Use of customs brokers

There is no requirement of the mandatory use of customs brokers in the Gambia. The Customs and Excise Act of 2010 provide that a consignee or consignor of imported/exported goods can submit a customs declaration through its own licensed customs declarers, or entrust it to a clearing agent, licensed by Customs in accordance with the Customs and Excise Regulation of 2013 to clear goods on behalf of an importer or exporter.

Customs and Excise Act of 2010 available online at:
https://motie.gov.gm/speeches/

Customs and Excise Regulation of 2013 available online at:
https://motie.gov.gm/speeches/

Ghana requires the use of registered customs house agents (Customs Act 891)

Steps for customs house agents

i. Automated Customs System (ICUMS)
ii. Electronic submission of Customs declarations
iii. Electronic application and issuance of permits
iv. E-payment of Customs duties and fees

In accordance with the Liberia Revenue Code (as amended in 2011), Liberia does not impose a mandatory requirement for traders to engage the services of customs brokers when conducting customs-related transactions.

Notification of measures on the use of customs brokers. Any subsequent modifications thereof should equally be notified.

Le règlement n° 10/2008/CM/UEMOA relatif aux conditions d’agrément et d’exercice des commissionnaires en douane, la Loi 2014-10 du 28 Février 2014 portant Code des douanes du Sénégal en ses articles 54, 125, 126, 128, 357 et 373 et le Décret n° 85-863 du 9 août 1985 organisant la profession de Commissionnaire en douane contiennent les mesures concernant le recours à des courtiers en douane. Les législations susmentionnées sont disponibles sur les sites du Journal Officiel, des Douanes sénégalaises et de l’Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine ci-après :

http://www.jo.gouv.sn/spip.php?article9370
https://www.douanes.sn/fr/node/1164
http://www.uemoa.int/sites/default/files/bibliotheque/reglement_10_2008_cm_uemoa.pdf