MWB TRADING offers importers, distributors and contractors in Somalia products from Tunisia for buildings, power and water supply: cables and wires, generators and pumps, pipes and fittings, cement and plaster, tiles and sanitaryware, and lighting. Goods leave from Radès (Tunis) or Sfax, and our offers are made delivered to the port of Mogadishu, on CFR or CIF terms.
This guide sets out the verified points for importing into Somalia: the electronic cargo tracking note (ECTN) required by the Ministry of Ports, the certificate of conformity issued before export under the Somali Bureau of Standards programme, the importer’s formalities, the insurance constraints of sea transport, and what to state in your enquiry.
Sources: notice of the Somali Ministry of Ports and Marine Transport reported by the press (November 2025) and Maersk carrier advisory (February 2026) for the ECTN; Somali Bureau of Standards and Bureau Veritas for the CBCA programme (October 2026); Somali Ministry of Commerce and Industry (import procedures and trade agreements, consulted in October 2026); maritime and regional press (February and July 2026); Joint War Committee listed areas (July 2026) and insurance press (August 2026); COMESA Secretariat (2020) and Germany Trade & Invest (April 2026). Checked in October 2026; to be confirmed with your freight forwarder before each shipment.
These ranges from the MWB catalogue are offered from Tunisia for delivery to the port of Mogadishu. References, required standards and quantities are confirmed in each offer; several product families can be grouped in the same container.
Low and medium-voltage power cables, control cables, building wires and cables. State the cross-sections, drum lengths and the standard required for your project.
Electrical cables Power and control cables Building wires and cablesGenerator sets, water pumps and motor pumps, concrete mixers and vibrators, with the technical data sheet of each model and the voltage required on site.
Generator sets Water pumps and motor pumps Concrete mixers, vibrators and trowels Construction site equipmentHDPE and PVC pressure pipes for water supply, PVC drainage pipes, PPR pipes and fittings for plumbing. State the diameters, pressure ratings and lengths.
HDPE pipes and fittings PVC pressure pipes PVC drainage pipes and fittings PPR pipes and fittingsBagged grey and white cement, building and casting plasters, in 20-foot containers, on their own or grouped with other site supplies.
Grey and Portland cement White cement Plaster and casting fibresFloor and wall tiles, tile adhesives, sanitaryware and taps for housing, offices and hotels. State the formats, finishes and areas.
Floor and wall tiles Tile adhesives Taps and sanitaryware Taps and valvesLED luminaires for buildings and warehouses, street lights for roads, with the technical data sheet of each model.
Lighting and luminaires Street lightingContainers leave from Radès (Tunis) or Sfax, with transhipment depending on the shipping line, for Mogadishu, the country’s main port, operated since 2014 by the Albayrak group under a concession; new container services opened there in 2026, and the port now works around the clock. The Somali Ministry of Commerce also lists Bosaso, in the north-east, operated by DP World, and Kismayo, in the south, among the entry points. According to a shipping line’s import instructions consulted in October 2026, containers are unstuffed inside the port of Mogadishu and do not leave it: the goods continue with the buyer’s own transport, which matters when choosing the packaging. Somali waters and the Gulf of Aden are on the marine insurers’ listed risk areas, updated in July 2026: a ship entering these areas incurs an additional insurance premium, which can weigh on freight costs.
According to the notice of the Somali Ministry of Ports and Marine Transport reported in November 2025, cargo imported through the country’s ports must be covered, since late September 2025, by an electronic cargo tracking note (ECTN), obtained before loading on the official platform; its number appears on the bill of lading, and cargo without a valid ECTN is rejected. In Mogadishu, the port does not discharge containers whose bill of lading, issued since 10 January 2026, does not carry a valid ECTN; for another port, have your freight forwarder confirm the procedure. On the buyer’s side, the importer is registered and holds an import permit, checks the tariff code and applicable measures on the Ministry of Commerce’s trade information portal, then lodges the customs declaration (SOMSAD) with the Ministry of Finance and pays the duties at the port. For Mogadishu, a shipping line asks for the commercial invoice, the packing list and an original bill of lading.
Since July 2023, the Somali Bureau of Standards (SoBS) has run a pre-export conformity assessment programme (CBCA), with stronger enforcement since 1 January 2025: unless exempt, regulated products are checked before export (document review against the applicable standards, physical inspection, laboratory testing where needed), and each consignment must be accompanied by a certificate of conformity, presented with the shipping documents at the port of entry. Without a valid certificate, goods may be held at the port, refused or penalised. In October 2026, SoBS lists TÜV Austria as an approved international partner of the programme; Bureau Veritas, which also issued these certificates, has not accepted applications since 1 October 2026 and will end this service at the end of 2026. Have your freight forwarder confirm the competent body for shipments from Tunisia before booking the inspection. We attach the technical data sheets of the products to our offer.
References and quantities, required standards or specifications, port of arrival (Mogadishu or another port), packaging suited to unstuffing at the port, preferred language for labels and instructions, the freight forwarder handling the ECTN, the body chosen for the certificate of conformity, the insurance cover required, and the Incoterm: CFR or CIF Mogadishu, or FOB.
Availability, transport, lead times and documents are confirmed in each offer.
State your products, quantities and delivery point. Somalia is already selected; you can change it.
Chat on WhatsAppAn electronic cargo tracking note (ECTN), required by the Somali Ministry of Ports and Marine Transport. It is obtained before loading on the official platform, and its number appears on the bill of lading. In Mogadishu, containers without a valid ECTN are not discharged for bills of lading issued since 10 January 2026.
Yes for regulated products, unless exempt: under the Somali Bureau of Standards CBCA programme, each consignment is checked before export and accompanied by a certificate of conformity presented at the port of entry. Without a valid certificate, goods may be held, refused or penalised. The bodies issuing this certificate change at the end of 2026: have your freight forwarder confirm the competent body before shipment.
Somalia has been a member of the East African Community (EAC) since 2024; according to its Ministry of Commerce, the alignment of its customs procedures and tariffs with those of the community is under way, and the sources consulted give no date for applying the common external tariff. It is also a member of COMESA, but according to the sources consulted it is not among the countries applying the COMESA free trade area with Tunisia. So do not count on a tariff preference for Tunisian origin without confirmation from your freight forwarder.
Somali waters and the Gulf of Aden are on the marine insurers’ listed risk areas, updated in July 2026: a ship entering these areas incurs an additional premium, which can be passed on in the freight. On CIF terms, state the cover you require for the goods; on CFR terms, insuring the goods remains your responsibility. Check war and piracy risk cover with your insurer.
Yes. Several product families, such as cables, pipes and tiles, can be grouped in the same 20 or 40-foot container. Small volumes travel as groupage, and urgent small quantities can be sent by air from Tunis-Carthage on request. We prepare the commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and technical data sheets for the shipment.
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