Cameroon’s Evaded Customs Duties Soar 87% in Jan-Sept 2025, Topping XAF15 Billion

Cameroon’s Directorate General of Customs (DGD) recorded 15.7 billion CFA francs in lost or evaded duties between January and September 2025, according to data from nine customs litigation sessions held during the period. Year-on-year, this represents an 87% increase from the 8.4 billion CFA francs recorded over the same period in 2024. At the same time, fines imposed for customs violations reached 23.1 billion CFA francs, nearly double the 11.6 billion CFA francs collected a year earlier. The number of cases handled also rose sharply, up 14.2% from 5,775 in 2024 to 6,597 in 2025. The data were released on…