Angola CNCA Regulation Guide

To ensure a smooth process, please initiate the procedure as soon as the BL is obtained. Below are the required details for the aforementioned documents, along with other critical notes.

Bill of Lading

For LCL shipment applications with the House BL (HBL), the Master BL (MBL) might also be required if deemed necessary.

Commercial Invoice

  • The invoice must be issued to the final consignee in the destination country.
  • The Incoterm must be clearly stated and the value breakdown must correspond properly.

Example: If the incoterm is CFR, the following values should be clearly indicated: FOB, freight.

The Commercial Invoice value must be consistent with the DU value.

Freight Invoice

A separate Freight Invoice is required if the freight value is not indicated in the Commercial Invoice.

The currency must be EUR or USD. Other currencies will be converted.

Documento Único (DU)

The DU value must match the Commercial Invoice value.

The DU is exempted if:

  • The shipment is temporary, or
  • The invoice value is below 5 000 USD.

A 5% tolerance is accepted if the Commercial Invoice and DU values do not perfectly match.

Prior Authorization (Conditional Requirement)

Your shipment is subject to Prior Authorization if one or more of the HS codes listed below are indicated in the DU:

8408.20 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines) for vehicles.
8701 Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709)
8702 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver (e.g., buses).
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (e.g., passenger cars).
8704 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods (e.g., trucks, lorries).
8705 Special purpose motor vehicles (e.g., crane trucks, fire trucks, concrete mixers, road sweepers).
8706.00 Motor vehicles designed for the transport of goods (trucks, lorries)
8707 Bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05.
8708.40 Parts and accessories for motor vehicles of heading 8701 to 8705: Gearboxes and parts.
8708.94 Parts and accessories for motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705: Clutches and parts.
8708.80 Parts and accessories for motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705: Other parts, including brakes and servo-brakes.
8708.50 Parts and accessories for motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705: Radiators and parts.

Prior Authorization must be provided if relevant conditions are met. It can be obtained from the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT).

Critical notes:

  • An application form must be completed to initiate the certification process. You may either complete the form yourself using this link, or our team can complete it out on your behalf for a service fee.
  • Any amendments to a validated certificate will incur an amendment fee.
  • For non-containerized (RoRo, general cargo or bulk) shipment tariff, please contact our support team.

For LCL applications with MBL, a single CNCA must be issued for each HBL and MBL.

One CNCA certificate is issued per BL, in soft copy and the draft CNCA number will be issued along with the draft, while the final CNCA number will be issued along with the validated certificate.

Items classified under the HS codes listed below are prohibited from import into Angola:

1101.00 Wheat or meslin (a wheat–rye mix) flour.
1102.00 Cereal flours other than those of wheat or meslin (e.g., rye flour, maize flour).
1507.10 Crude soybean oil and its fractions, whether or not degummed.
1511.10 Crude palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.
3926.10 Office or school supplies made of plastics (or other materials of headings 3901–3914) — plastics version of stationery/office goods.
6103.49 Men’s or boys’ trousers, bib & brace overalls, breeches and shorts, knitted or crocheted, of “other textile materials” (i.e., not cotton or wool) under heading 6103.

For further information please contact our support team.

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