SUPPRESSION OF THE ILLEGAL COLLECTION OF 10 US DOLLARS BY THE CONGOLESE CONTROL OFFICE-OCC ON COCOA-COFFEE IN THE PROVINCES OF NORTH KIVU AND ITURI BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA:
THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS OF COCOA - COFFEE AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - ASSECCAF, WELCOMES THIS DECISION OF THE GOVERNMENT WHICH WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE HEALTH OF COMPANIES WORKING IN THIS SECTOR.
In an exclusive interview granted this Sunday, January 11, 2026 to the Communication and Press Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the National President of the Association of Exporters of Cocoa-Coffee and Other Agricultural Products-ASSECCAF, Benjamin Kakule Munzenda throws flowers at the Congolese Government for having removed the tax of 10 US dollars imposed by the Congolese Control Office-OCC on the crossing of agricultural products intended for the export of Ituri towards North Kivu, a situation which has persisted since 2016, despite the denunciation of cocoa and coffee exporters and companies, he indicates.
For the National President of Cocoa-Coffee and Other Agricultural Products Exporters, this illegal collection has constituted a burden on exporters, businesses and the population for years, in violation of the laws of the Republic, hence its removal by the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya, has put economic operators back in their rights and will have a positive impact on the health of companies working in this sector.
he added.
Let us recall the Minister of Foreign Trade motivates his decision by the consolidation of the improvement of the business climate in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the effective implementation of the Agreement on the Facilitation of Trade of the World Trade Organization-WTO ratified by the country last July which requires the suppression of any practice contrary to the free movement of goods and services.
