Cameroon Benchmarks Mozambique’s SGS e-Valuator System

As customs authorities accelerate their digital transformation agenda, Cameroon is looking to Mozambique’s pioneering use of the SGS e-Valuator system to modernize import valuation and enhance revenue collection.

A Cameroonian delegation is in Maputo (Mozambique) from October 7 to 14, 2026, on a benchmarking mission ahead of the integration of the SGS e-Valuator platform into the Cameroon Customs information system (CAMCIS).

The delegation, comprising officials from Cameroon Customs and SGS Cameroon. Notably THIERNO BAH, C&T Trade Facilitation Services & Forestry Manager at SGS-Cameroon; OUSEINI HADIDJA, Head of the IT Development Unit in the IT Division of the Cameroon Customs Directorate General (DGD4); MBARA OKALA Osée, Assistant Research Officer in the Trade Facilitation Division (DGD8); and OWONA EFFA Jean, Assistant Research Officer in the International Cooperation Division (DG9).

« The mission aims to learn from the experience of the Mozambican implementation of this application, in order to adapt and interface it with the Cameroon Customs information system, CAMCIS, » stated the Customs Directorate General in a note received by our editorial staff. The mission will conclude on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

Developed by SGS Mozambique, e-Valuator is an automated customs valuation solution that analyzes import values in real time to detect under-invoicing and tax fraud, helping boost customs revenue.

The mission includes meetings with customs and tax authorities, as well as visits to the Customs Valuation Centre, the Port of Maputo, and the Rossano Garcia border post, Mozambique’s main land gateway with South Africa.