JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA CAMPAIGNS FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF LOCAL INDUSTRY IN THE DRC.
As part of the safeguarding of local Congolese industry, the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya, has just signed two ministerial decrees in less than a month.
Indeed, the first Order temporarily restricting the importation of cement bags/packaging and mineral bags/packaging/Big Bags in the South-Eastern part of the DRC for a period of 12 months was signed on April 16, 2025. The second contains temporary restriction measures on the importation of single-use baby diapers, ladies' sanitary strips, pocket tissue paper, boxed tissue paper, napkin paper, toilet paper, paper towels, baby wipes, multi-use wipes in the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was signed on May 9, 2025.
The two decrees provide that in the event of a need for supply in parts of the national territory where consumers have difficult access to local products, economic operators can benefit free of charge from an import exemption granted by the Minister responsible for Foreign Trade.
To this end, the applicant must specify expressly and in advance, in his letter of request, the place of destination and the batch number of the goods concerned. Said request must be accompanied by the documentary package validated by the Integral Single Window for Foreign Trade, SEGUCE-RDC in acronym, failing which it is rejected.
