Please take note of the circular from OGEFREM for your immediate reference on Importation of Vehicles to DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo).
Effective immediately, please ensure below criteria before placing bookings for Vehicles to DRC via Mombasa. The supporting documents such as vehicle logbook will have to be scanned by the ESL Origin o ice to the ESL Destination Office prior Loading. Vehicles imported to Democratic Republic of Congo must:
- Be in satisfactory technical condition certified by a control center from the country of origin.
- Be in circulation over a period not exceeding 10 years for private vehicles (car and bus with less than ten seats).
- Be in circulation over a period not exceeding 7 years for other commercial vehicles other than trucks (buses and vans with over 10 seats).
- Be in circulation over a period not exceeding 10 years for trucks.
Related documents must be submitted in original copies at customs. Any used vehicle that does not meet the above requirements will be re-exported or destroyed at the expense of the shipper or cargo owner.