China to Equatorial Guinea: landed cost calculator
Customs duty, 15% VAT, freight and your real resale margin — worked out before you commit capital. Entry via Malabo / Bata.
Landed cost / unit — Equatorial Guinea
3 080 FCFA
$5.40
Margin at your resale price
1 920 FCFA(38.4%)
Break even at 3 080 FCFA · total order 615 908 FCFA
Where your money goes
Electronics, fashion, beauty, home goods (most resale items)
Luxury goods & vehicles only
Clearing agent, transport
VAT for Equatorial Guinea: Standard VAT rate of 15% — the lowest in CEMAC. Changing the destination country resets VAT to that country's standard rate.
Duty and VAT for Equatorial Guinea are accurate, but we haven't itemised that country's national customs fees the way we have for Cameroon. Add them under “Other fees” if your clearing agent has quoted them.
20% margin
3 849 FCFA
30% margin
4 399 FCFA
40% margin
5 133 FCFA
50% margin
6 159 FCFA
Margin here is on the selling price, not markup on cost. A 40% margin means 40% of what the customer pays is yours before your own selling costs.
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Importing into Equatorial Guinea: what to know
VAT: Standard VAT rate of 15% — the lowest in CEMAC — currently 15%. Because VAT is assessed on the duty-inclusive value rather than the goods value, the effective bite is larger than the headline rate suggests.
Port of entry: Malabo (Bioko) and Bata (mainland) are the two main entry points.
Duty: As a CEMAC member, Equatorial Guinea applies the same common external tariff as the other five member states. If you already know your product's duty band for Cameroon, it is the same band here — only VAT and national fees change.
We itemise Cameroon's national customs levies (computer fee, community integration tax, African integration contribution, SGS inspection) because those are published and verifiable. For Equatorial Guinea we apply duty and VAT accurately but do not guess at national fee line items — add anything your clearing agent quotes under “Other fees” in the calculator.
Common questions
What is the import VAT rate in Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea applies a VAT rate of 15% on imports. Standard VAT rate of 15% — the lowest in CEMAC. VAT is charged on the duty-inclusive value, meaning the CIF value plus customs duty and applicable levies — not on the goods value alone.
What customs duty applies to imports into Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea is a CEMAC member and applies the CEMAC common external tariff: 5% on essentials, 10% on raw materials and industrial equipment, 20% on consumer goods, and 30% on non-essential and luxury goods. Most resale merchandise falls in the 20% band.
Which port serves Equatorial Guinea?
Malabo / Bata. Malabo (Bioko) and Bata (mainland) are the two main entry points.
Other CEMAC destinations
All six CEMAC states share the same customs duty brackets — VAT and local fees differ.
Calculate by product category
Same calculator, pre-loaded with realistic numbers and the import gotchas for each category.
Cameroon import duty & tax guide
Every levy explained — duty brackets, VAT, SGS inspection, community taxes.
The CEMAC common external tariff
Category I — Essentials
Medicines, books, agricultural inputs
Category II — Raw & industrial
Raw materials, industrial equipment
Category III — Consumer goods
Electronics, fashion, beauty, home goods (most resale items)
Category IV — Non-essential
Perfumes, vehicles, premium/luxury goods