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Since January 1, 2023, the log export ban in the Republic of the Congo has come into effect as scheduled. Now, the log export in Pointe-Noire Port is limited to semi-finished and finished products, and no log will be exported in the form of logs. This move will increase the timber industry\u2019s contribution to domestic production Contribution to gross value (GDP), the Government says.<\/p>\n
Considering that their respective domestic wood processing industry has not yet had enough experience, the Republic of Congo and other Central African countries negotiated to postpone the log export ban originally scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023.<\/p>\n
Affected by the poor international and regional economic situation, the chairman of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Committee announced on October 28, 2022 that the entry into force of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) log export ban will be postponed indefinitely.<\/p>\n
In the end, the Republic of Congo went ahead with implementing the log ban, albeit in violation of the guidelines of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Union of Central Africa (UEAC).<\/p>\n
Impact on Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n Facing the news that the ban on logs in the Republic of Congo came into effect, Cameroon, which has the second largest forest coverage in the Congo Basin, has also attracted much attention.<\/p>\n After the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) announced the indefinite extension of the log ban, it plans to tighten log export tariffs again on the grounds of \"restricting the export of unprocessed timber\": set the export tax applicable to logs as the species 60% of the FOB price.<\/p>\n The local timber merchants were dissatisfied with this, and in a notice sent to the Prime Minister on December 23, 2022, they announced that they would start a strike from January 2, 2023.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since January 1, 2023, the log export ban in the Republic of the Congo has come into effect as scheduled. Now, the log export in Pointe-Noire Port is limited to semi-finished and finished products, and no log will be exported … Continue reading