Case Study · 03 of 05
Cameroon had already committed to ASYCUDA World. Paper-based clearance required 11 separate documents; preparation alone took 12 days. Total import clearance averaged 18 days.
As the trade hub for landlocked Chad and the Central African Republic, every day of friction cascaded across the region.
Korea's first e-government PPP. A special-purpose company (CAMPASS) — CUPIA plus a local partner — entered a EUR 46M agreement with the Cameroonian government, with EUR 32M sub-contracted to CUPIA.
Four execution pillars: paperless service, two-track customs control, organizational capacity building, and 24/7 IT operation. Linked into the GUCE single window for four electronic and four scanned documents.
Required documents reduced from 11 to 8. Import clearance time cut from 18 days to 10. Revenue rose roughly 7% under CAMCIS, with user satisfaction averaging 4.95 out of 5 across 2,704 internal users and 640 registered companies.
By day six of the Douala port launch, daily revenue had already exceeded the ASYCUDA-era baseline.
"Through UNI-PASS we can collect more, fight smuggling, and reduce processing time. It is a strong system, and we expect a great deal from it."
Customs Officer — Republic of Cameroon, field interview