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Practical Guide
When can the RECOS be used?
The RECOS can be used by small traders whether or not they are nationals of COMESA countries when:
- They import or export goods whose value per lot is equal to or less than the RECOS threshold of 2000 US dollars.
- Their goods appear on the common lists of products eligible for RECOS, and
- These are goods that traders will sell
Travelers with no goods for sale should not use RECOS.
Traders whose consignments of goods exceed US$2,000 and who would like to benefit from the exemption of customs duties on goods must use the COMESA Certificate of Origin and the usual customs documents.
Assistance for Women by CN-ACT
Women in particular benefit from assistance on:
- Information on market opportunities
- Rights and Obligations in Cross-Border Trade
- Gender respect in customs processes
- Advocacy at borders so that women are checked or searched by other women to avoid any form of harassment against women.
Cross-border trade between the DRC and neighboring countries
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) shares 9165 km of its borders with 9 countries: Angola, Burundi, Congo Brazzaville, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan and Zambia.
Being a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa – COMESA , the DRC has since 2016 signed the small cross-border trade agreement called the COMESA-RECOS Simplified Trade Regime to allow small cross-border traders to benefit from duty exemptions customs duty on goods appearing on the common lists of products eligible for RECOS and whose value does not exceed 2000 US dollars.
This approach eliminates the problems that prevented these small traders from benefiting from trade with other COMESA countries (see the list of member countries) . But a problem arises at the level of the application of the common lists of products insofar as the DRC cannot export manufactured products but can only import them (from Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda).
RECOS is a program launched by the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa to help small cross-border traders, most of whom are women, to increase the size of their businesses.
The RECOS (COMESA Simplified Trade Regime) aims to simplify customs clearance procedures and reduce the cost of trade transactions by allowing the goods of these small traders to benefit from the elimination of customs duties and COMESA preferential treatment. on the goods appearing on the common lists.
Information office at border crossings
Pricing is displayed at the Commercial Information Office – BIC, whose mission is to assist small traders in the exercise of their commercial activities. If you need more information and information on the RECOS or other commercial information, you can contact this Commercial Information Office - BIC.
Upper Katanga Province: | |
BIC - Mokambo Mr Henri Bosende: Phone: +243 990 876 031 Email: bbhmusenge@gmail.com , | BIC – Kasumbalesa Mr. Louis Nyembo: Phone: +243 997 609 627 Email: louisnyembo@gmail.com |
South Kivu Province | |
BIC-Bukavu Mr. Kwama Sadi Elias Phone: +243993329759; +243 8469 40 511 Email: kwamasadi@gmail.com nbsp | BIC-Bukavu Mrs. Mushamalirwa Bulangalire Brigitte A/Landscape, No. 04 Q/Nyalukemba, C/Ibanda Phone: +243 993885061; +243840386655 |
BIC-Kamanyola Mr Florentin Bashige Phone: +243 972 903 736 Ms. Deborah Lola: +243 891 377 034 nbsp | BIC – Kavinvira Mr Bulangalire Blanco Phone: +243 999 606 730 Email: lagrati@yahoo.fr nbsp |
North Kivu Province | |
BIC - Goma Mrs. Clarisse Kaningu Nabintu No. 252 Avenue du Mont-Carmel Quartier Katindo Left Phone: +243977046883; +243994405531 Email: nabintuclarisse@gmail.com | BIC - Goma Mr. Bora Kazi Kakule No. 52 Bukama Avenue, Q Keshero; C/Goma Phone: +243993486 331; +243 892 211 878 Email: borakazi5@gmail.com nbsp |
BIC - Kasindi Mr. Richard Ngamuhavyaki Kasereka Phone: +243 998298372; +243812 627 727 Email: richarngamu@gmail.com | BIC - Bunagana Mrs. Naomie H Zawadi Phone: +243974950653; +243897862241 Email: naomie.zebrah@gmail.com nbsp |
Mr. Fiston Tavunga Muhindo Q/ Majengo, Av Kamango: No. 03 Kasindi-Lubiriha Phone: +243 994220610; 256 780618406 Email: thavughafiston@gmail.com nbsp | Mr. Amier Sebarimba Shumbusho Phone: +243 99 177 9497 Email: aimeshumbusho380@gmail.com nbsp |
BIC - Ishasha Mr Babingwa William Phone: +243 824 337 933 Email: babingwawilliam@gmail.com | |
Ituri Province | |
BIC - Mahagi Mr. Dieu Merci De Gaulle Pakangeyo Phone: +243 818 860060; +243 973746230 Email: padegaulle@gmail.com | BIC - Mahagi Mr. Joel Wedunga Ular: Phone: +243 816389999; 243 9977 82000 Email: joelwedunga@gmail.com |