What is CNCA?
CNCA is a mandatory loading certificate for all sea-shipments to Angola ports. It is required for Luanda, Lobito or any other port. You might also know it as ARC Number and CNC. CNCA Loading certificate (LC), which was introduced as a regulation in 1994 by the Angola Customs Officials, has been commissioned by ARCCLA – Agencia Reguladora de Certificação de Cargas e Logistica de Angola. Failing to present the CNCA document will lead to severe consequences and a hefty fine.
CNCA principles ARCCLA has reshuffled the representatives assigned to various regions. If you can’t get hold of the agent, this might be because they are not able to issue your certificate anymore. Contact us for more guidance and find our how to move forward with the new CNCA application.
Procedure
According to this law, every cargo that has been purchased from abroad and transported for commercial, business, in some cases diplomatic and personal purposes require a Loading Certificate called CNCA – Conselho Nacional de Carregadores de Angola.
The shipper or the freight forwarder is responsible for acquiring the CNCA waiver certificate from the authorised representative.
Requirements
- Bill of Lading – A draft copy can be used for the draft.
Commercial Invoice
Freight Invoice – It is necessary if the freight cost isn’t on the commercial invoice.
Documento Unico ( Import License)
Regulations
According to Angola Customs regulations, all cargoes to Angola must be accompanied by a CNCA certificate.
The CNCA certificate must be validated five days before the vessel arrives at the latest.
- The cargo can’t be cleared if the hard copy of the valid CNCA certificate is not provided at the destination port.
Shipments who arrive without CNCA or with false information on the CNCA gets charged twice the certificate cost plus the regulation charge determined by the Angola National Port Officials.
General FAQs
FAQs related to Angola CNCA Certificate
The DU document or Documento Unico is an Import Licence in Angola. A DU document is compulsory for all CNCA applications from 10/02/2015. A DU document has to be valid in terms of the Expiry date on field 25e. This document’s expiry date is normally 60 days from the date of DU issuance.
However, the Documento Unico or the Import Licence is exempt if a shipment will be cleared, at the destination, under Temporary Regime. Another instance where the DU document is not an obligation is when the total FOB value is below 5000 USD.
In case of Temporary shipment, the exporter is required to submit a letter confirming the cargo is on the temporary expedition. In this type of expedition, a special format of DU number will be entered on the validated CNCA certificate.
A sample of the DU document
Sample DU Document
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