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Chad Looks to Cameroon for Mobile Phone Taxation Model
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (622+ words) Chad is exploring Cameroon's mobile phone taxation system as a possible model for strengthening customs revenue collection. The issue emerged during talks between customs officials from both countries in Yaounde on June 2, where the Chadian delegation expressed interest in a…...
Camtel and Business Leaders Join Forces to Improve Digital Access for Businesses
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (412+ words) In an environment where competitiveness is closely tied to digital transformation, data security, and connectivity, this partnership seeks to align national digital infrastructure with the practical needs of the private sector," the company said. A Long-Standing Digital Gap Beyond pricing,…...
Non-Cleared Phones Face Network Blockage Under Cameroon Customs Crackdown
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (639+ words) Thousands of mobile phones and digital terminals imported without customs clearance began facing network blockage on May 25 as customs authorities moved to enforce Cameroon's new digital terminal identification and tax collection system. The measure, announced by Director General of Customs…...
Cameroon Orders Telecom Operators to Block Undeclared Phones
1+ week, 6+ day ago (524+ words) Cameroon's customs authorities have ordered telecom operators MTN Cameroon, Orange Cameroon, and Camtel to block mobile phones and digital devices that were not cleared through customs. In a letter dated May 18, Customs Director General Fongod Edwin Nuvaga instructed the operators…...
Cameroon Flags 700, 000 Undeclared Phones Under New Customs System
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (451+ words) Importers of mobile phones and other digital devices are attempting to bypass Cameroon's new customs clearance system, in force since April 1, 2026. In a statement issued on April 27, Finance Minister Louis Paul Motaz" said that between April 1 and April 25, about 700, 000 new…...
Cameroon's New Phone Customs System Curbs Smuggling, Lifts Revenue Outlook
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (601+ words) Cameroon's customs authority says a new system for collecting duties on mobile phones is already reshaping imports, with 29, 000 devices declared between April 1 and April 17, 2026. The figure was disclosed on April 22 at Yaound-Nsimalen International Airport during a presentation on the rollout…...
Cameroon's IMEI-Based Customs System Gets Operational, Non-Compliant Devices Blocked from Networks
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (390+ words) Cameroon's customs clearance system for mobile phones, tablets and other electronic devices is now operational. Operational from today April 1, 2026, it aims to modernise tax collection and secure public revenue. Announced by Finance Minister Louis Paul Motaze, the reform introduces an…...
Cameroon Targets $40 Million in Revenue with New Phone Import Tracking System
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (579+ words) Cameroon has launched a new system to tighten customs collection on mobile phones, tablets, and other digital devices, aiming to boost annual revenue to CFA25 billion, up from about CFA1. 3 billion currently collected. The reform, introduced on March 16 by the customs administration…...
Cameroon Customs launches mobile device duty system to recover lost revenue
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (750+ words) Cameroon's Directorate General of Customs (DGC) has activated a new electronic mechanism for collecting import duties on mobile phones, tablets and other mobile devices, effective 16 March 2026, after customs revenue from these goods collapsed from 12 billion CFA francs to about 100 million…...