Mandatory ARCCLA registration

01 Mar 2022 / Angola

The Angolan Cargo and Logistics Regulatory Agency (ARCCLA) is the State body responsible for, among others, regulating, inspecting and supervising logistics activities and related matters, as well as freight traffic by sea, land and air…

1. Registration with ARCCLA is mandatory for all Shipowners and/or Transport Operators interested in participating in long‐distance maritime traffic to and from the national territory;

2. Shipowners and/or Transport Operators must guarantee at points of origin that all cargo loaded for export purposes is accompanied by the respective Shipment Certificate;

3. In the absence of the Shipment Certificate, the Shipowners and/or Transport Operators must not prevent the loading or boarding of the cargo, however, they must communicate the fact through the contacts indicated;

4. This Circular is mandatory and applies to all public and private entities participating in the process aimed at enabling the maritime traffic of cargo to or from Angola (Owners, Transport Operators, Shipping Agents, Captaincies, Customs Fiscal Police, Port Companies and Port Terminal Management Companies);

5. The procedures contained in the table attached to this Circular and forming an integral part of it are approved…

(For further details, as well as information about operations in Angola, contact GAC Angola at [email protected])

Source: Extracts from Republic of Angola Regulatory Agency of Certification of Cargo and Logistics of Angola Circular No. 003/2022

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