The Chamber of Official Dispatchers of Angola (CDOA) is a legal entity governed by public law and a body officially recognized as the legal representative of all Official Dispatchers. It is responsible for representing Official Dispatchers in all acts related to their activity; Prepare the necessary records of all partners, monitor their professional practice, encouraging and ensuring compliance with the laws; Regulate the fees of the class it represents, promote its professional development, defend its rights by all legal means it deems appropriate… It is also the responsibility of the Chamber to prepare its accounts, in harmony with the standards established at the highest level, organize and promote the assistance and provision of members, collaborate closely with the customs services, propose and offer for consideration to public authorities and similar bodies any provisions, projects, opinions or votes from its deliberations and publish its private bulletin.

According to our statutes, all Official Customs Brokers of Angola, who are distributed across 4 districts: Cabinda, Luanda, Lobito and Namibe, can register as members of the Chamber.

Official Dispatcher is a self-employed professional whose main mission is to assist the State in collecting revenue, through his role as legal representative of the importer/exporter and intermediary between AGT and the taxpayer, with regard to the import and export process.

For goods imported by sea, it is always mandatory to hire a Broker. In the case of goods imported by air or land, with a value less than or equal to USD 5000.00, it is not mandatory to hire the service of an Official Dispatcher, and in this case, you can use the services of the General Tax Administration to complete the Declaration Customs.