duty free certificate issued by their sponsor government department. Again, demurrage is very likely.

All shipments must be ISPM15 compliant. Additional quarantine charges might apply if shipments aren’t compliant.

Sea shipments take up to 30 days to clear and air up to 10 days. High demurrage is likely on all shipments.

Most shipping lines charge a container bond prior to release of the container from the port. This fee is excluded from our rates and will be collected from shipper. Once the container is returned the shipping line will refund the bond paid less any fees they decide for damage/cleaning. As they control the bond money JVK has little influence over this and most shipping lines inevitably find a reason to not refund the entire bond amount. It can take up to 3 months for the bond to be returned. The bond fee varies but is approx. US$500-1000/20ft and US$1000-2000/40ft.

It is not unusual for the multiple agencies involved in the clearance process to seek unofficial payments from shippers especially if they believe there has been an infringement of the customs regulations. Whilst JVK will do it’s best to avoid this we do not guarantee that it will not happen and will work with all parties involved to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.

PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED GOODS

Never mix personal effects with commercial goods.

Generally pornography, guns, fireworks, narcotics, gambling instruments and subversive or offensive literature are banned .

MOTOR VEHICLES (AUTOS AND MOTORBIKES)

Non diplomats can import cars duty free as long as shipper has owned/used for a minimum 12 months at origin. Bill of Sale and current insurance paperwork are required as proof of ownership and use. However, the process to clear is long and demurrage will be incurred.

ANIMALS AND PETS

Pets are very difficult to import. Contact JVK for more details.

CONSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Please contact the JVK office for consignment instructions.