MWB TRADING offers importers, distributors and companies in Mozambique supplies from Tunisia: cables and electrical equipment, MV/LV transformers and substations, LED lighting, water pipes and fittings, and industrial raw materials. Goods leave from Radès (Tunis) or Sfax; our offers are made delivered to the port of arrival, Maputo, Beira or Nacala, on CFR or CIF terms, in full 20 or 40-foot containers or as groupage for small volumes.
This guide sets out the verified points for importing into Mozambique: the certificate of conformity required before shipment for regulated products, the importer’s licence and the customs electronic single window, the temporary restrictions decided at the end of 2025 for certain products, the trade agreements that apply to Tunisian goods, and what to state in your enquiry.
Sources: Germany Trade & Invest (December 2023), conformity assessment programme datasheet (Intertek, September 2024) and 2024 ministerial order setting the product list, US government country guides (2024 and April 2026), DLA Piper (June 2025), Mozambican and Portuguese press (July 2025 to March 2026), AfCFTA Secretariat (July 2025), COMESA, SADC, Logistics Cluster port assessment. Checked in October 2026; to be confirmed with your freight forwarder before each shipment.
These ranges from the MWB catalogue are available from Tunisia for delivery to the ports of Maputo, Beira or Nacala. References, required standards and quantities are confirmed in each offer; technical data sheets are attached for the certificate of conformity application where the product is subject to it.
Low and medium-voltage power cables, control cables, building wires and cables. State the cross-sections in mm², the drum lengths and the standard required for your project.
Electrical cables Power and control cables Building wires and cablesMV/LV distribution transformers, prefabricated substations and medium-voltage switchgear. State the rating, the primary and secondary voltages and the type of installation.
Transformers and network equipment MV/LV distribution transformers Prefabricated MV/LV substationsPower contactors, electrical wiring devices, surge arresters and earthing equipment, which can be grouped with cables in the same container.
Power contactors Electrical wiring devices Surge and lightning protection Earthing and bondingLED lamps, luminaires and street lights for roads, buildings and sites, with the technical data sheet of each model. State whether Portuguese labelling is needed on the packaging.
Lighting and luminaires Street lightingHDPE 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 fittingsCalcium carbonate, raw materials for paints, polymers and industrial chemicals. State the grade, particle size and packaging; raw materials for industrial use are among the exemptions from the conformity programme, with supporting evidence.
Calcium carbonate Raw materials for paints Polymers and plastics Industrial chemicalsMaputo, in the south, is the country’s largest port; Beira serves the centre and Nacala, a natural deep-water port, the north. Beira and Nacala are also gateways for landlocked neighbours: Beira for Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia, and Nacala, linked by rail, for Malawi and Zambia. From Radès or Sfax, containers travel with transhipment depending on the shipping line. Choose the port closest to the delivery point; onward transport after the port is arranged with your freight forwarder.
Customs come under the Mozambique Tax Authority (Autoridade Tributária). The importer must hold a licence from the National Directorate of Trade. The customs declaration and payment of duties go through the electronic single window (JUE), operated by MCNet. Since 5 June 2025, a commitment form, the “termo de compromisso” (TCI), has also been mandatory for imports and exports; it is processed in the JUE after the declaration is lodged. MWB prepares the commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and technical data sheets for the shipment.
Since November 2023, every consignment containing regulated products must be accompanied by a certificate of conformity (CoC), obtained before shipment under the conformity assessment programme (PAC) of the National Institute for Standardisation and Quality (INNOQ); Intertek is the approved certification body. The programme covers product groups that include electrical and electronic devices and construction materials; the precise list of products subject to it, set by ministerial order, is updated every year. Consignments below a value threshold set by the regulations are exempt, except used goods. A regulated consignment that arrives without a certificate is verified at destination, with higher fees and clearance delays. The programme may change: ask your freight forwarder to confirm the current procedure. Certain consumer products must also be labelled in Portuguese.
State the delivery city and the preferred port of arrival, Maputo, Beira or Nacala, with the references, quantities and required standards. Say whether your products appear on the conformity assessment programme list and whether Portuguese labelling is needed. Specify whether several product families can share one container and whether you want a CFR, CIF or FOB offer.
Availability, transport, lead times and documents are confirmed in each offer.
State your products, quantities, port of arrival and delivery point. Mozambique is already selected; you can change it.
Chat on WhatsAppYes, for regulated products: since November 2023, every consignment that contains them must be accompanied by a certificate of conformity (CoC), requested before shipment from Intertek, the body approved by INNOQ. The application relies in particular on the proforma invoice, the packing list, the Mozambican tariff codes and the technical data sheets. Without a certificate, the goods are verified at destination, with higher fees and delays. Your freight forwarder confirms whether your products are covered.
In December 2025, the government decided temporary restrictions on imports of several products, including Portland cement and tiles; in March 2026, further measures targeting ceramic products were under consideration. These ranges are therefore not included in this guide: ask your freight forwarder to check the current rules before any order.
Mozambique is a member of SADC, to which Tunisia does not belong, and is not a member of COMESA: neither agreement applies to Tunisian products. It ratified the AfCFTA in 2023 and published its tariff concessions in July 2025, and Tunisia issues AfCFTA certificates of origin; whether a preference actually applies to Tunisian origin remains to be confirmed with your freight forwarder. According to the US government guide of April 2026, customs duties range from 0 to 25% and 16% VAT applies to imports.
Maputo for the south, Beira for the centre and Nacala for the north, depending on the delivery point and the shipping line’s port calls; from Tunisia, cargo travels with transhipment depending on the line. Our offers are made delivered to the port of arrival, on CFR or CIF terms, from Radès (Tunis) or Sfax; FOB is possible on request.
Yes: several product families can be grouped in the same 20 or 40-foot container, and small volumes travel as groupage. For urgent needs in small quantities, air freight from Tunis-Carthage is possible on request.
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