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businessincameroon. com > public-management > 2304-16070-cameroon-s-new-phone-customs-system-curbs-smuggling-lifts-revenue-outlook

Cameroon's New Phone Customs System Curbs Smuggling, Lifts Revenue Outlook

9+ hour, 47+ min 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…...

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businessincameroon. com > public-management > 0104-15960-cameroon-s-imei-based-customs-system-gets-operational-non-compliant-devices-blocked-from-networks

Cameroon's IMEI-Based Customs System Gets Operational, Non-Compliant Devices Blocked from Networks

3+ week, 1+ 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…...

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businessincameroon. com > public-management > 2403-15927-cameroon-targets-40-million-in-revenue-with-new-phone-import-tracking-system

Cameroon Targets $40 Million in Revenue with New Phone Import Tracking System

4+ week, 2+ day 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…...

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businessincameroon. com > public-management > 1703-15904-cameroon-customs-launches-mobile-device-duty-system-to-recover-lost-revenue

Cameroon Customs launches mobile device duty system to recover lost revenue

1+ mon, 6+ day 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…...

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businessincameroon. com > telecom > 2005-14674-cameroon-launches-new-fiber-optic-audit-amid-persistent-service-complaints

Cameroon Launches New Fiber Optic Audit Amid Persistent Service Complaints

11+ mon, 3+ day ago  (485+ words) The Telecommunications Regulatory Board (ART) initiated a new restricted tender on May 12, 2025, for an audit of Cameroon's national fiber optic. .. (Business in Cameroon) - The Telecommunications Regulatory Board (ART) initiated a new restricted tender on May 12, 2025, for an audit of Cameroon's…...