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Insight into OGEFREM

The Office of Multimodal Freight Management (OGEFREM) is a public enterprise of a technical and commercial nature of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with headquarters in the commune of Gombe in the capital City of DRC.
OGEFREM, then initially the Office of Management Of The Cargo Maritime was created by a Presidential decree on 12th November 1980 with the main missions as follows:

  • To be of assistance to shippers

  • To render technical advice to the Government concerning Maritime Transport

  • To promote an efficient National Transport Chain

Since 2009 the OGEFREM had seen its fields of action extend to include all modes of transport (Ocean, Road, Rail, River, Lake and Air) and by Decree on 9th December 2009 signed by the Prime Minister the OGEFREM was renamed as the Office of Management of Multimodal freight.

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Office de Gestion de Fret Multimodal
Office de Gestion de Fret Maritime de la Ré publique Démocratique du Congo.
Management Office of Multimodal Freight – Democratic Republic of Congo.

Office de Gestion de Fret Maritime de la Ré publique Démocratique du Congo (OGEFREM)42, Avenue Kalemie – Comune de la GombeB.P. 8038 – KINSHASA I – RDCTel: +243 815015327Fax: +243 815563480

 

www.ogefrem.org

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The Democratic Republic of Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in central Sub-Saharan Africa, bordered to the northwest by the Republic of Congo, to the north by the Central African Republic, to the northeast by South Sudan, to the east by Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, and Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), to the south and southeast by Zambia, to the southwest by Angola, and to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean and the Cabinda Province of Angola. Congo is 2,345,408 square kilometers in size. After Algeria, it is Africa's second largest country by area.

Ports in The DRC

  • MATADI

  • KINSHASA

  • BOMA

  • LUBUMBASHI

  • BANANA

Democratic Republic of Congo Regulatory Departments

The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of 19 countries that make up the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Africa's largest Regional Economic Community (REC).

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DRC are also members of the following Regional organizations:

  • Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

  • Southern African Development Community (SADC)

  • African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)

  • Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (ECGLC)

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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, there are numerous regulatory agencies. The following people are in charge of regulatory activities such as tax collection, quality assurance (fuel, food, medical...), and pre-shipment inspections:

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  • Office de Gestion du Fret Multimodal: According to the bylaws of the OGEFREM all shipments with final destination Democratic Republic of Congo have to be accompanied by a ‘F.E.R.I. – Fiche Électronique des Renseignements à l‘Importation’ in order to ensure the proper cargo clearance at destination. UN agencies and INGOs can apply for FERI exemption with their line Ministries.

  • Ministry of Plan: In charge of NGO supervision.

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs: In charge of UN supervision. 

  • Ministry of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity: Must endorse the Donation Certificate, one of the required shipping documents for customs clearance.

  • Ministry of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity: importation of food by UN agencies; Ministry of Health: importation of drugs and medical supplies by UN agencies.

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