Republic of the Congo

At a glanceRequirements at a glance

Agrément Required, Recently Reformed

Yes

Yes, where the mover operates its own vehicles. The DGTT announced a reform of the agrément (approval) system for road transporters and related professions. The agrément is now valid for 5 years with renewal, and existing operators had to come into compliance by 30 October 2025 or face sanctions. This research could not confirm the complete application document list under the reformed system with the same confidence achieved for most other countries in this project. Where a mover subcontracts the road transport, the carrier’s own agrément covers the transport it performs, and the mover should use carriers that hold it.

Commercial Registration Required

Yes. Registration in the commercial registry (registre de commerce) is required, and is a stated prerequisite for obtaining the goods-transport licence.

Issuing Authority

The Direction Générale des Transports Terrestres (DGTT), under the Ministry of Transport, Civil Aviation and Merchant Marine, headquartered in Brazzaville.

Consumer Protection

Incomplete. The Republic of the Congo does not yet have a comprehensive consumer protection law, as a 2023 commentary titled “Protection des consommateurs : l’adoption d’une loi s’impose” (Consumer protection: adoption of a law is imperative) confirms. This mirrors a legislative gap similar to those found in Uganda and Ghana.

Consumer Complaint Resources (For Movers Not Vetted as ITMs)

Limited. The Observatoire congolais des droits des consommateurs (O2CD) is an independent civil-society consumer rights network working to strengthen its own organizational and complaint-handling capacity (a 2022 training initiative, supported by the French Embassy, focused on improving consumer complaint intake). Given the absence of a comprehensive consumer protection law, O2CD functions as an advocacy and awareness body rather than a body with defined statutory enforcement powers.

Industry Association

None confirmed. No dedicated moving-industry trade association was identified in this research, and no general business federation specific to the Republic of the Congo (as distinct from the similarly named FEC in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo) was identified with confidence.

OverviewOverview & Scope

The Republic of the Congo licenses road transport through the DGTT, which recently reformed its agrément system for transporters and related professions to a 5-year validity with a specific 2025 compliance deadline. This research confirmed the reform directly from the DGTT’s own website, though the complete application requirements under the reformed system were not independently confirmed in the detail achieved for most other countries. The agrément attaches to the company operating the vehicles. Where a mover subcontracts the road transport, the carrier’s own agrément covers the transport it performs, and the mover uses carriers that hold it. Commercial registration is required and is a stated prerequisite for the agrément. On the consumer side, the country does not yet have a comprehensive consumer protection law, and independent commentary has called for its adoption. The Observatoire congolais des droits des consommateurs is an independent civil-society body working to build its own capacity in this space. No dedicated moving-industry trade association was identified.

RegistrationRegistration & Compliance Essentials

Company licensing

1. Complete commercial registration (registre de commerce).
2. Where the company operates its own vehicles, obtain an agrément from the DGTT under the reformed system, keep it current within its 5-year validity, and renew it before expiry. Confirm current application requirements directly with the DGTT, given the recent reform.

Subcontracted transport

3. Where transport is subcontracted, use carriers that hold the licences required for the transport they perform.

ChecklistCompliance checklist

Company licensing

• Commercial registration (registre de commerce) completedVerified by DocumentRequired
• DGTT agrément held under the reformed system and current (5-year validity)Where applicable (mover operates its own vehicles)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