As of May 1, 2018, the following change applies to DTP (Duties Taxes Paid) shipments to Gabon.

Telecommunications and IT equipment, medical equipment and pharmaceutical products:
To make use of exemptions/exemptions from import duties for these goods, the importer must provide the required documents within 30 days of the arrival of the goods in Gabon. If this is not done within this period, the goods will be declared at full import duties and tax rates according to Gabon Customs Tarriff and charged to the shipper in the country of dispatch. DHL Gabon will not process requests for refund or correction for the shipments concerned if the documents required for the exemption/exemption have not been submitted in time.