International: Republic of the Congo

At a glanceRequirements at a glance

A Regional CEMAC Approval Authorizes Inter-State Road Transport

Yes

Yes, where the mover operates its own vehicles across borders. A carrier must obtain approval as a “Transporteur Routier Inter-État” (Inter-State Road Transporter) at the CEMAC regional level, distinct from the domestic DGTT agrément covered on the Republic of the Congo page. This research located a dated (2025) CEMAC decision granting this approval to a named logistics company, confirming the credential is real and currently being issued.

The CEMAC Pink Card Covers Cross-Border Third-Party Liability

Yes, where the mover operates its own vehicles across borders. The Carte Rose CEMAC (CEMAC Pink Card), mandatory since a July 2000 CEMAC regulation, is the region’s cross-border third-party motor liability insurance scheme, covering accidents and risks across CEMAC member states. It is similar in structure and purpose to the COMESA Yellow Card and ECOWAS Brown Card schemes, but specific to the CEMAC bloc (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon). It covers liability to others, not the household goods being carried.

CEMAC Regional Integration Projects Support Cross-Border Infrastructure

Background context. CEMAC has prioritized several cross-border infrastructure projects relevant to this country’s international connectivity, including a planned road and rail bridge linking Brazzaville and Kinshasa (currently served by ferry and barge), part of a broader set of CEMAC-designated priority integration projects.

OverviewOverview & Scope

A mover operating its own vehicles for international road transport between the Republic of the Congo and fellow CEMAC member states (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon) needs approval as an Inter-State Road Transporter at the CEMAC regional level, a credential distinct from the domestic DGTT agrément. Its vehicles also need the Carte Rose CEMAC, the region’s mandatory cross-border third-party liability insurance scheme, in place since 2000. Where a mover subcontracts the cross-border road transport, the carrier’s own approval and insurance cover the transport it performs, and the mover uses carriers that hold them. Regional infrastructure integration efforts, including a planned bridge linking Brazzaville and Kinshasa, may affect the practical logistics of specific routes over time.

RegistrationRegistration & Compliance Essentials

Movers that operate their own vehicles across borders within CEMAC must:

1. Obtain CEMAC approval as an Inter-State Road Transporter, in addition to the domestic DGTT agrément, confirming current application procedures directly with the DGTT and CEMAC’s national counterpart office.
2. Obtain Carte Rose CEMAC insurance for each vehicle used, distinct from any domestic third-party insurance requirement.

Movers that subcontract the cross-border road transport must:

3. Use carriers that hold the licences required for the transport they perform.

ChecklistCompliance checklist

Company licensing

• CEMAC Inter-State Road Transporter approval (Transporteur Routier Inter-État), separate from the domestic DGTT agrémentWhere applicable (mover operates its own vehicles on road transport between the Republic of the Congo and other CEMAC states)Verified by DocumentRequired

Subcontracted transport

• Where transport is subcontracted, the mover uses carriers that hold the licences required for the transport they performWhere applicableVerified by AffirmationRequired

Vehicles and drivers (where the mover operates its own vehicles)

• Carte Rose CEMAC insurance in force for each vehicle used across bordersWhere applicable (mover operates its own vehicles across borders within CEMAC)Verified by DocumentRequired