Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Lithium Power Bank → Cameroon
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
Lithium Power Bank is generally allowed for personal-use carriage into Cameroon.
Details
Lithium Power Bank is generally allowed for personal-use carriage into Cameroon. Direction Générale des Douanes du Cameroun treats single-unit personal effects as routine; no declaration required unless quantities suggest commercial intent (typically 5+ identical units). AfCFTA tariff-elimination phasing in. ECOWAS / EAC / COMESA / CEMAC sub-regional rules add a layer. Personal-import duty-free threshold is Commercial parcels assessed at value; carriage above the threshold attracts duty + 19.25% VAT.
Leaving with this item
Power banks may be taken out of Cameroon freely but must travel in cabin baggage — lithium battery aviation rules, not customs, are the constraint.
IATA dangerous goods
Lithium Power Bank is classified under Class 9 — Miscellaneous dangerous goods. Cabin and checked-baggage limits apply on top of customs rules.
Practical advice
Walk the Green Channel for single-unit personal effects. For multiple units or high-value items, declare at Red Channel + present purchase receipts. Direction Générale des Douanes du Cameroun publishes the current personal-allowance schedule at https://www.douanes.cm/.
Customs authority
Direction Générale des Douanes du Cameroun · https://www.douanes.cm/