Angola drops inspection requirement

Angola has dropped its pre-shipment inspection (PSI) requirement for goods into that country effective since May 1, according to Retha Naude, price analyst manager at Cotecna Inspection SA. While this will save SA shippers to Angola the time and cost of PSI inspections at the source of their export products, Naude warned that there was an additional possible problem. “Angolan customs has also recently brought in a ‘revised’ tariff book,” she told FTW. “It is based on the international, 6-digit harmonised tariffs, but broken down into subgroups and extended to 8 to 10 digits. “Exporters must check this out, as Angolan customs imposes fines for incorrect declarations,” Naude told FTW.